Parkano is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland.

Get in

By train

Parkano has a railway station. Timetables are available from VR website.

By bus

Long-distance buses from Tampere and Seinäjoki.

Get around

By taxi

Taxi station phone number is +358 3 448 2213.

See

• 1 The Forest Museum of Parkano (Parkanon metsämuseo), Rännärinmuseotie 112, ☏ +358 44 7865 516. 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. (updated Mar 2021)

Buy

• 1 Eurohamsteri, Pahkalantie 1. Discount department store. (updated Mar 2021)

Eat

• 1 Lounaskahvila Kokki Katriina, Sepänkatu 9, ☏ +358 40 5120 658, ✉ katriina.vaaranurmi@kokkikatriina.fi. Lunch Mon-Fri 10:30-14:00. Traditional Finnish food. Coffee, refreshments, pastries, savory and sweet to enjoy on site or as a take away. €8.50. (updated Jan 2021)
• 2 Parkanon Auto-Grilli, Parkanontie 43. Fast food. (updated Mar 2021)