Discover Rautio

Rautio particularly appeals to travellers who want to include nature trails, an observation tower, fishing or a historic wooden church when choosing a destination. The experiences vary in character: the Rautio Nature Trail is suitable for hiking as well as mountain biking and gravel biking. The route to Raution Eihveli is a 1.7-kilometre round trip along a forest trail to a rocky summit. The Vääräjoki also flows through Rautio and is a popular fishing spot because rainbow trout have been stocked there. The wooden Rautio Church adds its own cultural note.

Hiking and cycling on the Rautio Nature Trail

The Rautio Nature Trail starts at the Rautio multipurpose building. If you turn onto Kannuksentie from central Rautio, the building is immediately on your right and serves as the starting point for the trail. The loop trails return to this starting point. The nature trail is well signposted and has several rest areas, where you can take a break and eat food you have brought with you.

The trail is suitable for hiking as well as mountain biking and gravel biking. Signs along the route provide information about the surrounding nature, offer hiking tips and cover the nearby wind farm. In this way, the nature trail combines outdoor activity with information about the landscape and local area.

Raution Eihveli: the route to the observation tower

Raution Eihveli is an observation tower in the village of Rautio. The village community built it in 2008. The route there follows a forest trail to a rocky summit and is described as an easy 1.7-kilometre round trip. The route includes stairs—a specific detail to take into account when assessing the trail.

Raution Eihveli has a shelter, a fire pit, and a table and benches for picnics. These facilities are available if you want to plan a break along the route. The rest areas on the nature trail and the facilities at Raution Eihveli are separate stopping points: on the nature trail, you can eat food you have brought with you at the rest areas; at Raution Eihveli, a table and benches are available for picnics.

The Vääräjoki and Rautio’s village history

The Vääräjoki flows through Rautio and is a popular fishing spot because rainbow trout have been stocked there. For travellers who want to include fishing among their interests, the river offers another facet of the area. The nature trail, the route to the observation tower and fishing on the Vääräjoki appeal to different preferences, so you need not limit yourself to just one kind of outdoor activity.

Rautio Church, a wooden building completed in 1800, is part of the village’s history. The church and its bell tower were Simo Jylkkä’s final church building project. Rautio’s attractions thus range from nature experiences and active trails to a historic church building. If you value both time outdoors and a cultural point of interest when choosing a destination, you can take these different sides of Rautio into account.

For the broader travel overview: Kalajoki.