Järviseudun Golf is not a reason by itself to cross Finland, but it is one of the more distinctive activities around Lappajärvi. The course sits in the lake landscape, and part of the circuit involves a boat crossing, which is exactly the kind of local detail that makes the stop memorable.
Travelers who do not play golf can skip it without guilt. If you do, the setting is the attraction: water, open sky, and the odd pleasure of moving across a crater lake between holes.