Cultural history of Tynkä by bike

“Churches, crime scenes, and landscapes”

The popular biking route, Bridges of Tynkä, has many fascinating sites of local history that even date back to the Middle Ages.

For 500 years, Kalajoki has been an important center for farming and social life, where many different enterprises and businesses have flourished.

The route consists of stories, historical research, cultural heritage, and art. For example: the locations of the first and second church of Kalajoki, historical crime scenes, art, traditional landscapes, antiques...

Route details:

  • The route is app. 18 km long.
  • The biking route uses a sidewalk almost the entire length of the route. In Tynkä, you have to bike along the “highway” for a few hundred meters.