Syrjäntaustan kylä

Why visit

Syrjäntausta keeps a tightly clustered village from before the Great Partition, ringed by farmland that ends clearly against forest and hills. The old crossroads, Raittinristi, is still the village's heart.

Look for: Look for the buildings gathered at the junction of the main road and the local road, above all the well-preserved Seppälä and Papula farmsteads. The Soila farm was moved from the village plot to the field's edge.