Iitti - municipality in the region of Päijänne Tavastia in Finland

Iitti lies by the Kymijoki river in Päijänne Tavastia, in Southern Finland. Its parish village was once voted to be the most beautiful in Finland.

Understand

The municipal centre of Iitti is Kausala, by the railway and national road 12, while the Iitti parish village (Iitin kirkonkylä) lies 7.5 km to the north, surrounded by lakes.

Iitti became a parish 1539. The railroad between Riihimäki and Saint Petersburg was built in the 1960s, and Kausala became the effective centre. 1872 a paper mill was built in Kuusankoski. 1921 Kuusankoski became an independent municipality and Iitti lost most of its industry.

The section of Kymijoki between the lake Konnivesi in the north and Pyhäjärvi by the parish village has hydroelectric plants (Vuolenkoski and Mankala). These (and the former rapids) are bypassed by the Kimola canal, formerly used for timber floating, but in the 2010s upgraded for river tour boats and leisure vessels.

Get in

Trains between Helsinki and Kouvola stop at Kausala railway station 📍.

Bus station 📍.

By bus

Iitti has direct buses from Lahti, Kouvola, Kotka, Tampere and Lappeenranta.

By boat

Boating routes on Pyhäjärvi of Iitti (there are many Pyhäjärvi in Finland; max draught 1.5 m) connect Iitti parish village with Kouvola (marinas just upstream of the Kuusankoski rapids) and the Kimola canal, giving access to Konnivesi and Heinola, in turn with access to Päijänne.

Get around

Service traffic (palveluliikenne) offers dial-a-ride service.

By taxi

See Päijänne Tavastia#By taxi

• Smartphone apps: Valopilkku

See

• Iitti church, 60.9375°, 26.4025°.
• Kilkkilän Farmi, Ojassuontie 68, 61.079165°, 26.173545°, +358 40-752-2207, riitta@kilkkilanfarmi.fi. Farm animals, bouncy castle, trail tractors and trolley, horse carousel, farm shop. 2021-06-29
• Zoo Olga's farm (Kotieläinpiha Olgan farmi), Hanjärventie 11, 60.845092°, 26.243087°, +358 44 235 6911, olganfarmi@gmail.com. €6 2022-06-10

Do

• Hiidensaari, 61.005°, 26.426°. Recreation island with jetty, campfire area, outhouse pit toilet, trails and similar service, a prehistoric hill fort with fine views, a prehistoric grave site, a prehistoric dwelling site, and a nature reserve. Don't kick around any archaeologically valuable stones. In summer there are often events on the island, such as concerts.

Events

• Iiti music festival, Iiti. Music festival in June with mostly chamber music. Most concerts in the wooden church from 1693, some at other locations, also outdoor concerts. A music school for young people is arranged concurrently.

Buy

Eat

• Vanha Sampo, Rieskantie 24, 60.878389°, 26.297361°. There is an outdoor playground with climbing frames for children in the courtyard. Yard also has chickens and ducks in the summer. There is a pony in the backyard. 2021-06-29

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