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City in Pirkanmaa, Finland
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Parkano is a town in Pirkanmaa, Finland. In 2021, it had 6,300 residents. Parkano has various places to visit, nature experiences and events
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Parkanon metsämuseo
The Forest Museum presents the history of forest work from the rise of the sawmill industry in the 1860s to the mechanization of the 1960s. In the area of the forest museum there is an exhibition hall, a lumberjack, a sauna, a horse stable and forest machines. In addition, in the vicinity of the museum you will find a nature trail, Messukallio, beach, sheds and campfire sites.
Parkanon kirkko
Parkano church is a wooden cross church. The church was commissioned in 1805. The church's belfry, made of red granite, was completed in 1889.
Seitsemisen kansallispuisto
Seitseminen National Park is a nature reserve in Ylöjärvi's Länsi-Aure and on the borderlands of Ikaalinen. There are marked routes and nature trails. Seitseminen Nature Centre offers accommodation in the immediate vicinity of the national park's outdoor and camping areas. It is about 33 km from the centre of Parkano via Parkano-Kurutie 332. A hiking trail called Paroonin taival runs from Parkano via Aurejärvi to Seitseminen National Park.
Traditional Finnish food. Coffee, refreshments, pastries, savory and sweet to enjoy on site or as a take away.
Fast food.
Discount department store.
By train
Parkano is on the main Finnish railway, between Helsinki and Oulu, at the section Tampere–Seinäjoki. However, the railway station in the centre is on the defunct Pori–Haapamäki line.
By bus
There are coaches from Helsinki, Tampere, Seinäjoki, Vaasa, Kankaanpää and Keuruu, the last two on school days only. They stop at the centre. For timetables, see Matkahuolto. A.
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Tampere / Pirkkala · International · TMP
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