Karstula Travel Guide

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Things to Do  

Bowling and"shine-bowling"

Bowling and"shine-bowling", Karstula

 Turska Says:  Wanhat wehkeet has come so much more than only a car-museum. Now you can also go bowling there! They even do have very popular "shine-bowling".The page is in English, but you can read the timetable like this:ma=moday ti= tuesday ke=wednesday to= thursday pe= friday la=... 

World´s highest log-made sight-seeing tower?

World´s highest log-made sight-seeing tower?, Karstula

 Turska Says:  Now it´s finally open!My dad and many other local Lions-club activists have been working for 2 years to build this tower.It is made by old plan from 1920´s!(When it never came true,but now it´s done).View from tower is beautyful,to the one of most "lake-ful"villages in... 

Karstula web-site to tourists

Karstula web-site to tourists, Karstula

 Turska Says:  I know Karstula too well,so sometimes it´s hard to know what you should tell about this kind of places.So if you need more ifo-try this site: 

Old cars

Old cars, Karstula

 Turska Says:  Very nice car-museum,with lots of old cars and also something else from old times,like a old-time class-room.They also have a lot of happenings,like summer-theatre.Sadly the pages are only in Finnish,but see the pictures there.Museum looks different than many other,it is... 

Hotels  

Matkailutila Lehtomäki: Real country-side accomodation

Matkailutila Lehtomäki: Real country-side accomodation, Karstula

 Turska Says:  We had our wedding here,and we also spent our wedding-night here.This place is very lovely and romantic,and owners are allways in good mood and smiling.This is far from center,but most tourist come to Karstula by own car,so I definetelly would choose this one for... 

Bar Agave: Center

Bar Agave: Center, Karstula

 Turska Says:  This is hotel owned by same owners as the restaurant Bar Agave. It is very cenral,and at weekends you are just above the nightclub. It debends on you, if this is a good thing or not ;)Last time I heard,the rooms very little aged. Karstula´s only nightclub at same house. 

Wanhat wehkeet: Nice little hotel

Wanhat wehkeet: Nice little hotel, Karstula

 Turska Says:  There´s a nice hotel at museum of old cars also.They also rent a cottage.It´s not at walking distance of the centre,but if you don´t mind,this is much newer and at better condition than the hotel at the centre.I haven´t slept there,because my parents live in Karstula,but... 

Iso Mies (Big man): Caravans and some cottages

Iso Mies (Big man): Caravans and some cottages, Karstula

 Turska Says:  I haven´t been here for a night,but I know this is well kept,and has some cottages,and a pub and swimming-area.It is by a lake,and it is 3 star camping.It´s not very old.I think it was build in 1990´s. Good condition of everything,nice place near lake 

Restaurants  

Nätti Jussi(="Pretty John"): Karaoke,food,little older people
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In Finland there´s a legend about"Nätti-Jussi,witch could be traslated as "pretty-John".Not handsome,-pretty,like usually used about women.He was (by legend)man who could do allmost anything,and all women was keen to him,he travelled a lot in Lapland,maybe killed raindeers or bears by bare hands and so on.But he was from Karstula.So of course:in Karstula is an restaurant called by his name.
This place is maybe for those,who think that they are little too old to Blue lagoon.They have popluar Karaoke-nights,and some say they have good food-I can´t tell you,because I haven´t eaten there,but I just red some peoples comments,and they were saying that food is good.Pizza and a´la carte.
They also rent a sauna,and arenge meetings and so on.I´m not sure,but I believe,that at the time of International shooting-contest,thay also have rooms to let,but you should check out is this info old,and that time all rooms might be taken early.Only week in Karstula as so..

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Updated May 26, 2008

Address: Koulutie 10

Website: http://www.karstulanseutu.com/nattijussi/

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Nightlife  

Bar Agave/Harkko: Only nightclub in Karstula
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Most of my frieds still call this place Harkko,as it was for tens of years.I don´t like that everything must been in English.
So if you want to go nightclub in Karstula-this is THE nightclub in Karstula.It is suprisingly full in fridays and saturdays,and in "Ampumaviikko"(shootingcontest) first week of July.I´m not sure is it open during weekdays.Same owners have a pub across the street.
Music debends on who is the DJ.usually they might try to play,what you ask,if they have it.
There´s a hotel in same building.

Dress Code: This is s mall village-you can imagine,that all people age about 18 to 40 or more come here,so you can see all kinds of clothes!

Updated Jul 13, 2010

Address: Keskustie

Website: http://www.baragave.fi/

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Shopping  

Wanhan ajan sekatavarakauppa: Old and popular shop for fishermen

Wanhan ajan sekatavarakauppa: Old and popular shop for fishermen, Karstula

 Turska Says:  For some reason,this shop is really popular for camping-,fishing- and haunting-people.I´m not any of them,so I can´t tell you what so different there is in this shop,but I know that some people come her from hudreds of kilometers,just to shop here!So there musta be something... 

Kaikkea on!: What a funny store

Kaikkea on!: What a funny store, Karstula

 Turska Says:  The name of the shop means:Everything we have!It allmost seems so.When ever we go to Karstula(many times a year,because it´s my homevillage),my husband wants to go to Kaikkea on.It is funny in many ways.When I was a child,this place was small music-hall.It had old fashioned... 

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