Lapua

Lapua is a city in Southern Ostrobothnia in Finland.

Understand
26 kilometres away from Seinäjoki, Lapua is located in the heart of South Ostrobothnia. This city with 14,500 inhabitants is a peaceful place – although the region had many of the violent puukkojunkkari in the 19th century and played a role in the Civil War, and Lapua itself was where the infamous Lapua Movement of 1929–1932 was born – with its landscape dominated by rivers, forests, wide fields and the Simpsiö hill, one of the best ski centres in Western Finland.

The city provides excellent opportunities for both sport and cultural interests, and plenty of different events are arranged in the city throughout the year.

Get in
Lapua is easy to reach driving north-east from Seinäjoki on the Main road 19, Main road 16 connects Lapua east-west and Main road 66 connects south to Alavus, Virrat, Ruovesi and Orivesi. Lapua has a railway station and trains between Helsinki and Oulu stop there. There are a few buses per day from Seinäjoki, mostly operated by Härmän Liikenne.

By taxi

 * Keskustaksi, Taksini: see Southern_Ostrobothnia
 * Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi

Buy

 * Lapuan Kankurit Factory Outlet, linen textiles and other textiles: https://www.lapuankankurit.fi/en/lapua-factory-outlet