Discover Kivijärvi

Kivijärvi offers a variety of ways to spend your stay: a Neo-Gothic church with an unusual floor plan, a local history museum in a former grain store, parks with their own distinctive features, and a wide range of sports facilities. There are also beaches, a harbour and a 55-kilometre network of cross-country ski trails.

Church and local history

The present-day, third church in Kivijärvi was completed in 1874 and consecrated in 1875. It is designed in the Neo-Gothic style. Its striking feature is its equal-armed cross-shaped floor plan, an unusual form for Neo-Gothic churches. If you would like to learn more about the church, you can arrange a visit separately with the sexton.

Kivijärvi’s local history museum is housed in a former grain store. The building belongs to the oldest layer of buildings in the church village. You will find the museum on Pappilantie, near Juurikkaharju Cemetery. Its former use as a grain store and its current function as a museum give the building two different connections to local history.

Parks with their own distinctive features

A visit to Kirsikkapuisto Park offers several different experiences: the park includes a mini-arboretum and a water feature. It is also home to a monument commemorating the 150th anniversary of the municipality of Kivijärvi. For a shared activity, Kirsikkapuisto also has a 12-hole mini-golf course. If you are choosing between a round of mini-golf and a quieter visit to the park, you can find both options here.

Sports and exercise

The sports facilities range from cross-country skiing to individual facilities in Peltokangas Sports Park. Kivijärvi has a 55-kilometre network of cross-country ski trails. The sports park also has a three-kilometre fitness and cross-country ski trail. These two figures refer to different offerings: a trail network and a separate trail in the sports park.

Other facilities are also located in Peltokangas Sports Park: a 103-step fitness staircase, an artificial-turf tennis court with two playing areas, and an 18-hole disc golf course. The small ski slope there is 130 metres long and has a vertical drop of 19 metres. These specific trail and facility details can help you decide what suits your interests, without treating the offerings as interchangeable.

Nousulahti Beach has a family disc golf course. Kukkoniemi Beach has a beach volleyball court and a playground. If you are considering different activities for your trip, you can compare these beach offerings with the sports facilities in the sports park and the cross-country skiing options.

Beach, harbour and lake

Kukkoniemi Beach also has a jetty and a changing cabin. Kirkonkylä Harbour has 58 berths for boats and 21 boat storage spaces. Marked boating routes are maintained on Lake Kivijärvi within the municipality, and the municipality of Kivijärvi is responsible for their upkeep. Alongside park and sports activities, these offerings give your stay a connection to boating and the lake.

When choosing a holiday rental in Kivijärvi, you can first decide what you would like to focus on: church architecture and local history, parks and sports facilities, beach activities or cross-country skiing.

Discover more places

More places to discover: Suolahti, Rutalahti, Petäjävesi, Uurainen, Luhanka, Jämsä, Toivakka, Kajaani.

For the broader travel overview: Central Finland.