Seitseminen National Park Directions and Maps
1.10.2020
Because of the coronavirus, safe distances should be kept even in nature, and thorough hand hygiene should be followed at huts, campfire sites and after using the toilet. Metsähallitus' policies and guidelines will be updated as the general corona guidelines become more specific. Check our website for the current situation: www.nationalparks.fi/coronavirusguidelines.
Seitseminen National Park is located in northern Pirkanmaa Region, about 50 km north-west of the Town of Tampere.
Directions
By Car
- Access to the northern part of the National Park is from Länsi-Aure Village on Kuru-Parkano 332-road.
- To the southern part of the park drive from Ylöjärvi-Kuru road 65 via Poikelus (road 2764), or from Luhalahti via Sisättö (road 2764).
For more detailed parking area addresses, please see below under Starting Points for Excursions.
By Public Transportation
- There are also daily coach connections from Tampere to Kuru. It is possible to get to Parkano by coach (matkahuolto.fi) or by train (vr.fi). Note that the railway station in Parkano is about 6 km from the town centre.
- There are busses between Parkano and Kuru during the school days (from Monday to Friday). Check the schedules from Matkahuolto.fi.
- Journey.fi provides information on public transportation to Seitseminen (journey.fi).
Starting Points for Excursions
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The parking areas are located at the Nature Centre in Kulomäki (Seitsemisentie 110, Ylöjärvi, main information point, northern part), at Kirkkaanlamminkangas (Seitsemisentie) and Kovero (Seitsemisentie 948, Ikaalinen) in the western part, at Multiharju (Jaulintie) in the south, at Kirkas-Soljanen and Saari-Soljanen in the eastern part (during summer) and in Pitkäjärvi in the east (during summer).
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More precise parking area addresses are not available. Parking area addresses are in Finnish to be used in navigators.
- Starting Points for Trails
Seitseminen Maps
- Seitseminen brochure map (Pdf-file 2.3 Mb, julkaisut.metsa.fi)
- Excursionmap.fi of Metsähallitus
- National Land Survey of Finland map service (www.karttapaikka.fi)
Other Maps
- Terrain map N411, 1:50 000. Map is sold by Karttakeskus and the National Land Survey of Finland.
- Helvetinjärvi - Seitsemisen ulkoilukartta: Helvetinjärvi - Seitseminen Outdoor Map, 1:20 000. Karttakeskus 2012.
- Maasto-/peruskarttalehdet: Terrain or Base Maps, 1:20 000, no 2213 01, 2213 02, 2213 04 and 2213 05. Maps are sold by Karttakeskus and the National Land Survey of Finland.
- Retkeily GT Länsi-Suomi: GT Outdoor Map Finland West, 2015, 1:250 000. The maps are sold by Karttakeskus and well-stocked bookstores.
- Seitseminen Helvetinjärvi Pirkan taival, water resistant map, 1:25 000, Calazo Förlag 2016. Map is sold for example by Seitseminen Nature Centre.
Map Sales Points
- Seitseminen Nature Centre´s restaurant
- Karttakeskus (www.karttakauppa.fi)
- Calazo (www.calazo.fi, in Finnish)
- NLS service points (www.maanmittauslaitos.fi)
Parking Areas
Nature Centre in Kulomäki
- Seitsemisentie 110, Länsi-Aure, Ylöjärvi (please note, not Ikaalinen, like some navigators do use).
Kovero Heritage Farm
- Seitsemisentie 948, Sisättö
Multiharju
- Jaulintie, Ikaalinen
More precise parking area addresses are not available. Parking area addresses are in Finnish to be used in navigators.
The parking areas are available in winter, but there may be delays in ploughing.