Vimpeli is a municipality of 2,700 people (2021) in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland.

Understand

Town center of Vimpeli

Vimpeli is a small municipality best known for its strong culture of Finnish baseball (pesäpallo). Vimpeli was crucial in the Winter War due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war.

Get in

The main route in Vimpeli is Highway 68. It is located between two towns: Jakobstad and Virrat.

It sits 79 kilometres (49 mi) northeast of Seinäjoki and 166 kilometres (103 mi) northwest of Jyväskylä

Get around

By bus

For timetables of ordinary coaches, see Matkahuolto. Osmo Aho route Pohjanmaan pikavuoro between Tampere and Kokkola stops at Vimpeli. Its tickets are sold at Onnibus web site.

By taxi

• Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi

See

• 1 Vimpeli Church (Vimpelin kirkko), Patruunantie 19. (updated Jun 2022)
• 2 Finnish Baseball Museum (Suomen Pesäpallomuseo), Patruunantie 17. (updated Jun 2022)
• 3 Ski Factory Museum (Suksitehdasmuseo), Kangastie 7. (updated Jun 2022)

Do

Saarikenttä Stadium

• 1 Saarikenttä Stadium, Patruunantie 15. A baseball stadium and the home field of Vimpelin Veto baseball team. (updated Jun 2022)
• 2 Vimpeli Sports Hall (Vimpelin liikuntahalli). (updated Jun 2022)
• 3 Lypsinmaa Beach (Lypsinmaan uimaranta), Mailahdentie (on the shores of Lake Lappajärvi). (updated Jun 2022)

Buy

Grocery stores

• 1 S-Market Vimpeli, Pöntisentie 4. M–Sa 07:00–21:00, Su 09:00–21:00. (updated Jun 2022)
• 2 K-Market Veto, Patruunantie 10 A. M–Sa 08:00–21:00, Su 11:00–20:00. (updated Jun 2022)
• 3 R-kioski Vimpeli, Patruunantie 13. M–F 08:00–20:00, Sa 09:00–20:00, Su 10:00–19:00. A convenience chain store. (updated Jun 2022)

Other stores

• 4 Boutique Johanna K., Patruunantie 13, ☏ +358 50 342 1691, info@boutiquejohannak.fi. W 11:00–17:00, Th F 09:00–17:00, Sa 10:00–13:00. A local clothes shop. (updated Jun 2022)
• 5 Vimpelin Autotarvike Oy, Patruunantie 3, ☏ +358 40 561 9665, vimpeli@fixus.fi. M–F 08:30–17:00, Sa 08:30–13:00. A car service and accessories store. (updated Jun 2022)
• 6 Lakaniemen Puutarha, Vistintie 29. A garden and flower shop. (updated Jun 2022)

Eat

Ice cream kiosk in Vimpeli

• 1 Grilli Pizzeria Kir-Si, Patruunantie 13, ☏ +358 6 565 2041. M Tu 10:30–21:00, W–F 10:30–22:00, Sa 13:00–22:00, Su 13:00–21:00. A pizzeria. (updated Jun 2022)
• 2 Balkan Food, Patruunantie 15, ☏ +358 40 817 0640. A restaurant. (updated Jun 2022)
• 3 Nelimarkan Leipomo, Opintie 4, ☏ +358 6 565 1950, info@nelimarkanleipomo.fi. A bakery with café. (updated Jun 2022)
• 4 Rolls Vimpeli, Patruunantie 8. M–F 10:30–21:00, Sa 11:00–21:00, Sun 12:00–20:00. A fast food restaurant. (updated Jun 2022)
• 5 Amica MakuStella, Kalkkimäentie 1, ☏ +358 50 314 3132, ruukki.vimpeli@amica.fi. M–Th 08:00–14:00, F 08:00–13:30 (lunch 10:00–12:30). An Amica chain restaurant. (updated Jun 2022)

Drink

• 1 Pub Völjy, Patruunantie 8. F Sa 18:00–02:00. (updated Jun 2022)

Sleep

• 1 Jokiunelma Inn (Majatalo Jokiunelma), Opintie 7, ☏ +358 50 530 6510. Spacious farmhouse with an atmospheric riverside in the town center of Vimpeli. (updated Jun 2022)

Go next

• Seinäjoki — The largest town in the region.

Routes through Vimpeli

Jakobstad ← Lappajärvi ←

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→ Alajärvi → Virrat