What may I do in Karstula?
Parkthe vehicle, on the public road
IT DEPENDS
the national rule
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NOT ON RECORD
no rule read
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
the national rule
Tonight, hereOpen-Meteo · ahora mismo
this municipalityprotected areaneighbouring municipalities, in their own colour: they can be tapped
Why, and on what paper
Which text each answer comes from
Park · it depends
Laki pysakoinninvalvonnasta 727/2011; Maastoliikennelaki 1710/1995; Tieliikennelaki 729/2018; Ulkoilulaki 606/1973 art. Laki pysakoinninvalvonnasta 727/2011 3 §; maastoliikennelaki 4 § 1 mom y 27 §; tieliikennelaki 37-38 § · verified on 2026-08-09
Camp · no
Maastoliikennelaki art. 4 §; 5 § 2 mom · verified on 2026-08-08
The area designated by by-law that has been read is in Wittingen, Stadt, about 1.340 km away. The nearest municipality with its own rule read is Binz, Ostseebad, about 1.100 km away.
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Karstula is a very large municipality measuring 49 by 37 kilometres. With 3.625 inhabitants it is practically uninhabited (4 per square kilometre). Within its boundaries there are 10 protected areas, including Verhokangas. There, the rules on permitted uses are set by each area's own plan. It borders 10 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 963 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 3.625 |
| Densidad | 4 hab/km² |
| Area | 49 × 37 km |
| Costa | no, inland municipality |
| Protected areas | 10 |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 10 |
This municipality touches: Verhokangas, Aittosuo-Leppäsuo-Uitusharju, Saarijärven reitti, Särkijärvi ja Iso Metsälampi, Laihistenneva-Härkäneva-Vahvasenjoki, Haukisuo-Härkäsuo-Kukkoneva….
10 protected areas within
Karstula touches 10 Natura 2000 sites.
- Verhokangas
- Aittosuo-Leppäsuo-Uitusharju
- Saarijärven reitti
- Särkijärvi ja Iso Metsälampi
- Laihistenneva-Härkäneva-Vahvasenjoki
- Haukisuo-Härkäsuo-Kukkoneva
- … and 4 more
The national rule does not set a specific aggravating factor for these sites: each area's own rule governs.
Calculated by intersecting the municipality's polygon with the 27,172 Natura 2000 sites of the European Environment Agency. The site covers part of the municipality.
All the layers that apply
Why — the layers that apply here
protected zone
4 areas: Verhokangas · Aittosuo-Leppäsuo-Uitusharju · Saarijärven reitti · Särkijärvi ja Iso Metsälampi
Protected-area designation: the rule of the protected area applies here in addition to the municipal one, and it usually makes the penalty harsher.
country
Finland
Rule located, but its articles have not been verified: its content is not published until it has been read.
Where the line lies between parking, sleeping and camping
camping · Finland
Camping is forbidden outside a campsite or designated zone. What changes from one country to another is which gesture crosses the line:
- Line 1: 4 § forbids «liikkua, pysäyttää tai pysäköidä» in maasto — parking is already forbidden
- Line 2: taking out an awning, chairs, a table or a barbecue = leiriytyminen, outside the jokaisenoikeudet
- Layer 3, the one that gets forgotten: 5 § 2 mom requires nuisance to be avoided; NOISE AT 2 A.M. may be the offence, not sleeping
Maastoliikennelaki art. 4 §; 5 § 2 mom · verified on 2026-08-08
«kunhan pihalla ei ole retkituolia»
Neighbouring municipalities
Near here
Kyyjärvi · national ruleSaarijärvi · national ruleSoini · national ruleKannonkoski · national ruleKivijärvi · national rulePerho · national ruleAlajärvi · national ruleÄhtäri / Etseri · national ruleMultia · national ruleKinnula · national rule
Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.
Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.