Outings and rare natural phenomena

With its five ridges and three large lakes, the beautiful municipality of Kangasala boasts a varied natural life that invites you into the great outdoors.

Rare kettle holes

The ridges are riddled by rare natural phenomena, so-called kettle holes. Kettle holes were created at the end of the ice age, when large ice blocks became buried under the glacier and were pressed into the ground. By melting slowly, the ice blocks made steep-edged holes into the ground. A microclimate colder than the ambient temperature exists at the bottom. The reddle kettle in the hillside of the Vehoniemenharju ridge is the largest known kettle hole in the world. It is 50 metres deep, and the water at the bottom remains frozen even during the hottest July weathers.

Fishing

Try your fisherman’s luck in the clear-watered lakes. You can catch fish with a fishing rod and during winter, by ice fishing.
At the Pohtiolampi pond you can angle for rainbow trout, and prepare a meal with your catch. You can also admire the osprey diving for food and enjoy a ready-made fish meal in the wild. The osprey, one of the biggest birds of prey in Finland, is an amazing sight. Unfortunately the osprey is already endangered. Information material on osprey is also available.

Bird watching

Various aquatic birds nest at the lakes of Kangasala. Storks can be spotted at the Kirkkojärvi lake, right near the centre.