Rääkkylä is a municipality in North Karelia, Finland.

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Get in[edit]

There are bus connections to Rääkkylä from Joensuu and Kitee. See Matkahuolto.

There is also a 62.390629.56691 ferry connection between Rääkkylä and Liperi through the Arvinsalmi strait.

Get around[edit]

62°18′50″N 29°37′25″E

Map of Rääkkylä

By taxi[edit]

See North Karelia#By taxi

• Smartphone app (as of 2020): 02 Taksi

See[edit]

• 62.316529.61981 Rääkkylä Church (Rääkkylän kirkko), Kirkkotie 5. 
• 62.313629.62622 Esa Pakarinen Memorial (Esa Pakarisen muistomerkki), Kinnulantie 6. A sculpture erected in memory of the actor Esa Pakarinen (1911–1989), who was born in Rääkkylä. 

Do[edit]

Every year between June and July, the folk music event Kihaus Folk Festival is held in Rääkkylä.

Buy[edit]

There is only one supermarket in the centre: 62.314729.62391 S-Market Rääkkylä.

Eat[edit]

• 62.313429.62481 Rääkkylän Marttakahvio, Kinnulantie 1, ☏ +358 40 744 9430, [email protected]. A café and lunch restaurant. 

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Sleep[edit]

• 62.312129.58791 Koivuniemi, Koivuniementie 20, ☏ +358 40 96 00 629, [email protected]. A camping and caravan area with rental cabins. 
• 62.331329.63182 Paksuniemi, Paksuniementie 241 (on the shores of Lake Lahukka), ☏ +358 40-683 8748, [email protected]. Accommodation, dining, camping and other pastimes in the immediate vicinity of the marina. 

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Internet[edit]

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 62.313929.62481 Rääkkylä Library.

Go next[edit]

• Joensuu
• Kitee