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The Nykälä Rapids is a new resort for sportfishing in Haukivuori region in the heart of Finland.
The Nykälä Rapids belongs to the water system called the Mäntyharju-route, situated on the upper course of it. The waters flow down to lake Kyyvesi and then through the well-known Läsäkoski rapids, lake Puulavesi, the Kissakoski rapids, the Ripattikoski rapids and the Puuskankoski rapids to the river Kymijoki and to the Baltic Sea.
The upper course of this water system has been inhabited, fished and hunted since the Stone Age. Also Laplanders used to populate these same regions long ago.
The
Nykälä Rapids is also part of the splendid
Naarajoki-canoeing route, which is also called the Amazon of the
Savo Region. The canoeing route and lake Kyyvesi partly belong to
the NATURA 2000-resorts.
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Location
Longitude: 26° 58' 28" E
Latitude: 62° 08' 34" N
Driving instructions to the Nykälä Rapids:
From the road 447 from Kangasniemi to Pieksämäki:
9 km on the road 4474 towards Haukivuori.
From the road 72 from Mikkeli to Pieksämäki:
23 km on the road 4474 towards Porsaskoski.
Guidance from the road 447.
Distances:
Helsinki 280 km / 3 hours
Turku 375 km / 5 hours
Mikkeli 65 km / 45 minutes
Varkaus 65 km / 45 minutes
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Airports:
Mikkeli (65 km)
Varkaus (70 km)
Naarajärvi (20 km)
(asphalted airfield for small planes).
Railway stations:
Haukivuori (23 km)
Pieksämäki (25 km),
Trains from / to Helsinki 6 times a day.
Bus line:
Bus stop (7 km),
coaches from / to Helsinki twice a day.
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Center services (markets, liquer stores etc.):
Haukivuori (23 km)
Pieksämäki (25 km)
Kangasniemi (35 km)
Mikkeli (65 km).
Local services:
Village shop (2,5 km);;
café, gas station, post office, library and small pharmacy
Taxi (2,5 km)
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Other tourist attractions and accomodation:
Toivonharju Riding Farm (3km); trekking on
Islandic horses.
The Porsaskoski Mill (5 km); a 160-year-old
idyllic millhouse, café, angling from fish ponds, canoe
rental.
Lomatrio (20 km); gas station, motel, restaurant, camping site.
Selling on farms; for instance
strawberries.
Other accommodation:
Hotels in Pieksämäki (25 km) and
in Mikkeli (65 km).
Holiday resorts in Haukivuori (30 km) and
in Kangasniemi (35 km).
Holiday cottages on lake Kyyvesi and lake
Puulavesi.
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