Kivalo research area

In the Kivalo research area of the Finnish Forest Research Institute one can hike, pick berries and mushrooms. In the surrounding area of Vanttauskoski one can find among other things a game trail of Alajärvi lake, a mushroom trail in Kaihuanvaara hill and a ressearch and tree species trail in Siperia. The trails are well marked and there are causeways where necessary. On the research and mushroom trails one can choose trails of different lengths or drive a part of the trip by car. Foreign tree species have been grown for almost a hundret years. One can see as many as 25 different trees. There are campfire sites along several trails. There are also two observation towers in Kaihuanvaara. For further information please contact The Finnish Research Institute; phone 0102111 or visit the website www.metla.fi/ro/. Map