Many of the artists who shaped the national culture of Finland at the turn of the century drew their inspiration from the scenes of Väisälänmäki. Eero Järnefelt spent the summer of 1893 in Väisälänmäki and painted for instance the work "Under the Yoke (The Burn-Beating)", from which Lapinlahti has got the theme for its coat of arms: the burn-beater.
Pekka Halonen painted several of his works in Väisälänmäki, for example "View from the Hill (Väisälänmäki)". His brother Antti Halonen painted landscapes in the hill, still in the 1920's.
The said best drawer of Finland Raimo Puustinen spent his summers in Väisälänmäki in the 1970's and 80's. Inspired by the landscape, he created the stained glass work "Fuuga Savonia" and illustrated the "Railroad" novel by Juhani Aho.

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