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CULTURE AND MUSEUM YARD
DESTINATIONS
Main
NATURE attractions
DESTINATIONS
free of
THINGS TO DO charge!
ACCOMMODATION THE TRADITIONAL
PLANT GARDEN
DINING lets you see the best of
perennials! The garden,
SHOPPING AND established in 1995 by the
SERVICES Saarijärvi Friends of Nature, is
home to such traditional plants
MAPS AND INFO as redleaf rose, mountain
cornflower, horseradish, and
many others. The purpose of
the garden is to act as a local
plant genome bank.
THE SCULPTURE PARK
presenting sculptures by
artists living and born in
Saarijärvi. Including works
by e.g. Kain Tapper, Frans
Toikkanen, Hannes Autere,
Arvo Siikamäki, and Harald
Karstén. Exhibits on the yard of
the museum can be viewed
independently.
THE SHORE MEADOW
looks after the adorable little
Veräjäaho farm lambs living in
the area in the summer.
THE MUSEUM CAFÉ
is extended out to the terrace
in the summer. The café shop
offers local knowledge, art
publications, and timeless gifts.
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