What to do and see in Sysma, Tavastia Proper: The Best Things to do

The Theatre House was designed By the Nystrom-Petrelius-Penttila architectural firm and it was originally built in 1898 as the offices of Sysma Savings Bank. The architecture of the building represents the romantic nationalistic style, which was still just coming into fashion in Finland at the end of the 1800´s

The Kammiovuori trail is situated in Sysmä and is especially suitable for day trip. The trail can be reached by car from villages of Vääksy (75 km) or Sysmä (27 km). The trail starts and ends at the car park at Kammiovuori and is suitable for hiking and Nordic walking although the start of trail is challenging because of the climb and partly rocky path. The trail is marked with blue and white marks painted on trees. The trail passes through varying landscape, which was shaped by the Ice Age. The hiker is mostly surrounded by mixed forest, but at the top of the mountain you will find traditional Finnish pine forest. Hiskias’s cave can be found at the beginning of the trail, where a vagabond by the name of Hiskias used to live at the beginning of 20th century, according to legend. After the cave there is another 1 km climb until you reach the target – the summit of Kammiovuori Mountain. The view from the top is breathtaking. To the south and the west, the glittering blue waters of Lake Päijänne dominate the landscape. On the route back the trail passes by a massive boulder, known locally as “Linta”.

Päijätsalo Island (300 ha), which is situated in the municipality of Sysmä has several trail options suitable for a day trip. The longest one is the circular route which is about 4 km long. The trail can be reached by car (Päijätsalo Island car park) or by boat or taxi boat (Pyydysniemi harbour). The trail starts and ends at Päijätsalo car park and is suitable for hiking and Nordic walking from May until September. The trail is marked with blue painted marks on the trees (please note that 0.6 km of the trail is marked only with red paint marks). The trail passes through varied forest and lake scenery. The hiker is mostly surrounded by pine forest but some birch trees can also be found by the lake shore. Päijätsalo lookout tower is situated in the middle of the island and it offers breathtaking views over the glittering blue waters of Lake Päijänne. The tower can be reached either from the car park, Pyydysniemi harbour or the main trail via paths which are marked with red painted marks. The forest and lake scescenery and the height differences of the island add variety to the trail. The island is peaceful in the early summer, but later in the summer there may be more hikers. The height differences and rocky parts may slow your progress a little.

"Silver moon" is a metallic ode to Olavi Virta, to his life and his universal, unique genius for interpreting Finnish melanchioly and dreams and for music in general. The memorial statue depicts the course of Olavi Virta´s life. and the rhythm of music, movement and contrast, dreams and reality, starting from the ground and ending in the clouds, in drems and in outer space.

Traditional Finnish farm animals. Also little cafe/shop with local food and drinks.

Starhill Stable offers trailriding with icelandic horses on finnish countryside and forests. No previous experience required. Please book in advance (atleast 1 day before).

This massive boulder, transported here by the ice age glaziers, has become lodged precariously on flat rocks, as if it could at any moment roll down onto the adjacent E75 road. Marked in the Prehistoric Artefacts Register as the Onkiniemi "rocking rock" is now a protected natural site. Its name name comes from the fact before it really was possible to move it slightly by pushing.

Based on the private collection of Tauno Ylonen, the Finnish Accordion Museum was opened to the public in 1993. The museum has on display nearly 200 different accordions. The oldest exhibit is a German spoon bass accordion from 1850. The museum’s collection also includes the last accordion owned by the legendary Viljo ”Vili” Vesterinen. In addition, the museum has on display a variety of accordion