ACTIVITIES

Anjalan Hevostila is located in Ikaalinen, in the beautiful village of Kilvakkala on the shores of Lake Kyrösjärvi. The farm offers, riding, riding lessons, and horse grooming courses.

Ikaalinen’s vibrant villages offer diverse opportunities for experiences and sightseeing. Explore fascinating villages whose traditional heritage sites and valuable cultural environments are framed by Lake Kyrösjärvi and its bay.

Come experience the refurbished Ikaalinen Spa & Resort! Ikaalinen Spa is a cosy spa and conference hotel with every amenity in a beautiful lakeside setting, next to sandy beaches. Ikaalinen Spa is also a world of taste sensations with restaurants and full day-spa services, making it a perfect setting for a luxurious facial or relaxing massage. Ikaalinen Spa provides a unique setting and programme for successful meetings, events, and experiences. Thanks to its wide range of services, the spa is ideal for small meetings, large conferences, and kick-off events for up to a thousand people.

Ikaalinen offers great fishing opportunities, fishing guides, and shops selling fishing equipment. Lake Kyrösjärvi is an unrivalled zander lake, while the fish-filled rapids of Lake Leppäsjärvi are home to trout, rainbow trout, and grayling. Teerilampi near Seitseminen National Park has rainbow trout ready to snatch on to the right lure.

Kauppilan Matkailutila offers cosy accommodation on a tourist farm and in cottages, with delicious catering, party, and meeting services in a historic rural setting in Ikaalinen’s Karttu village.

You’ll find the Seleentakuset Summer Theatre, which belongs to the Röyhiö Village Society, just behind the centre of Ikaalinen. The theatre is in the grounds of Röyhiö Village Hall and has a covered auditorium for 250 people and an uncovered auditorium for fifty people. Groups can dine at the village hall connected to the theatre. Tasty home-cooked food is available from a buffet. As a result of active volunteer work, the village hall has become the cultural centre of eastern Ikaalinen.

Korsuretket offers catering, sauna experiences, canoe trips, good-mood tours (hyvän mielen retket), hiking, and competitions in Ikaalinen’s Jylli and Jämijärvi. The heart of the operation is Korsukylä, where you’ll also find restaurant and forest meeting facilities. Our Korsukylä café is open in summer!

The sparkling blues of Lake Kyrösjärvi frame a green urban area and numerous cosy country villages. Lake Kyrösjärvi also offers great opportunities for versatile fishing and enjoying the peace and quiet of nature.

Animals, nature, and the countryside play a central role at Luomajärven Kievari. You’ll find special saunas, events, horseback riding, horse-drawn carriage rides, sleigh rides, mountain bike rentals, fat bike rentals, snowshoes, forest baths, animal excursions, farm programmes, pony trekking, and ski tours, among other activities. We have a farmyard, a play forest, and a children's playground.

At Luomajärven Kievari you'll find an authentic country atmosphere and plenty of animals to pet! It costs nothing to visit. The farm has Finnish and Estonian horses, with miniature pigs, donkeys, cats, and many breeds of chicken, rabbit, sheep, and goat. Next door, you’ll find handsome horned cows grazing. We also have a children's playground. You can reserve a day for the whole family that includes farm activities, pony rides, horseback riding, and horse-drawn carriage rides.

The M/S Ikaalinen offers cruises of Lake Kyrösjärvi throughout the summer, leaving at Ikaalinen harbour. You can order relaxing lunch cruises, comfortable recreation days, meeting and conference cruises, birthday cruises, sauna cruises, and cruises tailored to your needs and wishes.

Jyllinjoki and Vääräjoki rivers offer great opportunities for canoeing, on your own or with a guide. You can also rent canoes for both routes.

You’ll find Poltinkoski Golf's idyllic country golf course between Ikaalinen and Parkano. The beautiful course follows the landscape of the Poltinjoki river and offers a pleasant golfing experience for both less experienced golfers and those looking for a more challenging game. The Poltti club café serves delicious sweet and savoury snacks perfect for your visit.

Riverside Husky is a small, family-owned husky kennel in Ikaalinen’s Sisätö district.

On the border of Ikaalinen and Ylöjärvi, Seitseminen National Park is a great destination for hiking and day trips. Kovero crown forest croft (Koveron kruununmetsätorppa) shows the way of life in the district at the beginning of the last century. The Multiharju primeval forest is one of the oldest forest areas in southern Finland.

Ikaalisten Nouseva-Voima orienteering club maintains orienteering checkpoints in the Ikaalinen area. Come try out our routes!

The magnificent ridges and pine forests of Hämeenkangas offer tens of kilometres of trails for hiking, skiing, mountain biking, and horse riding, fringed with houses and lean-tos. Vatula's ski slopes are among the best-known in the country, with trails of varying lengths for fitness and competitive skiers, as well as for children. The ‘Pirka Taival’ trail system (350 km) also runs through Ikaalinen, while Seitseminen National Park has around sixty kilometres of marked trails. Ikaalinen certainly has options for every hiker!

Ikaalinen’s magnificent Vatulanharju is part of a longer ridge formation that begins in Hämeenkyrö as Lintuharju, then continues west-northwest as Ulvaanharju, followed by the steep contours of Vatulanharju. The section between the Vatulanharju and Ulvaanharju ridges is more than ten kilometres in total length. Vatula has great ski and mountain bike trails, with rest stops along the way. Vatula also has a frisbee golf course and a nature trail.

Villa Vihta is a fantastic new sauna maintained by the Saunaseura Löylynlyöjät ry on the shores of Lake Kyrösjärvi, at Toivolansaari Campsite. The villa offers sauna reservations, ice swimming, and space rental for private events. It’s available all year round.

Ikaalinen has great outdoor sports facilities. Relax your mind and body on the shores of lakes, in beautiful natural surroundings. The Toivolansaari jogging track and ‘Krista's Run,’ skier Krista Pärmäkoski's signature ski trail, are great examples of Ikaalinen's impressive gems.

Vääräjoki is an outstanding canoe route that flows into Lake Kyrösjärvi. The river has a nice steady current, so canoes can move along easily. The route passes trees beaver-felled trees and nests, the Kukkurakoski dam and an outstanding campfire site with lean-tos, as well as a few spots in which the currents are slightly stronger.