Iitti Nature - Visit Iitti

HIIDENVUORI

About 14 km north of Iitti Kirkonkylä on Hiidensaari in Pyhäjärvi, Hiidenvuori, called “Kymenlaakson Koli”, rises, a mountain shaped by nature. The peak of Hiidenvuori rises to a height of more than 60 meters from the surface of the Kymijoki River, dominating the landscape. Surfaces rounded and smoothed by the ice age, vertical slopes and the crack of the northwestern edge make the mountain a spectacular terrain and landscape destination to see.

Night concerts and carrying the piano to the rocky top of Hiidenvuori have a tradition of 90 years. Professor Väinö Sola and his friends organized the first music festivals in Hiidenvuori in 1914. The course of history caused long breaks in the festive tradition, which e.g. Hella Vuolijoki was maintaining in the 1930s. Towards the end of the millennium, Iitti's cultural activities revived the piano and night concerts, which are today an important part of Iitti's music festival.

HIIDENVUORI ON THE MAP

RADANSUU NATURE TRAIL

A new nature trail was built around the village of Radansuu in Iitti. The length of the mostly easy-to-navigate trail is about eight kilometers.

There has not been a uniform path around the track before. You can start the route from either Radansuu Urajärvi beach or Pohjanmäki boat beach. The path can be rotated in both directions. The main builder of the new nature trail has been Iitin latu ry.

The association has collaborated with the Iitti Kirkonkylä-Radansuu Village Association and Hotel Rada, which pays for new longitudinal trees in the area. The path has been made with help.

STONE AGE ROCK PAINTINGS

In addition to valuable nature, the Haukkaselkä ancient landscape area of ​​Pohjois-Iitti, called Kuusamo of the Southern Finland, has three Stone Age rock paintings. Stone Age settlements have been found in Iitti, e.g. from Vuolenkoski and Lyöttilä. In addition, tombstones, stone mound tombs and sacrificial stones have been found, of which the sacrificial stones of Perheniemi and Tapola are best known.

The rock painting depicting the galloping deer of Iitti Konnivesi Haukkavuori in the picture is the best picture depicting a moving animal in the rock art of our country.

KONNIVESI ON THE MAP

MANKALA RIVERS

The mighty rapids of Mankala were lowered until the outbreak of the First World War. Although the rapids are dammed to grind electricity, the rapids landscapes are worth seeing. Fishing, kayaking and small boating are also popular activities in the river area today.

MANKALA ON THE MAP

RICHES OF SOUTHERN IITTI

Even the larger tractors can turn in the open field openings of this area. There is only one lake in the area, but there are the Taasia River and ditches, a handsome primeval forest and groves that make the landscape green and undulating.

In the vicinity of the Taasia River in Saaras, grows the rarity of Nordic flora, European wild ginger (Ansarum europaeum).

SAARANEN ON THE MAP

MUKULANLAHTI BIRD TOWER

In the spring of 2004, the first bird towers of Kymenlaakso in Jaala and Iitti Urajärvi were opened. The six-meter Mukulanlahti bird tower is located in the Kupparinoja in Finnish terrain, about 320 m from the road leading to Kuusankoski.

The elongated trees lead to the bird tower. The bays of Pyhäjärvi and Lake Urajärvi are important resting, nesting and feeding areas for migratory birds. The area is a particularly important nesting area for demanding reed species, brown grouse (Circus aeruginosus) and collared heron (Botaurus stellaris), which nest in the area as common. The nesting waterfowl species is also abundant in the area.

MUKULANLAHTI ON THE MAP

PerheniemI BIRD TOWER

During the summer of 2014, a bird tower was built on the shores of Lake Sääskjärvi. You can find your destination by following the signs for Erottaja Beach. Sääskjärvi has a diverse nesting species. In its surroundings, you can enjoy e.g. the whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus), the red vulture (Aythya ferina), the heron (Botaurus stellaris), the porpoise (Porzana porzana), the reed warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) and the willow warbler (Emberiza schoeniclus). Especially during the autumn migration, you can see flocks of thousands of geese from the tower. There are benches and a table on the ground level of the tower, which is also good for bird watching. In the vicinity of the bird tower there is a campfire site, toilet and beach with changing rooms and a shed.

PERHENIEMI ON THE MAP