Heinävesi Ancient Week 27.7.–3.8.2025
Heinävesi Ancient Week happens for the third day and it grows bigger every year.
Tickets are available here.
The program in brief (more information below):
Sunday 28.7.
Klo 12 Musical ancient trip to Kytöjoki (55 € / 45 €) BUY A TICKET.
Monday 28.7.
Klo 10 Ancient trip to HonkaniemI, KerivuorI ja KoukunvuorI
(30 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET.
Klo 10 North Carelian Brelo-trumpet workshop (85 € / 75 €) BUY A TICKET.
Klo 10 Drum workshop (190 € / 170 €). BUY A TICKET.
Klo 16.30 Poem workshop: Spoken word (25 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 16.30 Drumming together (25 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 16.30 Kaikuja ja kiviä -työpaja lapsille
Klo 18.30 Film premiere: Roots in the Stone (10 € / 5 €) BUY A TICKET
Tuesday 29.7.
Klo 9 Bark trumpet workshop (55 € / 45 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 10 Anicent trip: Takunniemi, Putukka, Heinämäki, Polvilamminvuori (30 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET.
Klo 10 Alexey Chichakov's throat singing workshop (100 € / 90 €) BUY A TICKET.
Klo 13 Karutsapilli-työpaja lapsille (10 €) BUY A TICKET.
Klo 15 Keen workshop (35 € / 25 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 19 Concert: Alexey Chichakov (Altai), Tuomas Rounakari (25 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET
Wednesday 30.7.
Klo 10 Ancient trip: Jouhtenisenvuori, Leväsen rajakivi, Karhukivi
(30 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 10 Muinaisuuden aistit (80 € / 70 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 10 Mänkeri-clarinet workshop (45 € / 35 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 14 Flute workshop (30 € / 25 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 14 Poem workshop: Haiku (25 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 16 Alexey Chichakov's purifying ritual (45 € / 35 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 16.30 Kaikuja ja kiviä -työpaja lapsille
Klo 19 Ancient future concert (25 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET
Thursday 31.7.
Klo 10 Musical ancient trip: Pilppa table stones, Vieruvuori ritual path (55 € / 45 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 19 Concert: Risto (soolo) feat. Harri Loiva, Alma Solina trio, Minna Hokka (25 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET.
Friday 2.8.
Klo 10 Musical ancient trip: Humalniemi, Jumppanen's cave
(55 € / 45 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 19 Concert: Kajos, Delado International, Paja (55 € / 45 €) BUY A TICKET
Saturday 2.8.
Klo 10 Poem workshop: Loitsu (25 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 12 Muinaisretki Karhukalliolle (15 € / 10 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 12 Kulning workshop (40 € / 30 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 14 Flute workshop (30 € / 25 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 14 Drumming together (25 € / 20 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 16 Poem chant workshop (25 € / 30 €) BUY A TICKET
Klo 18-01 Final concert: Pekko Käppi & KHHL, Noiduin, Veera Neva, Salman Rafique, Pilke, Ikiverso (25 € / 30 €) BUY A TICKET
Sunday 3.8.
Klo 12–21 Sauna day
Tarkempi ohjelma lisätietoineen:
Sunday 27.7.
Musical ancient trip to Kytöjoki
The musical ancient tour takes the participants to Kytöjoki's tafon and rock painting, and to Hiekkaniemi's dwelling and echo site. The musicality of the trip will be guaranteed by musical guests Tuomas Rounakari, Clayton Nile Young (USA), Salman Rafique (Pakistan), Minna Hokka ja Jukka Takalo.
The excursion's music program is born and lives in a moment. Musicians play when they feel like it and what the place and company inspires them to play. Sometimes we also keep quiet and listen.
Musicians
Thomas Rounakari is a Finnish violinist, composer, ethnomusicologist and educator. Rounakari has researched the ritual music of the Finno-Ugric and Arctic peoples and played a significant role in reviving the Karelian lament tradition. He has composed music for films, TV and theaters. He was also a member of the folk-metal band Korpiklaani (2012-2022).
Clayton Nile Young is a fast-rising American artist who combines folk, country and Americana in his music. His most recent album, Della (2024), is one of the most popular new folk albums of 2024 globally, and showcases Clayton's ability to tell emotional and profound stories that incorporate both traditional and modern elements. Clayton Nile Young will perform on Friday 25.7. In Karvio at the Haywater Country Music Festival and makes a special visit during Ancient Week.
Pakistani Salman Rafique is a respected musician in his home country, whose main instruments are guitar and percussion. He played drums in Pakistan's first prog metal band, Qayaas, and toured metal festivals around the world with it. During the ancient week of Heinävesi, he will be a special guest throughout the event.
Minna Hokka is a traditional instrument expert, builder and player as well as a singer. You can expect anything from Minna and her instruments.
Jukka Takalo is best known for his band Aknestik. He has also had an extensive solo career and gifted the world with the Air Guitar World Championships.
Destinations
Kytöjoki tafone has been one of the most popular destinations for ancient tours. It is a heart-shaped cavity hollowed out in the transfer block, which can fit an adult - or even two small adults - to sit inside. It is very interesting as an acoustic space, because inside the stone even small sounds can be heard loudly and if you sit in the stone for a longer time, you also start to hear your own heartbeat.
According to the story, tafone was used by a local scientist as far back as the 19th century. According to the story, he meditated by sitting on a stone all day long, and he also healed the sick by sitting them inside the stone. However, he gave up on the latter when the stone tried to eat the patient.
The residences and hunting pits of Hiekkaniemi found in autumn 2022 are one of the most significant discoveries of the Heinävesi Antiquities Society. On a narrow sandy promontory on the shore of Lake Suurijärvi, there are four probably Stone Age dwelling pits, and in addition, numerous quartz stones were found in the shore water. In addition, there are a dozen trap pits on the neighboring island separated by a narrow strait, which indicates extensive and long-term settlement.
However, Hiekkaniemi has been chosen for this trip above all because of its acoustic properties. There is an amazing echo at the tip of the promontory. When we tested it last fall on a very foggy day, the sound bounced from different directions at least five times and possibly more, because without recording equipment it was difficult to separate the echoes. In dry air, the echo is even stronger, so the place is great for various musical and acoustic experiments. Hiekkaniemi is also a very nice excursion and snack destination, because there is also a campfire place at the tip of the cape.
Excursion information
Transportation with the museum bus of the Finnish bus historical society, which is a local bus model year 1973. Bus schedule:
At 12 Heimon tuva, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
At 12.15 Heinävesi port, Kermanrannantie 48, 79700 Heinävesi
At 12:45 Karvio campsite, Takunlahdentie 2, 79810 Karvionkanava
Return journey in reverse order.
The price of the excursion includes an excursion snack: large Karelian pasties and tomato, cheese and ham as a side dish, as well as coffee and/or tea. We also reserve water, but at least you should bring thirst-quenching drinks with you.
A toilet break can be arranged at the village shop in Sarvikumpu. We also have a separate chemical toilet.
Terrain
The terrain on the trip is mostly easy, except for the route leading to the rock paintings. Kytöjoki's tafoni is about 50 meters from the road, and the route to it goes through the rut of a forest machine.
Hiekkaniemi is approx. A 300-meter walk along a flat path. Jouhtenisenvuori is a smooth, mossy pine fabric. You have to walk about 400 meters to get there along the track of the forest machine.
The rock paintings are about 200 meters from the tafone. The terrain is partly swampy, partly quarries, so the route is challenging. We recommend water-resistant footwear suitable for the terrain.
Additional information
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More information 045 7871 3451 or muinaisseura@gmail.com
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55 € / 45 €. BUY A TICKET.
Maanantai 28.7.
Mon 28.7. klo 10
Ancient tour: Honkaniemi footstone, Kerivuori cave and Koukunvuori sacrificial stones and ritual path
The destinations of the ancient tour are the Kerivuori cave and the beautiful Koukunvuori, which has three footstones and a ritual path.
Honkaniemi's footstone, "hatching chicken", is the first officially registered footstone from Heinävesi. The boulder standing on three stones is an impressive ancient monument. There is also another footstone near it and a rock wall with a strong echo at its base.
Kerivuori is a fascinating place that you hardly end up in by chance. On the western slope of the mountain is a half-kilometer-wide cliff, at the northernmost end of which is one of the most impressive caves in Heinävesi. In any case, there are numerous cavities in the slope that can be classified as caves. The terrain near Kerivuori is rocky and relatively challenging, but the cave rewards a couple of hundred meters of walking.
At the top of Koukunvuori, there is a boulder resting on seven smaller stones, which is marked on the map as "Uhrikivi", offering stone. It is the only boulder in Heinävesi that has received official status as a sacrificial stone on the maps. The writer Juhani Aho, who fished in the area and wrote about his experiences, is apparently behind the designation.
In addition to the "offering stone", Koukunvuori has two other footstones and a couple of obvious calking stones. So it seems that a ritual path has once passed along the ridge of the mountain.
Koukunvuori is also impressive as a natural destination. The long rocky ridge is covered by lichen-covered pine and the entire area is characterized by silence and peace.
Transport
Transportation by own car or carpooling.
Terrain
Terrain In Honkaniemi is a bit rocky, uneven and wet. Walk about 500 meters. Outdoor shoes are recommended.
On Kerivuori the terrain is challenging. Part of the journey is partly through quarried forest, partly through wet terrain. There is also a crossing of a small river on the way (you can reach it along the rocks with dry feet). Hiking shoes and walking poles are recommended. Walk about 400 m.
To Koukunvuori the route goes a little way on the road and the rest of the way on a path that goes on dry pine cloth and on the ridge of the rock. Easy terrain, walk about 1.5 km.
Additional information
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More information 045 7871 3451 or muinaisseura@gmail.com.
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The price of the excursion: 30 euros / 20 euros for members
Mon 28.7. klo 10–16
North Karelian Brelo trumpet workshop
In the workshop, a North Karelian Brelo trumpet is built from that.
The Brelo is a 65-130 cm long trumpet instrument with a wooden body and also covered, without finger holes, with a tube that ends in a separate echo funnel. The material of the reverberatory funnel is a strong string, sheet metal and cow horn. Alder and aspen have been used as materials for the frame. In North Karelia, Brelo has been a shepherd's instrument; In Pohjois Savo, on the other hand, it is said that brelo was used e.g. to call shepherds out of the forest. In the 17th century, the brelo, developed from a hatch on the west bank of Laatoka, has also been used in places in Etelä-Savo and Inkeri.
The teacher is traditional instrument expert Minna Hokka. In addition to the workshop, group playing practices are also available Tuesday-Thursday.
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Place: Heimo tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
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Price €85 / €75 (includes materials). BUY A TICKET.
Mon 28.7. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Circle drum workshop
In the workshop, you can make your own ring drum. In the workshop, the membrane of the drum is attached to the finished ring and dyed. You get the finished drum as your own.
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Place: Heimo tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
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The teacher is Risto Nyyssönen
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Price €190 / €170 (includes materials). BUY A TICKET
Mon 28.7. 16.30–18 Poem workshop: Spoken word
Visitors to the Ancient Week will have the opportunity to put their unique experiences into words under the guidance of poet Kasper Salonen. In the Sanan mahti workshops held on different days, you can try out different styles of word art: dynamic spoken word, or stage poetry, goes hand in hand with the minimalist haiku tradition and also with kaleidoscope-sized incantation poetry.
Everyone is welcome to the workshops regardless of experience; whether you're a veteran or a first-timer, the power of words can be found in each of us. Enter the world of poetry as yourself.
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Location: Heinävesi harbour, Muinaisseura tent.
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Price 25 € / 20 €. BUY A TICKET
Mon 28.7. 4:30 p.m.–6 p.m.
Drum circle / joint drumming
The drum circle is led by a Pakistani Salman Rafique, who is a respected musician in his home country, the main instruments are guitar and percussion. He played drums in Pakistan's first prog metal band, Qayaas, and toured metal festivals around the world with it. During the ancient week of Heinävesi, he will be a special guest throughout the event.
In the workshop, you can drum with the guidance of an international top professional with other people from the district.
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Place: Heinävesi harbor, Muinaisseura tent
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Price 25 € / 20 €. BUY A TICKET.
Mon 28.7. 4:30 p.m.–6 p.m.
Echoes and stones, workshop for kids
An exploration of nature and ancient times led by actor Tomi Laurikainen.
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Place: Kermanranta ritual place. Departure from the port of Heinävesi from the Muinasseura tent.
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Free.
Mon 28.7. 6.30 pm
Film premiere: Roots in the stone
Roots in the stone is Mikko Keinonen's essay film about an ancient story set in Heinävesi, which he inherits to tell from the distant past. The film is a dive into a world where mythology and everyday reality and the invisible and the visible naturally live side by side. It is also a strongly personal description of the painful growth as part of an ancient chain of narrators.
Mikko Keinonen has been working on the film "Roots deep in stone" since 2011. This is the first public showing of the film. After the screening, there will be an opportunity to discuss the film and the thoughts it evokes.
Place: Varjentiini Hall, Virastokuja 4, Heinävesi.
Tickets €10 / €5. BUY A TICKET
Tuesday 29.7.
Tue 29.7. 10 am
Ancient tour: Footstones of Putukka and Takunniemi, Heinämäki rock painting, Polvilamminvuori
The Tuesday excursion of Ancient Week goes to Heinävesi's North and East Heinävesi. The destinations are Putukka's footstone, Takunniemi's footstone, Heinämäki rock painting and Polvilamminvuori cave.
The foot stone of Putukka is only about a hundred meters from highway 23, but it is easy to forget the proximity of the stone cave to the roads. The footstone stands on the edge of a cliff, and it is separated from the road by a deep valley and an impressive raven forest. About a hundred meters away, there is also a beautiful, lichen covered rock ridge with another, smaller footstone.
Takunniemi footstone is one of the most handsome footstones in Heinävesi. It rests on three smaller rocks at the top of a rock ridge. Under the stone is a crawl space for adults. There are also three lime stones near the stone.
The Heinämäki rock painting is a few kilometers from Valamo near Kansalantie. The painting is on the south side of the transfer block. The interpretation of the pattern in the painting has remained unclear, and based on its coloring, it has been speculated that it may be a painting from the historical period.
The Polvilamminvuori cave is one of the most recent discoveries of the ancient society. Veli Hokka found the cave in the summer of 2022.
The cave is a tunnel a few meters long, about a meter high and a couple of meters wide. At the base of its wall is a wide vein of quartz, and at the bottom of the cave there are chunks of quartz broken from the wall. So there has been quite a large quartz quarry in the cave.
The whole of Pollammenvuori is a very fascinating destination. The eastern side of the mountain has a uniform, approximately 30-meter-high cliff. There are many ledges and small caves in the wall. The area has been explored quite a bit, so there is probably still much more to discover.
More info on Polvilamminvuori.
Terrain
The foot stone of Laukankallio is about 200 meters from the road. The route runs across a wide power line, where there is some difficult terrain. Otherwise, the route is easy.
You can reach Takunniemi's footstone by following the track of a forest machine, and the walking distance is a couple of hundred meters.
The Heinämäki rock painting is about 50 meters from the road. The terrain is easy to navigate.
You can get to Polillammivuori by a forest car track, which is steep
on the slope. The bottom of the valley is rocky and variable, and not suitable for people with bad feet.
We recommend water-resistant footwear suitable for the terrain.
Schedule
Departure at 10 a.m. from Heimon tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
The second meeting place is Neste Karvionkanava at 10:30 am.
Transportation by own car or carpooling.
The whole trip takes 5-6 hours.
Additional information
045 7871 3451 this is muinaiseura@gmail.com.
The price is 30 euros, 20 euros for members. BUY A TICKET
Tue 29.7. 9 am – 12 am Bark trumpet workshop
In the wotkshop we make a trumpet out of bark and learn to play it. For those who wish, there are more playing exercises and the opportunity to perform later in the week. You can get the finished instrument as your own.
The teacher is traditional instrument builder and musician Minna Hokka.
- Location: Heimon tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
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Price €55 / €45 (includes materials) BUY A TICKET
Tue 29.7. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Throat singing workshop
The basics of höömei and kargiraa throat singing. The teacher is Altai throat singer Alexey Chichakov, who as a throat singer represents the Altai kai throat singing tradition.
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Location: Heinävesi harbor / Muinasseura tent
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Price €100 / €90. BUY A TICKET.
Tue 29.7. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Karutsa pipe workshop for children
Making and playing a karutsa pipe. Semi-finished whistle blanks are available. Suitable for both adults and children. The teacher is traditional instrument builder and musician Minna Hokka.
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Location: Heimon tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
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Price €10. BUY A TICKET.
Tue 29.7. from 3 pm to 5 pm Keen workshop
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Teacher Tuomas Rounakari
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Location: Heinävesi harbor / Muinaisseura tent
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Price 35 € / 25 €. BUY A TICKET
Tue 29.7. at 7 pm
Concert: Alexey Chichakov (Altai), Tuomas Rounakari
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Location: Heinävesi harbor, Kermanrannantie 48, Heinävesi
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Price 25 € / 20 €. BUY A TICKET
Alexey Chichakov is one of the most anticipated guests of Heinävesi's ancient week. Alexey has toured Finland several times and played more than 20 concerts in our country, gathering a constantly growing audience. Now, however, a couple of years have passed since the last gig, because the last time Alexey performed in Finland was as the main performer of the Heinävesi Ancient Week in 2024. Even now, he only stops by for a few days, holding a concert, a workshop and a cleansing ritual in Heinävesi, because his summer weekends are full of festival performances mainly in Russia, but also in Japan and Nepal.
Alexey Chichakov is a captivating performer whose art is based on the Altaic kai-throat singing tradition. However, he takes traditions to new dimensions, using both traditional instruments (topshuur lute, shoor flute, munnharpu and sound bowls) and modern technology (guitar, live looping) in his music. As a versatile musician and charismatic performer, Alexey takes his listeners on a magical sound journey where they completely lose track of time. The concerts also include a jam session, where other musicians are also welcome on stage.
Tuomas Rounakari is a Finnish violinist, composer, ethnomusicologist and educator. Rounakari has researched the ritual music of the Finno-Ugric and Arctic peoples and played a significant role in reviving the Karelian lament tradition. He has composed music for films, TV and theaters. He was also a member of the folk-metal band Korpiklaan (2012-2022).
In his solo concerts, Tuomas Rounakari performs Finnish-Ugric traditional songs with explosive intensity.
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Location: Heinävesi harbor, Kermanrannantie 48, Heinävesi
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Price 25 € / 20 €. BUY A TICKET
Wednedsay 30.7.
Wed 30.7. at 10 am Ancient excursion to Jouhtenisenvuori, Levänen and Karhukivi
Jouhtenisenvuori is unique even by the standards of Heinävesi's beautiful nature. The hectare-wide Jouhteninen laki, covered with beautiful pine fabric and colored by numerous boulders, offers endless things to see for the curious seeker and a magical environment for those who want to be quiet in the peace of nature, together or alone.
Jouhtenisenvuori is in the middle of an area that has been inhabited since the Stone Age. Within a radius of a few kilometers, there are, for example, the residences and hunting pits of Kytöjoki, the quartz quarry of Polvilammenvuori and the discovery site of the legendary Kortemäki bear's head axe. In addition, Jouhtenisenvuori is along the waterway between Juojärvi and Suurijärvi.
Jouhtenisenvuori also has at least one calcareous stone and possible corner stones. On the other hand, the area is so vast that there is enough to discover for many research trips. However, based on the findings, the nature and location of the place, it can be considered very likely that Jouhteninenvuori has been a sacred place for the tribes that lived in the area.
More info on Jouhtenisenvuori.
Leväsenvuori and Karhukivi are new destinations in the ancient society's selection of excursions. Leväsenvuori is opposite Jouhteninenvuori, and on its top there is an impressive boundary stone, which is dated to the 18th century. Karhukivi, on the other hand, is clearly an ancient place of worship just by its name.
Terrain
The distance to Jouhteninenvuori by car is about half a kilometer. The route goes through a forest machine rut, and there the terrain consists of mosses and lichens, pine cloth and silage rock. The terrain is therefore relatively easy, but we recommend water-resistant footwear suitable for the terrain.
Schedule
Departure at 10 a.m. from Heimo tuva, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
The second meeting place is Karvion Neste at 10:30 am.
Transportation by own car or carpooling.
The whole trip takes 5-6 hours.
Additional information
045 7871 3451 this is muinaiseura@gmail.com.
The price is 30 euros, 20 euros for members. BUY A TICKET.
Wed 30.7. from 10 am to 4 pm
Senses of the Ancient workshop
The workshop is meant for people with visual, hearing or mobility impairments. The goal is to offer participants the opportunity to deepen their sensory experiences and explore the atmosphere and history of ancient places in their own way. The workshop offers many opportunities to experience the environment with different senses and broadens the perception of old places.
The workshop begins with the selection of a place: the participants are guided to find a place to stay that feels right and is good to settle into. The place can be on the ground, on a mattress, on a stone, on a fallen tree or in a standing position. This process is an important part of the workshop as it helps participants focus on their surroundings and open their senses. Finding a place that suits you creates the best possible conditions for a deep sensory experience and examination of the experience.
In the second stage of the workshop, the participants focus on sensing the environment of the place they have chosen. For some, hearing is the best way to experience the atmosphere of a place, while others experience it best by feeling the ground under their feet, the wind on their skin, or the connection opened by their senses to other natural phenomena. Some may see visual images or shapes in their mind, others may be inspired by their own place to move or dance. Some may fall in love with listening to the soundscape or the silence.
Once the participants have sensed the essence of the place, they are asked to express their experience. This can happen through movement, sounds, songs, poems, drawings or works made of natural materials. The most important thing is that the participant gets to deepen and explore the sensations, thoughts and insights evoked by the place.
The workshop ends with consideration and reflection of the experience. Participants are asked to creatively express their experiences and insights during the workshop. They can express their experiences through music, dance or poetry, for example. At the end of the workshop, the participants brainstorm together ways in which archaeological sites and the people's sacred places could support people's lives, well-being and finding their own roots.
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Place: Hiekkaniemi, Sarvikumpu
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Led by Johanna Mattila, Eero Peltonen
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Price €80 / €70 (includes a snack). BUY A TICKET
Wed 30.7. from 10 am to 12 pm
Mänkeri clarinet workshop
In the workshop, a mänkeri clarinet is made from angelica and thatch, which can be used to produce a wide variety of expressively powerful forest sounds. The teacher is traditional instrument expert Minna Hokka. It is possible to practice and play ready-made instruments with Minna at events later in the week.
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Location: Heimo tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
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Price €45 / €35. BUY A TICKET.
Wed 30.7. at 2 pm Flute workshop
In the workshop, you will make your own flute with the guidance of a Lakota Longwalker.
Lakota Longwalker is a Native American (Tsalagi "Cherokee") folk/rock musician, stone carver, Native American flute/instrument maker, and beadwork artisan. He produces and composes Native American music and has garnered two nominations at the Native American Awards as a solo artist for his debut album "Thunder in the Canyon" and his second solo album "The tradition." Longwalker has also revived a lost method of stone flute construction that originated with the Inca and Lakota peoples.
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Location: Heimon tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
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Price: €30 / €25. BUY A TICKET.
Wed 28.7. from 4.30 pm to 6 pm
Poem workshop: Haiku
Visitors to the Ancient Week will have the opportunity to put their unique experiences into words under the guidance of poet Kasper Salonen. In the Sanan mahti workshops held on different days, you can try out different styles of word art: dynamic spoken word, or stage poetry, goes hand in hand with the minimalist haiku tradition and also with kaleidoscope-sized incantation poetry.
Everyone is welcome to the workshops regardless of experience; whether you're a veteran or a first-timer, the power of words can be found in each of us. Enter the world of poetry as yourself.
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Location: Heinävesi harbour, Muinaisseura tent.
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Price 25 € / 20 €. BUY A TICKET.
Wed 30.7. from 4:30 pm to 6 pm
Echoes and stones, workshop for kids
An exploration of nature and ancient times led by actor Tomi Laurikainen.
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Place: Kermanranta ritual place. Departure from the port of Heinävesi from the Muinasseura tent.
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Free.
Wed 30.7. from 4 pm to 6 pm
Alexey Chichakov's purifying ritual
The throat singer-shaman from Altai takes the participants on a magical journey, where he heals both collectively and individually using a drum, sound bowls and cleansing herbs.
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Place: Kermanranta ritual site (departure from Muinasseura's home at Heinävesi harbor). In case of rain, an alternate place will be announced.
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Price €45 / €35. BUY A TICKET
Wed 30.7. at 7 p.m. Ancient Week future concert
Like last year, the future concert combines new and not-so-new concert music, jazz, poetry and ethereal soundscapes. There is also media art on offer, when Jaakko Autio projects the listeners' brain curves onto the walls.
The performers include pianist Mark Pogolski (Germany), Lauri-Leena duo, singer Veera Neva, guitarist Salman Rafique (Pakistan), guitarist Harri Loiva, poet Eero Peltonen, poet Kasper Salonen and media artist Jaakko Autio.
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Location: Varjentiini (library), Virastokuja 4, Heinävesi
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Tickets 25 € / 20 €. Includes coffee. BUY A TICKET.
Thursay 31.7.
Thu 31.7. at 10 am
Musical ancient trip to Pilppa
A trip to Pilppa footstones and Vieruvuori ritual path.
Featuring musicians Veera Neva, Lauri Hallikainen, Salman Rafique, Minna Hokka and Harri Loiva.
The excursion's music program is born and lives in a moment. Musicians play when they feel like it and what the place and company inspires them to play. Sometimes we also keep quiet and listen.
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Price 55 € / 45 €. BUY A TICKET.
Musicians
Veera Neva is a one-woman orchestra whose music takes the listener on an enchanting journey from the Elevation of Nature to the support of the Great Stream of life. The sanctity of nature, mythological elements and a magical connection with nature play in Neva's music. The palette combines e.g. ambient, folk music, vocal music, electroacoustic music, film music and sound art. The worlds woven together with his own voice, saxophone and electronic sounds offer the experiencer the opportunity to indulge in his inner spaces and mythical state of mind.
Pakistani Salman Rafique is a respected musician in his home country, whose main instruments are guitar and percussion. He played drums in Pakistan's first prog metal band, Qayaas, and toured metal festivals around the world with it. During the ancient week of Heinävesi, he will be a special guest throughout the event.
Minna Hokka on perinnesoitinasiantuntija, -rakentaja ja soittaja s
Minna Hokka is a traditional instrument expert, builder and player as well as a singer. She herself calls herself an ITE musician, which fits the definition well, because you can expect anything from Minna and her instruments.
Destinations
Pilppa's foot stones have been a popular excursion destination for years. The largest of the stones is a boulder standing on the edge of the cliff, with three smaller stones underneath. One of them was possibly placed by man, and regardless of the history of the formation, it can be considered fairly certain that the footstone was a ritual place.
Next to the big footstone is one of Heinävesi's most impressive liming stones, which can be made to thump by stepping on them and fill the neighborhood with their sound. About 70 meters from the big stone, there is also another footstone, which is like a miniature model of the bigger one. The stones also seem to be connected by some kind of acoustic corridor, as the sound carries from one stone to another as if the sound source were right next to it.
The court stones of Pilpa are on the side of the Kolovesi National Park in a beautiful pine forest. The group of table and four seats is completed by two lime stones, which gives an indication of the significance of the court table. It also seems that a ritual path has passed near the corner stones, as there are several calking stones and one quite obvious sacrificial stone along the way.
Excursion details
Transportation with the museum bus of the Finnish bus historical society, which is a local bus of Kuopio Liikente model year 1973. Bus schedule:
At 12 Heimon tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
At 12.15 Heinävesi port, Kermanrannantie 48, 79700 Heinävesi
The price of the excursion includes an excursion snack: large Karelian pies from Heinävesen Neste and tomato, cheese and ham as a side dish, as well as coffee and/or tea. We also reserve water, but at least you should bring thirst-quenching drinks with you. The lunch break is held on the Pilpa channel.
There are no public toilets along the way, but there is a separate chemical toilet.
Terrain
The sites are very close to the road, with the exception of Pilpa's corner stones, which are reached by a forest path of about 400 meters in relatively flat fabric terrain.
Additional information
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More information: 045 7871 3451 or muinaisseura@gmail.com
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Price €55 / €45. BUY A TICKET
Thu 31.7. at 7 pm
Concert: Risto (soolo) feat. Harri Loiva,
Alma Solina trio, Minna Hokka
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Location: Heinävesi harbour, Kermanrannantie 48, Heinävesi
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Tickets 25 € / 20 €. BUY A TICKET
Risto is a cult band named after the frontman Risto Ylihärsilä.Risto has become one of Finland's most significant indie bands during its twenty-year career. This is proven, among other things, by the fact that in an extensive critics' vote held a few years ago, Risto's second album Aurinko aurinka plaa plaa plaa was ranked 3rd in the search for the best domestic rock album of the millennium. Risto's debut Risto also ranked nicely at 14th.
In Ancient Week, Risto will perform without his regular band, but Ancient Week's in-house musician Harri Loiva will also be playing, and in addition to that, it can be assumed that others will be seen on stage during the evening. As such, it doesn't matter, because whether or not anyone is on stage besides Risto Ylihärsilä, Risto is able to use his synth arsenal to create a massive soundscape and a relatively insane groove, which, combined with his manic unpredictable stage charisma, leaves no one cold.
Alma Solina describes her music like this:
"Creating a new song, making music together, performing my own music and touching people with words, song, tunes - presence - these are immeasurably valuable and infinitely happy moments for me, in which I really feel that I am truly living my mission in life.
I write music in Finnish and English. The biggest themes in my music are universal love, freedom, own power, hope and light. With my music, I want to offer a broader perspective on even challenging themes, to encourage people to free themselves from all possible boxes and little prisons created by the mind."
Minna Hokka is a traditional instrument expert, builder and player as well as a singer. She herself calls herself an ITE musician, which fits the definition well, because you can expect anything from Minna and her instruments.
Friday 1.8.
Fri 1.8. at 10 am
A musical ancient trip to Humalniemi
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Price 55 € / 45 €. BUY A TICKET
The excursion destinations of the day are the Humalniemi rock painting and Jumppanen's cave. Featuring musicians Veera Neva, Lauri Hallikainen, Salman Rafique, Minna Hokka and Harri Loiva.
The excursion's music program is born and lives in a moment. Musicians play when they feel like it and what the place and company inspires them to play. Sometimes we also keep quiet and listen.
Destinations
Humalniemi offers stories and mind-blowing details. There is a small rock painting on the southern wall of Humniemi's rock ridge, the pattern of which is common even today in Lapland's witch drums. The rock painting has a very strong echo, and you can try it with, for example, the lime stone in front of the painting.
On the northern edge of the rock ridge, on the shore of Iso-Vihtari, there is a network of cracks and tunnels inside the rock, and among them is the Jumppanen cave, the residence of the last Lappans of Heinävesi. The cave is a cavity consisting of three human-passable chambers, which sinks five meters into the rock. It is also acoustically interesting, because the low sounds produced by singing or otherwise in the cave make the whole rock resonate.
More information on Jumppanen's cave.
Fri 1.8. at 7 pm
Concert: Kajos, Delado International, Paja
On Friday evening, Kajos, Delado International (Finland - Burkina Faso) and Paja will entertain guests in Heinävesi harbor.
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Kajos's program invites the listener on a sensual sound journey through the ages. In the mythical reality of the concert, gentleness is fanned, firebirds are tamed, nature is raised and pains are nursed. Rooting rhythms and hypnotic soundscapes are created layered with vocals, cello, sound effects and percussion instruments. Kajos is a strong duo of singer-composer Sini Koskelainen and cellist Susanna Syrjäläinen, known for the multi-award-winning band Tuuletar, whose music is inspired by Finnish-Karelian folk poems. The band's live music has been described as a cathartic, healing and transcendental experience that brings you back to your roots.
Delado International is an ethno-fusion experience that combines dance, music and an engaging joie de vivre with African rhythms. Master musicians from Burkina Faso bring with them a 900-year-old griot heritage. Dancer, songwriter, choreographer Sanna Karlsson-Sutisna leads the group multilingually and inspiringly, getting the audience involved in dance, rhythms and workshops. Karlson-Sutisna's rhythmic pole dance awakens the power of life, thunder and rain, and connects us through the p
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Location: Heinäveden satama, Kermanrannantie 48, Heinävesi
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Tickets 25 € / 20 €. BUY A TICKET
Saturday 2.8.
Sat 2.8. at 10 am
Poem workshop: Spell
Visitors to the Ancient Week will have the opportunity to put their unique experiences into words under the guidance of poet Kasper Salonen. In the Sanan mahti workshops held on different days, you can try out different styles of word art: dynamic spoken word, or stage poetry, goes hand in hand with the minimalist haiku tradition and also with kaleidoscope-sized incantation poetry.
Everyone is welcome to the workshops regardless of experience; whether you're a veteran or a first-timer, the power of words can be found in each of us. Enter the world of poetry as yourself.
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Location: Heinävesi harbour, Muinaisseura tent.
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Price 25 € / 20 €. BUY A TICKET
Sat 2.8. at 12 Ancient trip to Karhukallio
Karhukallio is one of the finest ancient sites in Heinävesi, which is usually closed to the public. At the foot of the cliff is the largest cap cave in Heinävesi, and there is also an altar-like, wide tab in the rock wall. There is also a very strong echo near the rock.
Karhukallio has very likely been an ancient ritual place.
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Terrain
The walking distance is about 400 meters in each direction. The route goes partly through wet terrain, but it is relatively easy to walk. The cave at the foot of the cliff is rocky and difficult to navigate. We recommend water-resistant footwear suitable for the terrain.
Schedule
Departure at 12 noon from Heimon tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
Transportation by own car or carpooling.
Additional information
045 7871 3451 this is muinaiseura@gmail.com.
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Price €15 / €10. OSTA LIPPU.
Sat 2.8. at 12 Cattle call workshop
In this workshop, you will get an introduction to the deep-rooted Nordic cattle calling tradition known as 'kulning'. Kulning consists of talkative, short and nasal calls and more melodious high-pitched calls.
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This loud sound-making method developed in the Middle Ages as a means of communication, which could be used to call grazing cattle home even from long distances, and with which messages could be passed between different shepherds. Livestock callers were usually women, whose duties had traditionally included tending livestock.
Workshop leader Sini Koskelainen learned about this tradition from the Swedish folk musician-composer Eva Rune, and by practicing the tradition independently in Since 2016, based on archive materials, recordings and textbooks.
Workshop instructor: singer/composer Sini Koskelainen, known from the band Tuuletar.
Sat 2.8. at 2 pm Flute workshop
In the workshop, you will make your own flute with the guidance of a Lakota Longwalker.
Lakota Longwalker is a Native American (Tsalagi "Cherokee") folk/rock musician, stone carver, Native American flute/instrument maker, and beadwork artisan. He produces and composes Native American music and has garnered two nominations at the Native American Awards as a solo artist for his debut album "Thunder in the Canyon" and his second solo album "The tradition." Longwalker has also revived a lost method of stone flute construction that originated with the Inca and Lakota peoples.
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Location: Heimon tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
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Price 30 € / 25 €. OSTA LIPPU.
Sat 2.8. at 2 pm
Drum circle / joint drumming
The drum circle is led by a Pakistani Salman Rafique, who is a respected musician in his home country, the main instruments are guitar and percussion. He played drums in Pakistan's first prog metal band, Qayaas, and toured metal festivals around the world with it. During the ancient week of Heinävesi, he will be a special guest throughout the event.
In the workshop, you can drum with the guidance of an international top professional with other people from the district.
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Place: Heinävesi harbor, Muinaisseura tent
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Price 25 € / 20 €. OSTA LIPPU
Sat 2.8. at 4 pm Poetry singing workshop
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Teacher Lauri Hallikainen
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Location: Heimon tupa, Suojalantie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
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Price 25 € / 30 €. BUY A TICKET
Sat 2.8. from 6 pm to 1 am
Final concert: Pekko Käppi & K.H.H.L., Noiduin,
Veera Neva, Pilke, Salman Rafique, Ikiverso
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Location: Kermankosken lava, Mäntylahdentie 5, 79910 Kerma
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Price 25 € / 30 €. OSTA LIPPU.
The musical culmination of Heinävesi Ancient Week takes place on the Kermankoski stage, which was chosen as the most beautiful dance stage in Finland last year. In the evening's marathon concert, Pekko Käppi & K.H.H.L., Noiduin, Veera Neva, Pilke, Salman Rafique and Ikiverso will perform.
Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L is from Tampere, the hottest and loudest quartet in the Finnish folk rock sky today. The band was founded after the release of Pekko Käpin's album Rammat jumat, known as a jouhiko artist and singer-songwriter, in 2013. Since then, the band has made five albums, received praise for them, and toured our planet crisscross. A respected English music publication described the band with the phrase: "T. Rex of Finland".
Airy folk expression, blues roots and psychedelic rock have been thrown into Pekko Käpi's mortar. Chopped up in a bowl-like dish, the end result is delightful folk music planted in the mold of popular music that is approachable in a characteristically ingenious way. Live, the band's sound is easily even hypnotic, when the breathlessly progressing atmospheres of the band and the swaying, effortless folk playing drift completely unnoticed, like a spoiled dog chasing its own tail, into a furious rock-fest.
The stories bursting with Northern Gothic and the mantra-like fragments of the mosaic mirror world of existence merge in the most remarkable ways with the band's organic power, which cannot be stopped and which makes the little bird in your soul dance.
Noiduin is a dark folk band from Pori that combines folk traditions, shamanism and pagan mysticism in their music. The band is known for its deep connection with Finnish nature, and the band members not only play traditional instruments, but they also build them themselves.
The central instruments are the kantele and jouhikko, but the sound world is also enriched by various round drums made of reindeer and elk hide, horns and percussion made of natural materials. These handmade instruments represent skills passed down from generation to generation and deepen the connection to our musical heritage. The band's music draws from the poems and spells of the Kalevala, and it brings the stories of the past to life in a universal way that can be identified regardless of cultural background.
Our goal is to bring ancient stories to life, creating a new kind of connection between ancient traditions and modern times.
Veera Neva is a one-woman orchestra whose music takes the listener on an enchanting journey from the Elevation of Nature to the support of the Great Stream of life. The sanctity of nature, mythological elements and a magical connection with nature play in Neva's music.
The palette combines e.g. ambient, folk music, vocal music, electroacoustic music, film music and sound art. The worlds woven together with his own voice, saxophone and electronic sounds offer the experiencer the opportunity to indulge in his inner spaces and mythical state of mind. Neva has released two solo albums, several video works and her music has also been played in short films.
Ikiverso is a musical duo formed by Lakota Longwalker and Tuulikki Jalkanen, whose tunes echo the cultural characteristics of Finnish and American indigenous peoples. The instruments are violin, guitar, vocals and Native American instruments. The compositions are by Jalkanen and Longwalker.
Ikiverso's music invites you to stories and power - from isolation to connection with people and nature.
Lakota Longwalker is a Native American (Tsalagi "Cherokee") folk/rock musician, stone carver, Native American flute/instrument maker, and beadwork artisan. He produces and composes Native American music and has garnered two nominations at the Native American Awards as a solo artist for his debut album, "Thunder in the Canyon" and his second solo album, "The tradition." Longwalker has also revived a lost stone flute construction method that originated with the Inca and Lakota peoples.
Tuulikki Jalkanen is an artist, musician and music therapist from Suonenjoki, currently living in Nurmijärvi. In his art, Jalkanen explores, among other things, female figures, often through mythological themes. In addition, forgotten stories, characters and roots are heard and seen in Tuulik's works, both in music and visual art. As a music therapist, Jalkanen's passion is the ancient, communal, universal human and ritual power of music - everyone's musicality and the universal meaning of music for people.
Pakistani Salman Rafique is a respected musician in his home country, whose main instruments are guitar and percussion. He played drums in Pakistan's first prog metal band, Qayaas, and toured metal festivals around the world with it. During the ancient week of Heinävesi, he will be a special guest throughout the event.
Sunnuntai 3.8.
Klo 12–21 Sauna day
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Saunas heated and open for everyone whole day.
Accommodation, transport, food
Accommodation
There are several options for accommodation both in local accommodation shops and outdoors. The main events of the week are in Heinävesi harbor and nearby.
Hiking hammock camp at the ritual site
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Possibility to stay near the harbor in a quiet, scenic forest square, where an ancient ritual site was probably located.
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200 meters away is the restaurant Kermacotta, a concert venue and service containers, where there is a kitchen and showers.
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Accommodation alone is free, use of maintenance buildings is 10 euros. There is a free toilet in the old maintenance building.
Tent site next to the harbor
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100 meters from the restaurant Kermacotta, a concert venue and next to the maintenance containers, where there is a kitchen and showers.
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The price of a tent pitch is 10 euros, includes the use of a maintenance container.
Matkakoti Rohtorinne
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A holiday home in the church village of Heinävesi in an old pharmacy.
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Cot 40 euros / night.
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About 1.3 km from Heinävesi harbor.
"Gail" accommodation
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Accommodation in real gail cells in a former state office building.
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Cot 60 euros / night.
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About 1.5 kilometers from the port of Heinävesi.
Karvio camping
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A cozy campsite on the shore of the Karvio rapids.
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By road, 30 kilometers to the port of Heinävesi. Transportation from the campsite is arranged from Wednesday to Friday during the ancient week, as well as in connection with the Monday excursion.
Lake Finland Guesthouse
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A guest house in the former Sapu village school, about 15 km from the church village of Heinävesi and the harbor.
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Bed from 30 euros / person.
Food
Kermacotta
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A cozy beach cafe and bar at the heart of Ancient Week. Muinasseura's weekday concert is organized in Kermacota's yard.
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Delicious food portions and pastries.
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Alcohol rights.
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Kermanrannantie 48, Heinävesi
Heinäkissa
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A lunch restaurant in the center of Heinävesi in the same building as the cabin accommodation. The restaurant also has a sunny terrace.
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Delicious food portions and pastries.
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Alcohol rights.
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Kermanrannantie 5, Heinävesi
Lunch Cafe Retnekka
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A cozy lunch cafe in the center of Heinävesi.
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Kermantie 2, 79700 Heinävesi
Neste Heinävesi
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À la carte, pizza, hamburgers, etc.
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Lunch on weekdays.
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Kermantie 3, 79700 Heinävesi
Pizzeria Urkki
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Very tasty fast food in the center of Heinävesi.
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A rights.
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Askeltie 1, 79700 Heinävesi
Restaurant Leiskari
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The restaurant at the Karvio campsite, where you can get, among other things, excellent pizza.
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A rights.
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Takunklahdentie 2, 79810 Karvionkanava
Restaurant Trapesa
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Valamo monastery's atmospheric restaurant, where you can also taste Valamo's wines and spirits.
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Evening visitors should try the delicious tea dinner.
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Valamontie 42, 79850 Uusi-Valamo