Photo: Kalle Jokinen/Riihivuori

Photo: Tero Takalo-Eskola

Photo: Riihivuori Holiday Village

1 day

Nov - Mar

Day trip to Muurame

Just a short drive south of Jyväskylä lies the world’s happiest Muurame. Year-round activities, beautiful natural sites, Alvar Aalto’s architecture, and sauna experiences invite travelers to enjoy.

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Season

Nov - Mar

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By car
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Duration

1 day

Length

13 km

A day trip to Muurame is at its best in the winter when the slopes of the Riihivuori ski resort are open. The route can be traveled by car and also by bike in the summer, and its total length is about 13 km. Below you will find a map and detailed information about the destinations.

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Route description

1

The Riihivuori Ski Centre
Riihivuorentie 313, 40950 Muurame
2

Muuramejoki nature trail
Virastotie 6, 40950 Muurame
3

Muurame Church
Sanantie 7, 40950 Muurame
4

Kivitasku
Kivitaskuntie 48, 40950 Muurame
5

Overnight stay

Attractions

The Riihivuori Ski Centre

The Riihivuori Ski Centre is a good place to start a day of winter activities in Muurame. At the Riihivuori Ski Centre, you can find equipment for skiers of different ages, and there is also a ski school for beginners. In between skiing, you can enjoy refreshments or satisfy even a bigger appetite at Restaurant Riihikelo.

Opening hours: Check the opening hours on the ski centre’s website (in Finnish).

Photo: Kalle Jokinen/Riihivuori
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Restaurant Riihikelo

At the top of the mountain Riihivuori, throughout the year! The idyllic Restaurant Riihikelo, located at the top of a... Read more from destination Restaurant Riihikelo
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Ski centres

The Riihivuori Ski Centre

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Muuramejoki nature trail

After dining, you can go for a walk in the stunning Muuramenjoki scenery (in Finnish). The route is partially accessible even during winter, when the most observant might notice the White-throated dipper diving in the river rapids and dancing on the edge of the ice.
Muurame Church

Those interested in Alvar Aalto can visit the Muurame Church designed by Aalto all year round.

Opening hours: During the summer the church usually functions as a road church. In winter, the interior of the church can be explored when separately agreed upon.

Photo: Tero Takalo-Eskola
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Alvar Aalto

Muurame Church (1926–29)

Running north-south on Muurame Hill, Muurame Church is a long, single-nave church with plastered brick walls. Its entrance is located... Read more from destination Muurame Church (1926–29)
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Kivitasku

In the evening, you can head to Kivitasku, which is one of the most unique accommodations in Central Finland. The magnificent Haikusauna is regularly heated. Kivitasku is also a home to chickens, sheep, cats, and a dog. The hostess of Kivitasku, Mella Nousiainen, has her wonderful felting works displayed on the walls of Kivitasku, and her handmade items, such as felt paintings, table runners, sauna hats, and felt gnomes, can be purchased as souvenirs from the gift shop.

Opening hours: Check the opening hours on the Kivitasku’s website

Photo: Kivitasku
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B & B

Holiday cottages and villas

Kivitasku Muurame

Atmospheric and memorable, Kivitasku is a lakeside farm of a different kind in Muurame in the Jyväskylä Region. Sheep and... Read more from destination Kivitasku Muurame
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Sauna

Haikusauna (Kivitasku)

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Overnight stay

In addition to the atmospheric Kivitasku, you can stay in places like Riihivuori, which offers a variety of accommodation options.
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Holiday cottages and villas

Kivitasku Muurame

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Holiday cottages and villas

Riihivuori Holiday Village

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Accommodation

Riihivuori Holiday

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Riihivuori Caravan

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Day trip to Muurame

Destination 1 : The Riihivuori Ski Centre

The Riihivuori Ski Centre is a good place to start a day of winter activities in Muurame. At the Riihivuori Ski Centre, you can find equipment for skiers of different ages, and there is also a ski school for beginners. In between skiing, you can enjoy refreshments or satisfy even a bigger appetite at Restaurant Riihikelo.

Opening hours: Check the opening hours on the ski centre’s website (in Finnish).
Attractions
- The Riihivuori Ski Centre
  
  At Riihivuori, you will find the gentle and wide eastern slopes for beginners and more advanced skiers to enjoy with equal pleasure. A downhill area with two slopes for beginners and families with children and with a ski lift has been built in the upper part of the eastern slopes. There are also a free-of-charge beginners’ slope and a downhill skiing school for anybody of any age. Little skiers of under seven years of age can ski for free in the company of a caregiver!
- Restaurant Riihikelo
  
  At the top of the mountain Riihivuori, throughout the year!
  The idyllic Restaurant Riihikelo, located at the top of a scenic mountain Riihivuori, serves throughout the year. During the winter ski season, the Restaurant Riihikelo serves warm drinks and tasty food portions.
  
  In the summer season, you can enjoy great events, music along with the theatricals in the Riihivuori Summer Theatre. When visiting the Theatre, you can feast on the Summer Theatre menu of the Restaurant Riihikelo along with refreshing servings during the intermission.
  
  We offer a memorable setting for the meeting guests all year round. The restaurant hall can easily and quickly be divided into smaller cabinets, providing you with an opportunity to arrange group events with 10–300 persons in the Riihikelo.
  
  Warmly welcome!
Destination 2 : Muuramejoki nature trail

After dining, you can go for a walk in the stunning Muuramenjoki scenery (in Finnish). The route is partially accessible even during winter, when the most observant might notice the White-throated dipper diving in the river rapids and dancing on the edge of the ice.
Destination 3 : Muurame Church

Those interested in Alvar Aalto can visit the Muurame Church designed by Aalto all year round.

Opening hours: During the summer the church usually functions as a road church. In winter, the interior of the church can be explored when separately agreed upon.
Attractions
- Muurame Church (1926–29)
  
  Running north-south on Muurame Hill, Muurame Church is a long, single-nave church with plastered brick walls. Its entrance is located in the lower part of a triumphal arch at the north end of the nave.
  
  Alvar Aalto designed seven church renovations in the 1920s. Of these, only the design for Muurame Church was implemented. According to Aalto, a church should reflect a love for beauty, harmony and purity of forms – each work of architecture is an attempt to build a paradise on earth. For Aalto, Italy and the Mediterranean area represented harmony. He sought solutions that created balance, well-being and health. (Source: Muuramen seurakunta)
  
  In the 1920s, Alvar Aalto prepared many designs for church renovations. Of these, only the design for Muurame Church was implemented. Muurame Church is a white plastered church with Italian influences in the belfry and the loggia below the parish hall. Alternations were made to its interior in 1979.
  
  Source: Alvar Aalto -museo
  
  Opening hours:
  
  Enquiries: tel. +358 45 263 7929
Destination 4 : Kivitasku

In the evening, you can head to Kivitasku, which is one of the most unique accommodations in Central Finland. The magnificent Haikusauna is regularly heated. Kivitasku is also a home to chickens, sheep, cats, and a dog. The hostess of Kivitasku, Mella Nousiainen, has her wonderful felting works displayed on the walls of Kivitasku, and her handmade items, such as felt paintings, table runners, sauna hats, and felt gnomes, can be purchased as souvenirs from the gift shop.

Opening hours: Check the opening hours on the Kivitasku’s website
Attractions
- Kivitasku Muurame
  
  Atmospheric and memorable, Kivitasku is a lakeside farm of a different kind in Muurame in the Jyväskylä Region. Sheep and chickens greet the visitors in the courtyard. Kivitasku is also an excursion and shopping destination for various groups. In Kivitasku, the Villa Kivitasku, a unique blue log house, serves as the main venue for festive occasions with its outdoor terraces. The facilities have a seating capacity of about 60. At the Villan Käsityöpuoti crafts shop you can buy ecological and personalized gifts made of wood and wool. The grounds also include the big Haiku sauna and a woodworker’s workshop.
  
  In June, July, and August:
  
  The Haiku sauna is open for public on Wednesdays (€12/person, for detailed schedules see www.haikusauna.com)
  
  The Villa summer café is open on Wednesdays from noon to 5pm. Have a go at working felt for yourself and visit the “For Forest Nature” felt exhibition with unique products by the wood craftsman Sampo Nousiainen and art textiles by the feltworker Mella Nousiainen on display.
  
  The Animal Courtyard
  
  Accommodation in outbuildings: see www.kivitasku.com
  
  We look forward to welcoming you!
- Haikusauna (Kivitasku)
  
  Are you looking for a phenomenal sauna experience close to Jyväskylä, in the peace of nature? Why not enjoy a sauna at Haikusauna in Kivitasku with a handmade sauna hat? This Finnish smoke sauna made of aspen logs is an exotic, captivating, and traditional experience, complemented by the offerings of Kivitasku’s craft shop for a complete experience.
  
  Haikusauna is located on the shore of Lake Kalajärvi in Muurame, 4 kilometers from the center of Muurame and 17 kilometers from Jyväskylä. The Muurame Golf Course is only one kilometer away.
  
  Haikusauna can accommodate 25 people. The sauna is actually a combination of a smoke sauna and a regular sauna. The smoke hood placed on top of the sauna stove directs most of the smoke outdoors. However, during heating, smoke dominates the sauna space, bringing the scent of a smoke sauna into the space. In addition to the sauna, there is the opportunity to swim in Lake Kalajärvi. You can enjoy Haikusauna during public sauna sessions or book it for a private event.
  
  Kivitasku also offers other worthwhile experiences: the blue log house Villa Kivitasku serves as a party venue with its outdoor terraces. At the Villa’s Craft Shop, you can buy ecological and personalized gifts made of wood and wool. The summer exhibition features artisan Mella Nousiainen’s art textiles inspired by the Kalevala. Sheep and chickens greet visitors in the courtyard. Kivitasku also offers cozy, year-round accommodation in a barn. By the shore of Lake Kalajärvi, near Haikusauna, you can also rent a unique experience in the form of a cart sauna.
  
  Welcome to enjoy the charming countryside atmosphere!
Destination 5 : Overnight stay

In addition to the atmospheric Kivitasku, you can stay in places like Riihivuori, which offers a variety of accommodation options.
Attractions
- Kivitasku Muurame
  
  Atmospheric and memorable, Kivitasku is a lakeside farm of a different kind in Muurame in the Jyväskylä Region. Sheep and chickens greet the visitors in the courtyard. Kivitasku is also an excursion and shopping destination for various groups. In Kivitasku, the Villa Kivitasku, a unique blue log house, serves as the main venue for festive occasions with its outdoor terraces. The facilities have a seating capacity of about 60. At the Villan Käsityöpuoti crafts shop you can buy ecological and personalized gifts made of wood and wool. The grounds also include the big Haiku sauna and a woodworker’s workshop.
  
  In June, July, and August:
  
  The Haiku sauna is open for public on Wednesdays (€12/person, for detailed schedules see www.haikusauna.com)
  
  The Villa summer café is open on Wednesdays from noon to 5pm. Have a go at working felt for yourself and visit the “For Forest Nature” felt exhibition with unique products by the wood craftsman Sampo Nousiainen and art textiles by the feltworker Mella Nousiainen on display.
  
  The Animal Courtyard
  
  Accommodation in outbuildings: see www.kivitasku.com
  
  We look forward to welcoming you!
- Riihivuori Holiday Village
  
  A diverse selection of cottages and rooms in the vicinity of Riihivuori Hill, on the shores of Lake Päijänne and in the vicinity of the centre of Muurame, only 15 to 20 kilometres from Jyväskylä.
  
  Hotel Vuorikelo and Riihivuori Caravan are located at the top of Riihivuori Hill, along with the ski resort, the Riihivuori theatre as well as Restaurant Riihikelo.
  
  The Muurame City rooms are located near the centre of Muurame, only 15 km from Jyväskylä. All accommodation offers free, high-quality parking. At Riihivuori, a charging station for electric cars is available.
  
  Pets are welcome in most of our accommodations. All of our accommodations offer direct access to nature. In Muurame, you can find nature trails, ridges, Lake Päijänne shores, and picturesque views.
- Riihivuori Holiday
- Riihivuori Caravan
  
  This caravan site is located at the top of Riihivuori Hill, co-located with the ski resort, the Riihivuori theatre as well as Restaurant Riihikelo. We have more than 20 caravan spots scattered around the hilltop area. You can easily find a place you like and, if you wish, your own peace as well. Riihivuori Hill, surrounded by Lake Päijänne, offers excellent views in many directions. Pets are welcome in the area. Shared spaces, including kitchens, toilets, showers, and saunas, are available in the log-built maintenance structure. The shops, restaurants, and other services of the Muurame town centre are only 5 km away. The distance to Jyväskylä is 20 kilometres.

Day trip to Muurame

Map and tips

Route description

Attractions

The Riihivuori Ski Centre

Attractions

Muuramejoki nature trail

Muurame Church

Attractions

Kivitasku

Attractions

Overnight stay

Attractions

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Day trip to Muurame

Destination 1 : The Riihivuori Ski Centre

Attractions

Destination 2 : Muuramejoki nature trail

Destination 3 : Muurame Church

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Destination 4 : Kivitasku

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Destination 5 : Overnight stay

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