Lievestuore: Karting, Culture and Mustavuori

Lievestuore brings together a leisure park, motorsports, local history, and waterside destinations. When planning your trip, you can choose what to focus on: the town is home to the Nokkakivi amusement park, karting options, and cultural themes, while the Mustavuori recreation area is 4 km from the center and adds circular trails and seasonal winter ski trails to the mix.

Amusement Park and Animals

The Nokkakivi amusement park in Lievestuore features a roller coaster, the Ketkula haunted house, and a Ferris wheel. These three attractions offer a concrete idea of what the park has to offer, without requiring you to plan a full day around it. If you are interested in seeing animals, you can meet reindeer, rabbits, horses, and other animals up close at an animal farm in Lievestuore.

Karting and Motorsports

Two different karting options are a focus in Lievestuore. Ruuhimäki Circuit is a 1,240-meter outdoor karting track. Karting Center operates an outdoor karting track in summer and an ice karting track in winter; it also runs a year-round driving practice track. Both track length and season are therefore relevant when choosing between the options. As seasonal operations may change, check the latest operating information before your visit.

The Central Finland motorsports center is also part of the town’s motorsports profile. A municipal description dated February 4, 2025, notes that several competitions a year are held there at Finnish championship level across various motorsports disciplines. This describes the program at the time, and does not necessarily indicate the dates of any particular trip. If you would like to plan your stay around a competition, check the event dates for your travel period.

Local History and Cultural Trails

The railway’s history can be placed in context using two different dates: the tracks of the Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki line had reached Lievestuore by November 1916; provisional civilian train service began on June 1, 1918.

The Lievestuore cultural trails collection includes map views of destinations along the Haarla shore, the old shops, the railway and other related themes, as well as the old schools. The cultural trails are presented as map views that open in a new tab in Google Maps. This makes it possible to explore the cultural material by theme: for example, you can consider railway history and the old schools as distinct areas of interest rather than treating them as a single topic.

Mustavuori and Waterside Destinations

The Mustavuori recreation area is 4 km from the center of Lievestuore. It has circular trails of 3, 5, 7, and 9 kilometers. The different distances give you specific options when planning the length of your route; however, they do not imply any particular walking time or level of difficulty. In winter, the area has cross-country ski trails. When conditions permit, an ice trail also runs from the shore of Mustavuori to Lievestuore. The 3- and 5-kilometer ski trails are lit in winter. Weather conditions determine whether a visit using the ice trail is possible; check the current situation in advance.

Lievestuore harbor is in Luikkalahti at Majaniementie 6 A. The Haarlanranta boat ramp or landing on Lake Lievestuoreenjärvi is listed at Majaniementie 6a. These are specific waterside reference points; their locations and addresses should be distinguished from the trails and ski trails in nearby Mustavuori.

Events During the Cultural Autumn

Liisan Tarinat Kulttuurikuukausi, also known as the Cultural Autumn, is a series of events jointly organized by local associations that runs from September to December in Lievestuore. It offers another cultural focus alongside the themes presented on the cultural trail maps. If you would like to plan your trip around a particular event, check the dates for your travel period.

Discover more destinations: Vaajakoski, Rutalahti, Uurainen, Jämsänkoski, Pylkönmäki, Juokslahti, Hankasalmi, Toivakka.

For the regional travel overview: Central Finland.