Rautavaara is a town and municipality in North Savonia.

Get in

By car

Highway 87 (Savontie) in Rautavaara

Highway 87 between Iisalmi and Nurmes goes through Rautavaara town.

By bus

There are buses from Nilsiä (a town that's part of the city of Kuopio).

See

• 1 Tiilikkajärvi National Park (Tiilikkajärven kansallispuisto) (in the north of the municipality, continuing into Kainuu). One of Finland's 41 national parks, nature-wise in the borderland of southern and northern Finland. The park is largely composed of untouched swampland. (updated Aug 2023)

Eat

• 1 Vanha Apteekkari, Savontie 10. Restaurant and bar. (updated Aug 2023)

Sleep

• 1 Hotelli-Ravintola Tiilikka, Kuusitie 2, ☏ +358 17 780 085, tiilikka@meili.fi. Hotel and restaurant. (updated Aug 2023)