{"id":45373,"date":"2017-09-27T12:32:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T09:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/?page_id=45373"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:24:42","slug":"kerimaki","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerim\u00e4ki"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Kerim\u00e4ki<\/h1>\n

Kerim\u00e4ki is everything a traveller could wish for in the Lake Saimaa area; a small countryside town with a lot to offer. Kerim\u00e4ki is best known for <\/strong>the world\u2019s biggest wooden church,<\/strong> Kerim\u00e4ki Church, and for the clean and clear waters of Lake Puruvesi.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Please Note! Kerim\u00e4ki Church is closed to visitors in 2026 due to renovations)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to the biggest wooden church in the world, the crystal-clear waters of Lake Puruvesi and delicious vendace, Kerim\u00e4ki has a lot to offer to suit every taste. One of the most challenging golf courses in Finland, Kerigolf, is well-worth visiting! For nature lovers there are marked walking and ski trails in the forests, not to forget the magnificent Hyterm\u00e4 islands<\/a>, a nature reserve 7 km to the east of the village. You may also play disc golf in Kerim\u00e4ki.<\/p>\n

*** Read the new Kerim\u00e4ki tourism brochure<\/a>***<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Biggest wooden church in the world<\/h2>\n

Architect A.F.Grandstedt designed the Kerim\u00e4ki Church, which was finished in 1847. There is seating for more than 3,000 people and if one were to count standing spaces as well you could fit around 4,000-5,000 people in the church.<\/p>\n

Kerim\u00e4ki church is open to the public during the summer, while in the wintertime it can be opened upon request. An exception to this is the Christmas service, which is held in the main church, as otherwise during the winter the smaller \u201cwinter church\u201d is used. During the summer, masses and concerts are held in the church that is a popular sightseeing location. Check here for church opening times.<\/p>\n

Lake Puruvesi \u2013 crystal-clear waters, home to vendace<\/h2>\n

Lake Puruvesi by Kerim\u00e4ki is an exceptional lake in the Lake Saimaa area as its water is very clear and clean. Puruvesi is mostly sand- and gravel beached, almost entirely separated from Lake Saimaa, and its water comes from natural springs through its sandy base. “Puruveden muikku” (Lake Puruvesi vendace) is known throughout the world, and it has been given Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) from the EU. Right by the centre of town is Kirkkoranta, a sandy beach perfect for a day out with the family with breath-taking lake scenery and a guest pier for boats.<\/p>\n

Sightseeing and things to do in Kerim\u00e4ki<\/h2>\n

A wonderful place to visit in Kerim\u00e4ki are Hyterm\u00e4 nature reserve and museum islands that are located approximately 10km from the town centre towards H\u00e4lv\u00e4. Hyterm\u00e4 was declared a nature protection area in 1931, and the fact that it has survived almost perfectly intact is mostly thanks to an ex-police chief of Savonlinna (1916-1940), Heikki H\u00e4yrynen (Romu-Heikki) and his wife. H\u00e4yrynen moved different traditional out-buildings and mill stones to the island, from which he built an almost 8 metres-tall monument to manual labour. Hyterm\u00e4 has many nature trails that make exploring the island easy.<\/p>\n

Kerimaa Holiday Centre and Kerigolf\u2019s beautiful 18-hole golf course are situated approx.10 kilometres from Kerim\u00e4ki towards Savonlinna. At Kerim\u00e4ki town centre you can spend a comfortable night at a local guesthouse and enjoy Kerim\u00e4ki\u2019s small town feel. The town centre has a couple of lovely caf\u00e9s where you can enjoy a tasty lunch and freshly baked goods.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Kerim\u00e4ki high lights<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b2RNgGtsJao”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

\n
\n\n
<\/div> \n
<\/div>\n
KORPI Restaurants<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n Do, Eat<\/span>\n \n KORPI Restaurant Kerigolf |\u00a0Kerim\u00e4ki<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>
\n\n
<\/div> \n
<\/div>\n
KORPI Restaurants<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n Eat<\/span>\n \n KORPI Ravintola Kerigolf | Delicious Moments by the Golf Course | Kerim\u00e4ki<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>
\n\n
<\/div> \n
<\/div>\n
MATKA-KOSONEN<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n Services<\/span>\n \n Bus company S. Kosonen<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>
\n\n
<\/div> \n
<\/div>\n
Kakkukaaos Oy<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n Eat<\/span>\n \n Kakkukaaos Kerim\u00e4ki – Caf\u00e9<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””] Kerim\u00e4ki Kerim\u00e4ki is everything a traveller could wish for in the Lake Saimaa area; a small countryside town with a lot to offer. Kerim\u00e4ki is best […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45382,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"relatedcontent":[],"class_list":["post-45373","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","shop","restaurants","cafes-confectioneries-bakeries","priority-3"],"yoast_head":"\nKerim\u00e4ki - Visit Savonlinna<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kerim\u00e4ki near Savonlinna has a lot to offer for a countryside town, including the world\u2019s largest wooden church, a music festival and crystal-clear lakes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kerim\u00e4ki - Visit Savonlinna\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kerim\u00e4ki near Savonlinna has a lot to offer for a countryside town, including the world\u2019s largest wooden church, a music festival and crystal-clear lakes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Savonlinna\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-23T10:24:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/finland-kerim-ki-puruvesi-savonlinna-lake-saimaa-church-muikku-vendace-jussi-kirmanen.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1002\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/\",\"name\":\"Kerim\u00e4ki - Visit Savonlinna\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/finland-kerim-ki-puruvesi-savonlinna-lake-saimaa-church-muikku-vendace-jussi-kirmanen.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-27T09:32:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-23T10:24:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"Kerim\u00e4ki near Savonlinna has a lot to offer for a countryside town, including the world\u2019s largest wooden church, a music festival and crystal-clear lakes.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/finland-kerim-ki-puruvesi-savonlinna-lake-saimaa-church-muikku-vendace-jussi-kirmanen.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/finland-kerim-ki-puruvesi-savonlinna-lake-saimaa-church-muikku-vendace-jussi-kirmanen.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1002,\"caption\":\"finland kerim\u00e4ki puruvesi savonlinna lake saimaa church muikku vendace jussi kirmanen\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Visitsavonlinna.fi\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kerim\u00e4ki\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/\",\"name\":\"Visit Savonlinna\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kerim\u00e4ki - Visit Savonlinna","description":"Kerim\u00e4ki near Savonlinna has a lot to offer for a countryside town, including the world\u2019s largest wooden church, a music festival and crystal-clear lakes.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kerim\u00e4ki - Visit Savonlinna","og_description":"Kerim\u00e4ki near Savonlinna has a lot to offer for a countryside town, including the world\u2019s largest wooden church, a music festival and crystal-clear lakes.","og_url":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/","og_site_name":"Visit Savonlinna","article_modified_time":"2026-03-23T10:24:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1002,"url":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/finland-kerim-ki-puruvesi-savonlinna-lake-saimaa-church-muikku-vendace-jussi-kirmanen.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/","url":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/","name":"Kerim\u00e4ki - Visit Savonlinna","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/finland-kerim-ki-puruvesi-savonlinna-lake-saimaa-church-muikku-vendace-jussi-kirmanen.jpg","datePublished":"2017-09-27T09:32:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-23T10:24:42+00:00","description":"Kerim\u00e4ki near Savonlinna has a lot to offer for a countryside town, including the world\u2019s largest wooden church, a music festival and crystal-clear lakes.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/finland-kerim-ki-puruvesi-savonlinna-lake-saimaa-church-muikku-vendace-jussi-kirmanen.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/finland-kerim-ki-puruvesi-savonlinna-lake-saimaa-church-muikku-vendace-jussi-kirmanen.jpg","width":1920,"height":1002,"caption":"finland kerim\u00e4ki puruvesi savonlinna lake saimaa church muikku vendace jussi kirmanen"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/kerimaki\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Visitsavonlinna.fi","item":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kerim\u00e4ki"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/#website","url":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/","name":"Visit Savonlinna","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45373"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588076,"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45373\/revisions\/588076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"relatedcontent","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/relatedcontent?post=45373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}