Paltaniemi's enchantingly weathered wooden church was built in 1726, and has some of Finland’s most interesting church paintings; rustic 18th-century works full of life and colour that enliven the roof and walls. Above the entrance, symbolically representing the dangers of life outside the church’s protective bosom, is a vivid scene of hell that was covered for years to avoid offending parish sensibilities.
Alongside the church, what looks like a woodshed is the Keisarintalli , an old stable that was actually used as a boarding house for Tsar Alexander I when he toured Finland in 1819. This simple building (moved from Vuolijoki) was the best available.
