Kaikenlaista sitä tapahtuu…vähä siellä sun tiällä ja silloin on parasta olla paikalla!
Joutsa’s lively event scene delights both residents and visitors. Summer is the peak season for events, but there is plenty to enjoy throughout the year. The most well-known event in Joutsa is the Joutsa Joutopäivät festival. In addition, the Suonteen soitto concert series at Café Meijerinliiteri, events at Haihatus Art Institution, and the dance nights at Letkaliiteri attract audiences from beyond the municipality. Smaller events, from rural markets to sports and recreational activities, fill nearly every summer weekend. Welcome and enjoy!
Joutopäivät-festival
Held in July, Joutsan Joutopäivät is a cheerful village festival that celebrates rural traditions and is well worth visiting even from farther afield. Organized since the 1970s, the event has featured many outstanding performers over the years and offers a wide range of activities and experiences for all ages.
Culture and music events
In addition to exhibitions, the Haihatus Art Center hosts several other events during the summer. The Suonteen soitto summer concerts, in turn, offer a unique blend of magical summer evenings and magnificent music in the “ice room,” a stone cowshed built in 1912.
Letkaliiteri in Rutalahti is one of Central Finland’s most legendary dance venues. In addition to dance nights, Letkaliiteri hosts a variety of other events. Music lovers should also keep an eye on the concert offerings at venues such as Kellari Restaurant and Huttula.
In Joutsa, summer theatre can be enjoyed, among other things, at performances by the Joutsa Youth Association’s Talkooteatteri, and lovers of cinematic art can head to the big screen at Joutsa Kino. The Ilokuvafestival will be held at the cinema from July 30 to August 2, 2026. In addition, the cultural services of the Municipality of Joutsa, along with other companies, associations, and clubs, organize a variety of cultural events open to everyone.
Markets
Joutsa hosts several popular markets during the summer and autumn seasons. In July, markets are traditionally enjoyed in connection with Joutopäivät and at Leivonmäki. In August, shopping takes place at the Joutsa Market in the town center, and the market season concludes at the end of September with the wonderfully atmospheric rural market in Rutalahti.
Sports events
Visitors to Joutsa who enjoy team sports should head to the Joutsa Sports Hall to watch JoSePa in futsal matches or Flanels in floorball games. The teams’ home matches attract full stands of spectators eager to see impressive ball skills in action.
Horsepower roars both at Joutsa’s horse races and at the Joutsa region’s motor racing track, which hosts several motorsport events. You can also test your own “horsepower” in the traditional Joutohölkkä organized by Joutsa Pommi.
In winter, the snowmobile safari organized by Lumikissat attracts dozens of riders each year, while the Joutsan Hiihdot cross-country skiing event organized by Joutsa Pommi draws several hundred skiers.
You could be interested in
Summer begins in Haihatus - new contemporary art exhibition opens at the end of June
The Haihatus Art Centre and the Kita Kinetic Art House will open their traditional summer exhibitions on the weekend after Midsummer. Haihatus' Enchantment and Kita Gallery's Kitka will introduce the viewer to the world of art through play and playfulness. Haihatus' extensive sculpture garden will be complemented by dozens of new works and will also offer the opportunity to spend the night among the art.
Summer cultural oasis Café Meijerinliiteri opens
Joutsa's summer café and cultural oasis Café Meijerinliiteri will open its doors for the summer season 2025 on Wednesday 25.6. at 12.00. The Torpa Girl & Atelier Honkasalo summer boutique and the summer exhibitions of Galleria Jäähuone and Talligalleria will also open at the same time. The first Suonteen ringing concert will take place on Friday 27.6.
The programme of the Joutsa Swimming Days has been published
The traditional Joutsa Swan Days will be held again on 5-6 July 2025, offering a weekend of fun, market atmosphere, culture, music and local knowledge.
Cycle in Joutsa
With spring comes the start of the cycling season! Joutsa is again offering great things for cycling lovers this year. Click here for some tips.
Summer trip to Haihatus Art Centre is an accessible art adventure for the whole family
Located in Joutsa in south-central Finland, the aim of the Haihatus Art Centre is to be an accessible destination for art tours for all ages. The Haihatus Summer 2025 offer combines imaginative art experiences with the summer atmosphere of a small rural village. Situated on the side of the Nelostie, a convenient day trip from Jyväskylä, Lahti or Mikkeli, Haihatus is an original summer destination for the whole family.
Doll Landia presents the world of horses in miniature
The Doll Landia dolls” home village, which has moved to a new address on Jousitie, is hosting an exhibition entitled ”The World of Horses in Pienoiskoo", put together by young enthusiasts Eve and Epa from Ylöjärvi. The exhibition features more than 1 000 Schleich-size objects, including horses, stables and riding arenas. The exhibition is on display until 31 August.
Haihatuksen vuosi 2025 tarjoaa luovaa yhteisöllisyyttä ja uusia palveluja kaikenikäisille
Taidelaitos Haihatuksen vuosi käynnistyy luovilla yhteistyöprojekteilla. Talvinen lumitaidetapahtuma Joutsan keskusaukiolla 15. helmikuuta. Kukkiva kylä -hanke ja yhteisötaideprojekti Voimametsä etenevät. Kesän näyttelyt Haihatuksessa ja Kitagalleriassa kutsuvat nauttimaan kutkuttavista taide-elämyksistä.
Syyslomalle Joutsaan
Joutsassa syysloma on täynnä mahdollisuuksia rentoutua luonnon helmassa ja kokeilla erilaisia aktiviteetteja. Olitpa sitten retkeilyn, hikiliikunnan tai vain rauhallisen lomatunnelman ystävä, Joutsa tarjoaa monipuolisesti tekemistä kaikenikäisille lomailijoille. Syksyn värit ja raikas ilma tekevät vierailusta ikimuistoisen.
Taidelaitos Haihatuksen 25-vuotisjuhlan kesänäyttelyt keräsivät kiitosta ja kävijöitä
Joutsalaisen Taidelaitos Haihatuksen 25-vuotisjuhlan suurnäyttely “HAIHATUS25” ja KITA-gallerian itsenäinen osa “Näkymättömyys” houkuttelivat kesän aikana lähemmäs 7000 vierasta oheistapahtumineen.
Nukkekotikylä Doll Landia hurmaa
Doll Landia on Joutsan kirkonkylällä sijaitseva erikoinen nähtävyys, joka on toistasataa minihuonetta ja yli 6 000 miniatyyriesinettä sisältävä nukkekotikylä. Nukkekotikylässä riittää ihmeteltävää, pieniä yksityiskohtia on niin paljon, ettei kaikkea yhdellä käynnillä edes huomaa! Doll Landian nuket seikkailevat muun muassa kuvitteellisella Joutsan rautatieasemalla junaratoineen ja rentoutuvat Juntti Pubissa.
