Kallenaution Kievari

Finland


Dating from 1757, this wooden roadhouse is the oldest building along Rte 66. The main reason to pause here is the on-site cafe; you can sit at old long wooden tables in the tavern, or in the genteel parlour where ladies once drank tea and did needlework. The house-made food is excellent – enjoy an open sandwich (€3.20) or the soup and salad buffet (€8), then finish with coffee and something sweet (buns €1.80, cheesecake €6). Outbuildings house different handicraft shops.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Finland attractions

1. Ruoveden Kotiseutumuseo

12.68 MILES

Ruovesi's local open-air museum is set around a collection of 18th-century farm buildings and includes a simple farmer's house. It's of extremely limited…

2. Serlachius Museum Gösta

16.44 MILES

Once the private home of Gösta Serlachius, this world-class art gallery is one of Finland's premier cultural attractions. Situated 2km east of Mänttä's…

3. Helvetinjärvi National Park

17.06 MILES

Northwest of Ruovesi, this park’s main attraction is narrow Helvetinkolu Gorge, gouged out by retreating glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age. The…

4. Serlachius Museum Gustaf

17.47 MILES

In the town centre, this elegant white 1930s modernist mansion was formerly the company HQ of the Serlachius family. Now a museum, it hosts a…

5. Tuomiokirkko

28.51 MILES

An iconic example of National Romantic art nouveau architecture, Tampere's cathedral dates from 1907. Hugo Simberg created the frescoes and stained glass;…

6. Vapriikki

28.65 MILES

This bright, modern glass-and-steel exhibition space in the renovated Tampella textile mill hosts regularly changing exhibitions on anything from bicycles…

7. Moomimuseo

28.66 MILES

Enter the world of Tove Jansson’s enduringly popular Moomins at this impressive museum in Tampere-talo. It contains original drawings and beautiful…

8. Werstas

28.75 MILES

This worthwhile labour museum has a variety of changing exhibitions covering social history and labour industries. The permanent exhibition consists of…