Lakeland Village PUUTIKKALA
The lakeland village Puutikkala
in the heart of Western Lakeland and by the Lake Kukkia
beckons travelers to the edge of the village street
that winds between the village houses and by the water bodies.
Kukkia River
The waters of the Lake Kukkia flow through three headwaters and backwaters of the Kukkia River to Vuollekeskinen and from there under Virransilta to Lake Vihajärvi. The path ends at the strong rapids of Vihavuosi.
For over a hundred years, local people have called the river Jurtti or Jurttinvirta after a farmer who built a cottage at the mouth of the river in the 1880s that is still visible.
Raholahti
In Raholahti, in a sheltered bay in Vuollekeskinen, there is a village beach, a swimming pier, a lean-to, a campfire site and a woodshed.
The area is also easily accessible by land:
Street address: Puutikkalanraitti 212/ Päivättömanniementie.
The campfire site is barrier-free.
The area is also a good place for kayakers to rest.
The Village House
The village association maintains an old traditional house, where dances, pancake cafés and other events are organized.
Puutikkalan VPK or Voluntary Puutikkala-Karviala Village Active Members works for the common interests of the village and warmly welcomes all villagers and seasonal residents to join in the activities!
A densely built village
A track runs through Puutikkala, along which a compact village in Häme developed.
The ridge formed by the meltwaters of the Ice Age, between Vihajärvi, Kyläjärvi and Kukkia, was the route taken by the men of the heart villages of Häme on their journeys deep into the wilderness.
The track and its residential plots are estimated to be hundreds of years old. Many houses are still in their original locations.
The most densely built part of the village, Vähämäki, has been compared to Pispala in Tampere or even Montmartre in Paris.
Villa Roadside
In summer, sirens and midsummer roses bloom along the roadside and travelers are enchanted by the lush and dense landscape village, bordered by the blue waves of Lake Kukkia, Lake Kyläjärvi and Lake Vihajärvi.
The village has fewer than a hundred permanent residents, but the village can accommodate many more leisure residents.
When summer comes, the village comes alive with the sun and seasonal residents and also attracts permanent residents to summer activities and events
Discover the village!
1 Village house (1906)
2 Puutikkala fire memorial
3 Aapramintie landscapes and juniper meadow
4 Rekola stone barn (1894)
5 Ukonkivi, stone boulder
6 Stone garden (a ”pig pen” built of stones)
7 Huulonmäki and Jalmari Vesslin’s cottage
8 Koivisto, house and environment
9 Saksala bay and Ahti church boats
10 Niiniliontie field landscapes
11 The hill
12 Puutikkala ”pispala”, Vähämäki
13 Kukkia River and Kyläjärvi walking trails
In the heart of Lake Kukkia
In the heart of the water Puutikkala offers a wide range of opportunities for water sports and outdoor enthusiasts.
Idyll
The milieu and idyll of the village of Puutikkala have inspired many writers, artists and photographers.
Ukonkivi
In Puutikkala, there is a large boulder, Ukonkivi, with a cave-like space, in the picture in the colors of the beginning of spring. The Finnish National Board of Antiquities has classified it as a Stone Age cult and story site.
In the crack in the middle of the large stone, according to tradition, the clothes and body straw of the dead were burned.
According to another story, the word of God was proclaimed on the stone, which is why the stone is also called Old God Church.
Village shop and café
The house, which was completed in 1901, has been home to a variety of businesses since 1960, and the courtyard has served as a meeting place for people for a long time.
The shop will sell basic groceries and
you can spend a coffee break in the courtyard,
admiring the large Ukonkivi,
an ancient sermon and story stone near the shop.
Saksalanlahti
Saksalalahti is the village’s boat harbor.
The bay also has a dock for the village’s church boats.
Isosaari, the big Island
Isosaari, the Big Island, has been inhabited for thousands of years, since the Stone Age.
The forest reflected in the lake is the most characteristic sight of the Puutikkala landscape. In addition to the water bodies, the towering Multivuori mountain is an impressive element.
Junipers and rocks are also characteristic of the village. There are massive boulders and stone cairns left by the ice age.
Isosaari has a well-equipped summer café, Isosaari Summer Cafe,
with guest boat docks and a camping area for caravans..
Isosaari Summer Cafe
Welcome to enjoy the relaxed country atmosphere and the café’s diverse selection!
Street Address: Saksalantie 144, Puutikkala, Pälkäne
Church boats
The villagers take care of the village’s specialties – Puutikkala’s own church boats.
Every summer on sunday at the Feast of the Transfiguration day, the church boat Ahti II, built in 1988, cuts through the waves of Kukkia. The boat can accommodate 35 rowers and a total of 59 people.
The first Ahti, built in 1896, also rests in the Kirkkovene shack.
Ahti is an old Finnish name. Ahti, the king of the waves, is the god of fish and water in the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland,
Puutikkala’s 9-oared Vellamo, built in 1881, was donated to the Helsinki Seurasaari Open Air Museum in 1925.
