East Central Finland

East Central Finland is a rural area in Central Finland, made up of the municipalities of Hankasalmi and Konnevesi.

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Map of East Central Finland

Konnevesi is on Highway 69 between Äänekoski and Rautalampi. Highways 9 and 23 connecting Jyväskylä to Kuopio and Varkaus, go through the southern part of Hankasalmi, and from there regional road 641 goes up to Hankasalmi town and on to Konnevesi.

There's a railway station in Hankasalmi. Trains on the line between Jyväskylä and Pieksämäki, most of them starting and ending beyond these cities, stop there.

62.302626.47851 Hankasalmi railway station, Ratakatu 7 (about 10 km south of the town centre).  (updated Oct 2024)

Both Hankasalmi and Konnevesi have bus services from Jyväskylä.

• 62.386126.43231 Hankasalmi Local Museum (Hankasalmen kotiseutumuseo), Kirkkorannantie 2, ☏ +358 40 576 4250. Showcasing life in the bygone days in Hankasalmi.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 62.624726.27472 Konnevesi Local Museum (Konneveden kotiseutumuseo), Museotie 1-7, ☏ +358 45 675 5212. Showcasing life in the bygone days in Konnevesi.  (updated Oct 2024)

• 62.3895126.435831 Pizzeria Sidal, Riukulankuja 3 (Hankasalmi). Pizzeria.  (updated Aug 2023)

• 62.626926.2961 Hotelli-Ravintola Mierontie, Mierontie 45 (Konnevesi), [email protected]. Hotel and restaurant.  (updated Aug 2023)

• 62.38426.42522 Ruokoniemi Camping (Ruokoniemen leirintäalue), Ruokoniementie 4 (Hankasalmi), ☏ +358 40 041 8894, [email protected].  (updated Oct 2024)