Comprehensive services in Haapavesi centre: restaurants, hotel, shops, post office, pharmacy, service stations, sport sites etc. A good camping site in Kyläsaari at the centre of town comprising a sauna etc. Near to Haapavesi a farming establishment for visitors and two wineries, one in Kytölä in the neighborhood of the airfield. Worth visiting e.g. the really modern Haapavesi church, museums, the Ruustinnanhovi/Nora institute, which also provides accommodation, Phone (08) 4592 111, Ainali lake bird sanctuary, an Orthodox chapel and much more. The Pyhäjoki river flows through Haapavesi, and around Haapavesi there are many lakes, pleasant to view both from the air and the ground. The Piispanneva turf production area is also interesting to visit. In the summer Haapavesi hosts the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival, offering musical entertainment for many tastes. Haapavesi is additionally known for many cultural happenings throughout the year.