The church of the Pyhäjoki parish was designed by Karvala & Silvennoinen and completed in 1977 after the previous one designed by Carl Ludvig Engel was destroyed in a fire in 1974. The church is the third built in Pyhäjoki: The first church was built already in the 16th century. The candle chandeliers and the baptismal font dating back to that time decorate the present church of Pyhäjoki. Built in 1736 within the first church, the bell tower designed by Simon Knup still serves the parishioners. The second church of Pyhäjoki was a large 1200-seat empirical cruciform church drawn by C.L. Engel, and it was completed in 1844. The fire that broke out of a lightning destroyed this magnificent building in the midsummer night of 1974.

The designer used the following words of a psalm as the starting point: “Lift up your hearts to the Lord.” The church combines a modern exterior appearance to an interior that exudes sanctity and harmony. The central positioning of the items salvaged from the burnt church creates a striking link between the old and the new. The wall of the church hall is adorned by sculptor Kari Juva’s brick relief ‘Ten Virgins’. The evocative piece also serves as a statement of faith and an acoustic element.

The atmospheric museum area of Annala includes 22 buildings with nearly 8,000 objects. The most important function of the Annala museum is to describe rural life before the era of tractors. The museum is open in the summer, when changing exhibitions, concerts, summer theatre performances and other events are also organised in the area.

The museum is open for visitors during summer. Groups can reserve a tour outside of the opening times as well.

The traditional Christmas at Annala opens the holiday season in Pyhäjoki. The event features vendors, music, rice porridge, a glögi café, festive lights, old-fashioned Christmas spirit, and of course, Santa Claus! For the little ones, there’s also an elf-themed activity trail and horse-drawn carriage rides.

The event takes place in the courtyard of the Annala local heritage museum. The charming Annala museum area has 22 buildings, housing nearly 8,000 items. The main purpose of the Annala museum is to showcase rural life before the era of tractors.

In the Ylimattila Arboretum you can admire more than 300 varieties of trees, shrubs and perennials. Various birch species, conifers, apple trees and rowan trees grow along the paths of the park. Ornamental bushes, roses and berry bushes bring color to the park. The arboretum is established in 2010 and it is open every day all year round.