Orivesi is a country town with about 9000 inhabitants. It lies about
40 km from Tampere (the second biggest town in Finland) and about 100
km from Jyväskylä. If you are an outdoor person, there are
lots of lakes and forests and marshlands for you to explore and enjoy.
Orivesi has a wide range of education facilities, starting from several
primary schools,
a secondary school, an upper secondary school, a vocational
school up to Orivesi College of Arts. Orivesi also has a well
functioning health centre, quality day care services and a wide net of
services for the elderly. Culture and sport aren’t neglected either,
since there is an ice hockey arena as well as recently renovated swimming
baths.
Orivesi is famous for its versatile cultural activities. Our town especially
blossoms during the Summer Festivals in June, July and August, when holiday season brings visitors from all over the country.
Here, surrounded by lakes, birch trees and light summer nights, art and
music become an integral part of the Finnish nature and existence. You
can enjoy high class concerts and art exhibitions, dancing and open air
theatre, village markets and poetry recitals. It's a unique experience
not to be missed.
Winter, on the contary, is the time of working and studying, skiing
and skating, candle lights and warming by the fire. Look at winter
pictures from Orivesi.
a secondary school, an upper secondary school, a vocational
school up to Orivesi College of Arts. Orivesi also has a well
functioning health centre, quality day care services and a wide net of
services for the elderly. Culture and sport aren’t neglected either,
since there is an ice hockey arena as well as recently renovated swimming
baths. 
season brings visitors from all over the country.
Here, surrounded by lakes, birch trees and light summer nights, art and
music become an integral part of the Finnish nature and existence. You
can enjoy high class concerts and art exhibitions, dancing and open air
theatre, village markets and poetry recitals. It's a unique experience
not to be missed. 
