Holiday in Savo 2023

WELL-BEING AND LEISURE

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X-COUNTRY SKIING

SKATING Pieksämäki Park Skating Track A 700-meter-long course in the Hiekanpää sport area. Entrance by the ice arena. Open 9:00–24:00. sport.pieksamaki.fi Pieksämäen Jäähalli (Skating Hall) LähiTapiola Savo Arena Tel. +358 44 588 2760 www.pieksamaenjaahalli.fi Varkaus Kämäri Ice Sport Center 2 ice arenas and an artificial ice rink, open to the public at certain times. Rehnströminkatu 10 tel. +358 40 702 3900 www.varkaus.fi

Ice Track at Linnansaari National Park Amidst fantastic lakeside sceneries you’ll find a serviced tour skating track of up to 20 km (depending on the conditions), from Oravi to Linnansaari, then Porosalmi and Hotel & Spa Resort Järvisydän. To learn more about the ice condi tions, check the Oravi journal. www.oravivillage.com

The region is full of opportuni ties to go cross-country skiing, including lit trails. Extend your ski season at Pieksämäki’s and Joroinen’s “first snow trails” and at Leppävirta’s Ski Arena. Trail maps and status updates are available on the municipalities’ websites. ALPINE SKIING Vatuski, Varkaus A ski center on Vattuvuori, right by the city. 5 slopes, toboggan/ sled hill, snow park, off-piste forest route, adventure trail, café, grilling gazebo, and cross-country ski

center. Pujottelutie 53, tel. +358 400 657 900 FB/Vatuski

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Holiday in Savo // JOROINEN • LEPPÄVIRTA • PIEKSÄMÄKI • VARKAUS