Lake Kyrösjärvi

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.

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.

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!