Karvia

Karvia is a rural municipality of about 2,100 people in eastern Satakunta, founded in 1865. It borders the Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park, a wetland and forest reserve established in 1982 that is part of the international Ramsar Convention network.

By Road

Karvia sits at the junction of regional Road 273 and Highway 23, reachable by road from Kankaanpää and other Satakunta towns.

Karvia Church, a wooden church from the late 18th century, painted red with a yellow-topped tower, stands in the village centre. Nearby, Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park protects extensive bogs and pine heathland shared with neighbouring Kauhajoki.

Hiking in Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park is the area's main outdoor draw; the Alkkia forestry research area, once a wartime prison and prisoner-of-war camp site, is also part of the local landscape.

Kotipata, Kylä-Karviantie 14 — a café-restaurant in the same building as Hostelli Karvia, near the church.

Hostelli Karvia, Kylä-Karviantie 14, ☏ +358 40 572 5200 — a hostel a few minutes' walk from Karvia Church.

Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park extends into neighbouring Kauhajoki, in South Ostrobothnia.