Visit Kuhmo

Wel­co­me to Kuh­mo, to the birthp­la­ce of Ka­le­va­la! Kuh­mo of­fers its vi­si­tors a uni­que blend of na­tu­ral beau­ty, cul­tu­ral he­ri­ta­ge, and ac­ti­ve lei­su­re. Exp­lo­re Kuh­mo’s stun­ning la­ke lands­ca­pes and ra­pids, which pro­vi­de ex­cel­lent hi­king op­por­tu­ni­ties and pla­ce for va­rious wa­ter ac­ti­vi­ties. Co­me dis­co­ver the di­ver­se of­fe­rings of Kuh­mo and find your fa­vo­ri­te des­ti­na­tion!

Events

Kuh­mo is al­so known for its in­ter­na­tio­nal Cham­ber mu­sic fes­ti­val, which att­racts mu­sic lo­vers from all over the world an­nual­ly. Ad­di­tio­nal­ly, Kuh­mo Arts Cent­re hosts int­ri­guing ar­tists th­roug­hout the year.

All events he­re: Events in Kuh­mo

Snow­mo­bi­ling

Kuh­mo has two free­ri­de areas and ex­cel­lent trails, read mo­re: Snow­mo­bi­ling

War His­to­ry

In Kuh­mo lo­ca­tes Win­ter War Mu­seum, whe­re events from the Win­ter War in Kuh­mo are pre­sen­ted th­rough ob­jects, pho­tog­raphs, sca­le mo­dels, and sound ef­fects. The area has se­ve­ral batt­le si­tes that can be exp­lo­red, for examp­le, on a sum­mer gui­ded tour. Read mo­re: War His­to­ry

Wild­li­fe

Kuh­mo is known for its vast wil­der­ness areas and the ob­ser­va­tion of pre­da­tors roa­ming the­re. Would you be in­te­res­ted in seeing bears or wol­ves? Read mo­re: Wild­li­fe Ob­ser­va­tion

UNES­CO Ci­ty of li­te­ra­tu­re

Sin­ce 2019, Kuh­mo has al­so been part of UNES­CO’s Crea­ti­ve Ci­ties Net­work – the on­ly ci­ty of li­te­ra­tu­re in Fin­land. In to­tal, the net­work inc­lu­des 42 mem­ber ci­ties world­wi­de. Read mo­re: Kuh­mo Ci­ty of li­te­ra­tu­re

And much mo­re! Exp­lo­re our en­ti­re of­fe­ring: Vi­sit Kuh­mo