Siikalatva is a municipality in the Southern Oulu region. It was created in 2009 through the fusion of the four municipalities of Kestilä, Piippola, Pulkkila and Rantsila.
Understand
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Map of Siikalatva
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]The main roads going through the area are Highway 4 between Oulu and Jyväskylä and highway 88 between Raahe and Iisalmi.
By bus
[edit]Buses along Highway 4 stop at Siikalatva. In addition there are buses from Haapajärvi, Raahe, Haapavesi and Kuopio.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 The geographical centre of Finland (Leskelä village). This is the centre of gravity (including islands but not the sea). The official monument is at a crossroads, right next to highway 4 in Leskelä village of Siikalatva municipality. The true point is a bit off the road, in a swamp. If you take the mean of the extreme latitudes and longitudes, you end up in Liminka instead.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 ABC Pulkkila, Pulkkilantie 2A (Pulkkila, intesection of highways 4 and 88). Gas station with diner.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Maalaiskartano Pihkala, Kestiläntie 1426 (Kestilä), ☏ +358 400 812 484, info@maalaiskartanopihkala.fi. Bed and breakfast at a farm.