With some terrific road trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to explore all that Virrat, 30 miles away, has to offer. Among your first stops here should be Golf-Virrat, Virrat Heritage Village and Herraskoski Canal Museum. The locals will also probably point you in the direction of Jyvaskyla, 35 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, make sure it’s Laajis Ski Resort. (But we’re also huge fans of Alvar Aalto Museum and Alvar Aalto Buildings.)