See, experience and learn - Lauhanvuori - Hämeenkangas UNESCO Global Geopark

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Retkipyörä Kyrönkankaantien risteyksessä

On a cycling trip on Kyrönkankaantie road

Kyrönkankantie is a medieval road, cycling route and museum road. The section that is best preserved runs between Kantti village in Karvia and Nummijärvi village in Kauhajoki. The route goes through the Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park.

Ilmakuva Kauhanevasta aurinkoisena kesäpäivänä

Cultural heritage

Mire and man

The mire has always been an integral part of the Finnish wilderness, from the early days of hunter-gatherers to the current admiration of bog nature.

Huidankeitaan luontotorni lumisessa maisemassa

Quiet life of winter in Geopark – on skis to the mire

The mystical mires are easy to explore in winter, for example on skis. The skis provide access to places that are inaccessible during melted ground.

Sahtituoppi pöydällä ohran, rukiin ja katajan kanssa.

Cultural heritage

Can we offer you a glass of geopark sahti?

The Lauhanvuori – Hämeenkangas Geopark area is one of the few regions in Finland with a living sahti tradition. Sahti is one of the few Finnish foodstuffs that has been granted the EU Authentic Traditional Product status.

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