Ylivieska

The town is the administrative center of the southern part of the Oulu region and a regional shopping destination especially known for its numerous car dealerships.

By plane

The closest passenger airports are in Kokkola and Oulu. Outside the town there is an airstrip used by general aviation.

By train

Ylivieska is located at the main north-south railroad and all trains going from southern Finland to Oulu or Rovaniemi stop here. There is also a track east to Iisalmi.

By bus

There are direct intercity buses from Jyväskylä, Kokkola, Kajaani and Oulu.

By car

Ylivieska is two hours south of Oulu, one hour east of Kokkola and about six hours north of Helsinki by car.

As you could expect from a town in rural Finland the place itself is small enough to get around by foot, if you need to go further out your options are to drive or to take a taxi.

• Savisilta and Kalajoki riverThe bridge Savisilta across Kalajoki river is the second oldest concrete structure in Finland. It was built in 1912 and is still used today.

• Jumbo

  address: at the railway station
  An old restored steam locomotive.

• Statues and monumentsThe town has plenty of public pieces of art including a statue depicting Kyösti Kallio (president of Finland in the 1930s), several monuments related to WWII and art related to the region like "the flame of the plains".

• Puuhkala Regional Museum

  address: Puuhkalantie 6
  A museum depicting the history of the region.

• Helaala mill

  address: Kauppakatu
  A former mill right in the town center, hosting an art gallery in the summer.

• Ylivieskatalo Akustiikka

  address: Koulutie 2B
  A concert and convention hall. Classical music performances about twice a week.

• Ylivieskan HärkäjuhlatA song festival held yearly in August.

• Sun PampasYet another music festival, focusing on country music, held yearly in June.

There are a couple of fairly big shopping malls along the road towards Iisalmi like Kärkkäinen and Prisma.

A local speciality is maitorieska, a white flatbread.

• Hotelli Käenpesä

  phone: +358 8 423 611
  address: Lintutie 1
  A basic, clean hotel in the town center. Also has a restaurant and a pub.

• Kalajoki
• Oulainen
• Oulu