Simo

A traditional agricultural village which acted as the administrative center until the railway was built. The village was saved from the destruction during the Lapland War. One of nationally important cultural scenic views. The village has guest marina.

A wooden church built in 1846, separate bell tower from 1773.

A small museum in an old barn next to the church. Open during the summer.

The southernmost village in Finnish Lapland survived the Lapland War untouched. Two nature trails and a museum road. The 3 kilometers long museum road is part of old Ostrobothnian road built in 1652. King Adolf Frederick of Sweden used the road during his trip in 1752. The village has local heritage museum and is one of nationally important cultural scenic views. There are occasionally festivities at Simonpirtti village house.

A group of old fishermen's huts built mostly during the 19th century.

Local history museum in an old manor. This is the only local history museum in Lapland with all the buildings on their original site. Guide available when the museum is open.

During the last ice age the kilometers thick ice sheet caused the basement rock to depress. The Bothnian Bay area is the best place on Earth to see how it slowly rises up, nearly one centimeter a year. Eventually this phenomenon known as post-glacial rebound will slowly turn the whole Bothnian Bay into a lake. The Upthrust Park is a collection of sites where one may get some feeling on this fancy phenomenon. Info plates.

During the Lapland War in October 10th 1944 a Finnish Air Force Junkers JU-88 was shot by a German destroyer. The pilot tried to make an emergency landing to the forest but only one of the four men crew survived the landing. The badly burned sole survivor found his way back to civilization after a week in the forest. The memorial is by a road to Arppee in the middle of nowhere and was dedicated in 1970. Lean-to shelter at the site. There is a sign saying "Lentäjäpatsas" at the crossroads from Pohjoispuolentie road.