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LuPoSa is an active village association of three villages in Northern Pälkäne. Our activities focus on the summer months, when we organize various events. We also maintain the villages' shared swimming beaches. Our goal is to promote the livability of the villages and increase community spirit.
Luikalan-Pohjalahden-Salmentaan kyläyhdistys ry is a group of people from three villages in Northern Pälkäne.
Residents of the area believe that our villages are a good place to live and spend leisure time. The beautiful cultural heritage landscapes and the proximity of the lakes are considered important, as well as the silence and peace.
The goal of our association is to promote the livability of our beautiful villages and increase community spirit. LuPoSa acts not only as an event organizer but also as a common mouthpiece for the villagers. We are involved in many municipal and social activities.
We care for the area’s livability and ensure the village has opportunities for various hobbies and living. The association remembers new residents with flowers and new-born villagers with a godparent spoon.
Salmentaka and Luikala began cooperating in 1985 and established a joint committee when the idea of an ice road arose, which would shorten the distance to the centrum by more than ten kilometers in winter across Lake Pälkäne.
During that time, the idea of a village book that would bundle the area’s history was born. The first event can be considered the Luikala Christmas market in 1988.
In 2000, the association was registered, and the village of Pohjalahti joined. The association was named Luikalan-Pohjalahden-Salmentaan kyläyhdistys, or LuPoSa for short.
The village book also gained momentum and was published 16 years later. The book was named ”Älähän hättäile” after the local saying ”älähän hättäile, minä pistän vettä poron päälle” (don’t rush, I’ll put water on the grounded coffee beans), which was said when coffee was made for a guest who had arrived in the village.
Luikala is a village formed by islands north of Lake Pälkäne. The largest island of Luikala is connected to the mainland by the Isosilta (Big Bridge) to the west and the Sulkusalmensilta (Sulkusalmi Bridge) to the east. Luikala has about fifty permanent residents, and the population doubles in the summer with summer residents. Luikala has several small businesses and a dairy farm.
Information about the early stages of Luikala is presented in the village book ”Älähän hättäile” (Don’t rush), which was published in the summer of 2016. Luikala was a village of seven islands, with 13 houses located on them.
Even today, Luikala is a two-part village, separated by the Hiitolinnan bend into Aliskylä (Lower Village) and Yliskylä (Upper Village). The houses in Aliskylä are closest together, although their location was redefined by the isojako (land division). On page 13 of the village book, there is a map section from the National Archives digital archive from 1857, which shows the locations of the houses at that time.
The forests of the farms were largely located in Laippa, and the houses had several crofts (farmsteads) on Ohvenon.
The Luikala village beach was also renovated with the help of a grant in 2023-2024. The long pier and sunny sandy beach are located at the end of Hiitolinnantien.
The Luikala Worker’s Hall was built in the early 20th century and is located at Selkätie 39. LuPoSa’s summer market has been held in the yard of the Luikala Worker’s Hall since the late 1980s until today. The venue also hosts other events organized by the association, from karaoke dances to photo evenings.
The Worker’s Hall can be rented for private use, starting at €100/day. The Worker’s Hall has 100 seats with a maximum capacity of 170 people, an indoor dry toilet, a spacious basic kitchen without a dishwasher, dishes for coffee, and a large coffee maker. Larger tableware can be conveniently rented from the North Pälkäne Agricultural Society.
Pohjalahti is a village in the northwestern corner of Pälkäne. The village is characterized by beautiful rolling landscapes, divided by the winding Pohjalahdentie road. The village follows the road from the border of Kangasala to the intersection of Tyry, where the gravel road begins towards Salmentaka and the western shore of Lake Pälkäne.
The village has a vibrant business life, including a broiler farm and a horse farm. Services are a 15-minute drive from Pälkäne town center, Kangasala, and Sahalahti.
In Pohjalahti there were three houses in the 16th century. The houses were Jussila (Isotalo), Seppälä, and Lasse Tuomaanpoika Kesolaisen’s house (Pahkasalo, Älähän hättäile, 2016).
Along the Pohjalahdentie road in Tyry, some houses formerly belonged to Epaala. In the past, the so-called Laukaantie road passed through the village. Only the construction of a new road through Pelisalmi shortened the journey from Kangasala to Central Finland.
Central Finland was the hunting area of the region’s foresters at a time when their livelihood was based on hunting and fishing. Before the straightening of the road, Pohjalahdentie was the most winding road in Finland.
The evening sun peeks through the large birches and the calls of the Eurasian Bittern can be heard from the reeds. The Pohjalahti beach has been renovated with the help of a grant and the hard work of the villagers.
The sheltered and cozy beach is located slightly hidden on Ajoksenlahdentie. The beach has a shelter with a campfire site, changing rooms, a toilet, and a long dock.
Salmentaankylä is literally located behind a strait. The village is situated on the northern shore of Lake Pälkäne, in the northwestern corner of Pälkäne, neighboring the villages of Pakkala in Sahalahti and Ohveno.
The village is united by the volunteer fire brigade, which has built its own house and dance hall with the help of volunteer work. There is a lot of business activity in the village, ranging from gardening to plumbing and a pig farm.
The school was closed in 2010, but a school bus takes students to Kostian yhtenäiskoulu in Onkkaala on the other side of the lake. The gymnasium of the school building is actively used by the villagers and is now known as HYP-Areena.
In the winter, there is an ice rink with a hockey rink maintained by the villagers next to the school, and ski trails are made on the nearby fields.
Salmentaka, like Luikala, has also been a two-part village. There is only oral tradition left of the fire in Alakylä, but the maps in the National Archives’ digital archive show the locations of the village’s seven main farms.
The farms were rustholds or their auxiliary houses and have mostly retained the farm name, although the owning families have changed in many cases in the early 20th century, except for Eskola and Rantapeissu. (Pahkasalo, Älähän hättäile, 2016.)
The pride of the village, the ”Pälkäne Riviera”, also known as the Salmentaka village beach, is worth visiting even for those coming from a little further away. The sunny sandy beach has been diligently renovated with the help of a grant and the efforts of the villagers. The beach has a new shelter, campfire site, wooden terrace, changing rooms, toilet, and a sturdy dock.
”Laivari” is located on Laivarannantie in Salmentaanniemi. The beach hosts the popular Salmentaka Järvipäivät event, which has become a tradition, every summer. The village boat dock, which has a ramp for launching boats and parking for two cars and a boat, is located on the side of the road (Laivarannantie 48) before the beach.
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