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The Kolari old church was built 1818–1819 and is included in the list of nationally significant built cultural environments. The church is in use only during special occasions in summer and the service in the Christmas Eve.
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The new church was built 1965.
A circular 3.5-km-long trail starting from the Kolarinsaari church going around the southern part of the Kolarinsaari island. There is a campfire site on the trail.
Three aapa mire complexes, including open fens and forested pine bogs and spruce swamps. This 58-km² mire complex is among the largest in the whole of Europe and one of the best bird watching sites in central Lapland. Telatie is an 11-km duckboard trail between Venejärvi and Kurtakko villages, built in the 1880s and renovated in the 2000s. The trail is on the list of nationally significant built cultural environments. Easy routes with duckboards, lean-to shelters, campfire sites and observation towers. The observation tower at Teurajärvi, 1.4 km from the road, gives a very nice view. Kurtakko, another trailhead near Kurtakontie (1.5 km), is a 13-km hike away (i.e. 16 km in all with public transportation). Get mosquito repellent.
Sieppijärven kotiseutumuseo
A local history museum in 18th- and 19th-century buildings with old local household items. Short culture oriented trail.
An easy 2.7-km-long nature trail with lean-to shelter and observing tower.