Laukaa

Laukaa is a municipality of 19,000 people (2021) in Central Finland. Saraakallio, the largest Stone Age rock painting site of Fennoscandia is located in Laukaa. The oldest paintings are about 6,600 years old.

Get in


Laukaa centre lies north-east of Jyväskylä along road 637. Leppävesi and Vihtavuori are a bit earlier on that road. Lievestuore is where highway 13 turns south east of Jyväskylä. Highway 4 goes through the western corner of the municipality.

By plane
The nearest airport,  on the Jyväskylä side, is  west of the town centre of Laukaa.

By train
As of 2022, passenger trains do not stop at the. The nearest functional stations are Jyväskylä and Hankasalmi. Timetables are available from VR.

By bus
Local bus line 41 from Jyväskylä goes to Laukaa, line 42 to Lievestuore via Leppävesi. There are also other lines that may be relevant, see Jyväskylä#By bus.

Regional buses stop in Laukaa or Lievestuore on their way from Jyväskylä, coaches at the Lievestuore junction ("Lievestuore th"), see Matkahuolto.

By boat
The Rautalammi, Viitasaari and Saarijärvi waterways meet in the municipality of Laukaa. The allows boating between Keitele in the north (stretching from Viitasaari to Äänekoski) and Päijänne in the south (from Jyväskylä via Padasjoki to Asikkala). The route is 45 km long with five locks. The canal was constructed for timber rafting (which ended in 2002), with bridge height only 4.8 m, so not suitable for sailing yachts.

Get around
Lievestuore is south of the town centre of Laukaa. The main connection is road 640 from Vihtavuori.

By taxi

 * See Central Finland

See




Internet
Many places of business may have Wi-Fi for customers (although it's usually called "WLAN"); ask the staff for details.

For free Wi-Fi and internet terminals, check the four libraries of the municipality:, , and.

Go next

 * Jyväskylä
 * Toivakka