Homestays in Paijanne Tavastia, Finland

40 km north of Heinola, Tainionvirta (river) 300 m away (length 30 km, width of 0.02 km), soft mud bottom, running water, own rowing boat. Log cottage built in 2003, living room-kitchen convertible sofa bed (width 120 cm), bedroom with two beds, sauna "Always ready electric stove", washing room / toilet, terrace (19 m²). There are spacious bedrooms and living areas, a cozy cottage feel to it. Air source heat pump. Cot = travel cot and high chair is brought to the cottage on request. Garage / woodshed. Dry outdoor toilet in addition to the indoor toilet. Dry land cottage in a traditional rural landscapes. Lawn Yard. Swimming Place 300 m along the path, own pier. Public beach 6 km away. Tainionvirta is FINLAND's most southern TROUT RIVER! Cottage road to 3 cottages runs next to the cottage 10 meters away. Quiet village road 50 m away. Behind the cottage, 60m away, is a grain dryer, used usually from the mid-Augusttill the end of September. The owner has a farm 300 meters away. You can see there cows, dog and cat. Hartola Golf 8 km, Sysmä 17 km, Purnuvuori 30 km, Lahti 90 km, Messilä 90 km.

This cozy decorated cabin is peacefully located. There is a nice specialty in this destination, a cupola-style sauna by the water. This cabin is suitable for up to eight people. 64 km to the north from Lahti, lake Myllyjärvi 30 m, hard, deep sanded beach, no pier. Own rowing boat, campfire site on the beach. Log cabin (built in 2021), living room (sofa bed 160x200 cm), fireplace, living room / kitchen, two bedrooms (bedroom 1: double bed, bedroom 2: two beds) and loft with two beds. Washroom with shower, WC and washing machine. On the terrace, table group and gas grill. Magnificent cupola-style sauna on the beach. In the sauna there is a dressing room with kitchenette, sauna room with wood burning sauna stove and shower. There is a campfire site located in front of the lakeside sauna. The garage in the yard is not available for the tenants. In this cabin, final cleaning and bed linen are included in the total rent. The cabin has a Wi-Fi connection. The cabin is situated in a quiet location and the plot has a beautiful view over the fishy lake Myllyjärvi. The plot is flat and mostly sand-covered. This cabin offers great opportunities for a holiday all year round. Services of Padasjoki municipality center are within 13 km distance.

120 km to the north from Helsinki, lake Vesijärvi 20 m (length 23 km, width 5 km), shallow water, sandy bottom, pier, owner's houseboat and motor boat are moored at the pier. The beach is in shared use with the owner. The house is made from the building blocks, cement rendering (built in 2005). The owner lives in the smaller part of the house. Own entrance on the other side of the building. Lake suite is designed for a quiet, relaxing family retreat (with kids). It's not allowed to have any party in this house to guarantee peace in the neighborhood. Rented only for families and other groups who enjoy peaceful holiday. Not rented for groups consisting only of under 25 years old customers. Living room with sofa, one sleeping site (90 x 200 cm) by using a separate mattress pad on the sofa, kitchen, dining area with sofa bed for one, bedroom with Yankee bed 160x200 cm, bedroom with 3 single beds (80x200 cm), WC with shower, glazed terrace. A pavilion on the beach, there are places for sleeping if weather is warm. Cooking hut with barbecue facilities and wood heated sauna. There is electric lighting in the pavilion and the cooking hut. There is also wood heated hot tub on the beach, which can be rented by separate price. Prices during year 2022: 160 euro per day, 210 euro / 2 days. Booking of hot tub must be done in advance from the owner. Note! Check-out time at this cottage is already at 11.00 (also in weekend bookings). Flat and grassed plot, suits well for many kinds of outdoor games. Shallow beach is ideal for children too. The pavilion, cooking hut with sauna and bathtub will create a nice site for hanging out on the beach. The owner lives in the smaller part of the house. Own entrance on the other side of the building. The owner's boats and caravan are stored in the yard area. However, there are plenty of parking places in the yard. Distances: Lahti city center 13 km, Messilä (winter sports center) 21 km

160 km north of Helsinki, Lake Saarijärvi 20 m (length 800 m breadth 500 m), deep water, soft bottom. Pier, own boat. Log cabin 1983, renovated 2014, spacious living room-kitchen, bedroom (8 m²) with double bed 180x200 cm, bedroom (7 m²) with 2 beds á 90 x 200 cm, wood-fired sauna, washroom, dressing room, open veranda. Stylish and high quality log panel cottage (62 m²) for people who value peace and good outdoor activity possibilities. The cottage has spacious and comfortable living area, combined with a modern fitted kitchen. The lounge has fireplace, sofa set, dining set and dresser. The bedrooms have storage space for clothes and belongings. Big and bright sauna has wood stove and lake views. From dressing room there is door to spacious veranda with wooden furnishings. In the yard grows pine forest. In the yard there is barbecue. Upper part of the yard is flat. There is gentle slope leading to the beach. The beach is 20 m away. On the beach there is pier, from which the water depth is about 3 m. Therefore, the depth of the beach is not suitable for children who cannot swim yet. Lake Saarijärvi is small and clean watered wilderness lake. You may be able to follow the lives of a pair of black-throated diver and swans and also the evening sun rays through a rugged rocky landscape. There is only this cottage and cottage 3293 (which is owned by same owner) by this lake. The cottages have distance of 80 m. There are no other neighbors, so these cottages can enjoy the tranquility of nature. From the cottage yard opens extensive berry and mushroom picking areas. Outdoor recreation opportunities are excellent. Equipment: • refrigerator, freezer, hob, stove with oven, microwave, dishwasher • coffee maker, kettle, toaster, mixer • Radio, television, blu-ray / dvd player • double bed (180 x 200 cm), two twin beds (90 x 200 cm) • by request a cot and high chair • washing machine, drying radiator, hair dryer, potty • grill (charcoal or wood-burning stove) and electric grill on the...

40 km north-west of Heinola, Tainionvirta current 100 m (length 30 km, width 0.05 km), hard, both shallow and deep parts, sandy clay, mud bottom. Beach is also suitable for children. The boat and the beach is in shared use with the owner. Log house 1888, renovated 2000 and 2018, kitchen-living room sofa bed, a bedroom with three beds and a bedroom with two beds and a bunk bed, sauna (electric stove), shower room, entrance hall, wood storage shed, porch, patio. Hot tub in the patio, must be rented separately from the owner (70 euros / time). One usage of hot tub is included in the booking in WEEK bookings (7 nights and longer bookings ) according to the customer's choice. Extra times can be rented for an extra price. The house is located on a beautiful manor house estate. The mansion is a working farm, grain-growing farm, and a holiday farm. Lawn and Garden arable landscapes around. Garden swing. Life jackets for 2 adults available. The house was originally an old building and log walls has time darkened. Bed rooms are spacious (blackout curtains). Nearest neighbour is the owner, there is a bush fence, so both yards also have own privacy. The yard includes old barn, shed, drying house, horse stables. Swimming area in Tainionvirta River is about 100 meters from the house. The beach is in shared use with the owner. *** NOTE! Fishing is not allowed during September-November.*** Place is ideal for example for a family with children. Manor's children's play area is near, there is eg. a yard swing, a trampoline, sand box and toys for children to play. Tennis Court 0.6 km (bookings through the owner, owner instructs in the use). Owner rents bicycles. The same owner has also cottages 11334 and 12657. Catering available by separate agreement (owner has a holiday farm, which is suitable for arranging small parties by separate agreement/payment). There are two fridges in the cottage. Tainionvirta is one of Finland's most southern salmon river, fishing-wilderness guide available. Sysmä 6 km, National park Päijätsalo 20 km, Pulkkilanharju Ridge 20 km, Hartola golf 25 km, the channel of Vääksy 35 km, Kammiovuori 30 km, Purnuvuori 40 km, MESSILÄ 60 km, Lahti 60 km, Sysmän Suvisoitto (Sysmä Summer Sounds event) in July.

35 km north of Lahti. Lake Päijänne 40 m, clay bottom. Own boat. Log cabin 1981, renovated 1992, living room/kitchen, sleeping alcove with doublebed (breadth 130 cm), dressing room, sauna, veranda. Portable Charcoal BBQ grill. Coal must be brought. A steep slope. Maximum 2 pets allowed. Pätiälä Manor Cottages 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 2100, 2243, 2276, 2277, 4390, 4392, 5018 and 7821 Pätiälä Manor is located in a typical Finnish cultural landscape in southern Finland right on the shore of Lake Päijänne, 35 km north of the city of Lahti. Idyllic Vääksy, the area’s services centre, is situated only 10 km away, while it is no more than a 6-km journey to the naturally beautiful Pulkkilanharju, which is an 8-km long ridge-like esker looking like a bridge crossing L. Päijänne. Pätiälä manor is an old family home practising traditional agriculture and forestry. Three of Päijänne’s bays thrust into the manorlands. The first mention of the estate dates back to the 1400s. Furthermore, the manor’s lands have yielded a valuable Viking coin hoard from around the 1000s; this comprised 360 coins of various nationalities. The comfortable silverlog and log cottages which have been built along a 5-km length of shoreline stand for apart, ensuring that each has its own space and peace. However, from some cottages' piers there is a sight to the neighbor's pier and shore (cottages nr 1947, 1949 and 2276). Rich natural habitats based on the waterway, rolling agricultural land, and the eskers create an ideal framework for a close-to-nature holiday, while the manor’s location in the heart of southern Filnand means that connections are relatively short, as well as fast. - good fishing and boating opportunities -cosy silverlog and log cottages for year-round use -logging roads on the manor’s lands provide convenient routes for walking or jogging -good cross-country skiing terrain, Vääksy’s illuminated ski trails, the City of Lahti’s skiing centre, Messilä downhill ski centre (35 km) and Vierumäki sports college (24...

25 km north of Lahti. Lake Päijänne 30 m, shallow water, hard rock/sand bottom. Own rowing boat. The dock has underwater concrete weights that hold the pier in place. The weights are chained to the dock and are located on both sides of the dock. Log cabin 1986, extended and renovated 2008, downstairs bedroom with 2 beds (width 90 cm) and under the beds 2 extra beds (width 70 cm), living room/kitchen with convertible sofa, dressing room, sauna, open veranda. Upstairs bedroom with 2 beds (width 90 cm) and sitting area with 1 bed (width 90 cm). Upstairs with sloping ceilings, partly with low room height (maximum heigth 200 cm). Note! The cottage's toilet is not on the same level as the cottage, there are two steps down to the toilet. For summer use also outbuilding (9 m²) with 2 beds, outbuilding has elec. light and heating. Outbuilding in use during 1.5. - 30.9. Wi-fi. Outside power point for the car. Outboard motor for rent. Guided 2-5 hours fishing tours for 1-5 pers for extra charge. Fishing equipment for sale. Golf course in Vääksy (distance 10 km). Lahti’s skiing centre 25km. The destination has the International Green Key certificate for sustainable tourism. The environmental work of Green Key certified sites includes e.g. resource efficiency by saving water and energy consumption, waste reduction and recycling.

67 km north of Heinola, lake Iso-Paljojärvi 20 m (length 2 km, breadth 700m), hard, sanded bottom, pier and rowing boat. Log cabin 2000, living room/kitchen 2 extra beds, 2 bedrooms 2 beds in each, washroom, sauna, toilet. Large terrace. Kitchen renovated 2018, sauna 2015. Air source heat pump. Heating socket for the car. Slow charging of an electric car can be reserved for an additional fee, you can also ask the owner for a portable 11 kW Type-2 charging station for rent. Note! Weekend bookings end at 12.00 on Sundays in this cottage. General: Holiday cottages have been rented on Rantala Farm over 50 years. The farm is located within walking distance of the cottage, making it easy for guests to get acquainted with the everyday life of the farm or just drop in for a chat. The comfortable cottage is ideal for both families with children and older holidaymakers. Electric bikes and sup boards for rent. Rantala Farm cultivates cereals and caraway seeds, some of the fields being scenic rather than productive. Forestry being important to the farmer, there are plenty of opportunities for guests to roam the forests or make use of the local logging roads or trails for walks and backpacking. Wild berries and mushrooms can be freely gathered in the forest and the Rantala area is rich in this natural produce. There is a village society tepee on the farm’s land where guests are free to go to roast sausages or brew coffee over an open fire. The Vuorenkylä nature trail with its splendid scenery is also well worth a visit! In winter there are 2-8 km long maintained ski trails nearby. At Purnu you can experience the exhilarating speed of downhill skiing. It is also easy to reach the national snowmobile trail network from the cottage. Kytöranta acquired its name due to its association with kytövuori hill and kytösuo mire, where land (so-called “kytö”) used to be burned over for cultivation purposes. The sun shines on Kytöranta’s terrace almost all day round. The cottage has a garden swing; the terrace has...

70 km north-west of Lahti, Lake Vesijako 25 m, shallow, hard sanded silt bottom, own boat. Wooden cottage 2008, living room/kitchen 2 extra beds, 2 bedrooms each with 2 beds, attic with 4 mattresses (only for summer use), dressing room, washroom, sauna. Back part of plot level; from cottage to shore a gentle slope. Yard has sand, grass and forest. Mechanical ventilation system, home theater system/blue ray player, tumble dryer, fire place with wood-fired baking oven, sandbox for children in the yard. Water in the water pipes comes from the own deep well and it has good quality. Padasjoki town 21 km. Locally several nature reserves: Isojärvi and Päijänne National Parks, Evo recreation area. Sapee downhill ski centre approx. 45 km, Himos ski resort approx. 65 km. Horse riding opportunities approx. 22 km, Vääksy golf course approx. 46 km. Lahti’s skiing centre 70 km. Owner rents out 4 bicycles, outboard motors (0.5 hp electric and 2,5 hp gasoline engines) and 3 kayaks. Mobile -internet connection for extra price, order and payment to the owner (price in 2017: 10 e/weekend, 20 e/week). Neighboring cottage 5210 Kuikka is located about 50 m so these cottages will be ideal for example two families. In summer time no direct line of sight between these two cottages because of trees.

This place is a perfect choice for customers looking for a traditional Finnish cabin holiday! Cozy 50 m² log cabin by the lake Vesijärvi in Asikkala offers good holiday facilities for families of 4+2 persons with children. Build in 1994. You can also bring a small pet. There is no traffic passing by near the cabin, because it is located at the end of the road. 10 km to the south from Vääksy, lake Vesijärvi 30 m, shallow hard clay bottom with thin sand layer, pier, rowing boat, log-built cabin (1994), living room, living room/kitchen, bedroom with double bed on the ground floor, bedroom with two beds in the loft, sofa bed (140 x 190 bed) in the hall of loft. WC in the washroom, sauna with wood-burning sauna stove. It is not recommended to drink water from the well. There are already 10 litres of bottled water in the cabin. You can buy more from the stores nearby. The cabin is well reachable, only 25 km to the north from Lahti, last 4,5 km is dirt road. The shores of Lake Vesijärvi are generally shallow. The beach deepens very gently, which makes it well suited for families with children. The nearest restaurant/shop is within 5,5 km. In the municipality center Vääksy (10 km) you will find bigger shops, alcohol store Alko, more restaurants/cafés, golf course, various sports facilities, etc. The nearest cabin neighbors are located within 50-100 meters, protective vegetation and trees between the cabins. Near the beach you can barbecue with a kettle grilll while enjoying the evening sun. You have your own rowing boat available and the possibility to rent an outboard motor (check the reservation situation in advance). The cabin is located on a gentle slope, stairs down to the shore. The distance to the beach is about 30 meters. The cabin is equipped with amenities, so even a longer stay will go well. Wood-heated sauna offers soft steams. Shower and WC are in the same room in connection with the sauna. The kitchen is equipped with tableware for six people and all necessary cooking utensils....