Homestays in Tavastia Proper, Finland

145 km northwest of Helsinki. Artificial pond 40 m (length 100 m, breadth 50 m), deep, sanded mud bottom. Small boat in shared use with cottage 7299. Log cabin 1996, living room/kitchen, a small bedroom with bunk bed. Upstairs double bed and two separate beds, washroom, sauna, open veranda. Entry to sauna, washroom and toilet through veranda. Garden swing, childrens swing, barbeque shelter. A total of 4 bicycles available for guests of the two cottages, inquiries from the owner. The owner has the option to collect a 150 e key/cleaning deposit upon the customer's arrival. The payment will be returned when everything is in order on departure. Nice log cottage on a sunny plot in a quiet country side. A slope from the cottage to the pond. There is cottage 7299 By the same pond. Both cottages has own beach and yard. There are trees and a wood shed between these two cottages. There are walking paths near the cottage. From the cottage can go hiking to Koijärvi nature tower, distance 6 km. Local meat shop (Paijan lihapuoti) is open on Fridays 11-17, distance 5 km. Skiing track in Urjala, distance 7 km. The nearest restaurant is 6 km away. Urjala Market is a popular summer market on Fridays from 7 am to 2 pm (if Friday is a public holiday, the market is on Thursday). There is a floodlit ski trail in the Urjala Asema area, about 7 km away. Experience Garden Pölkinvuori 8 km. Vesihelmi swimming hall in Forssa, distance 23 km. Lempäälä Idea Park, distance of approx. 60 km, there is also for example indoor swimming pool-spa Vesimaailma Louhi. The Forssa region has a vibrant and diverse summer theater scene. Forssa Summer Evening sports event in mid-June. Forssa Holjat market event on the first weekend of August, Tammelan Hakkapeliitta market and Pick Nick (hobby vehicles). Please notice that a security deposit 150 eur is to be paid in cash to the owner on arrival if clients are under the age of 20 years.

145 km north-west of Helsinki, man-made pool 30 m (length 100 m, width 50 m), deep, hard sanded clay bottom, small boat in shared use with cottage 6727. Log cottage 2002, living room/kitchen, bedroom 2 beds, bedroom double bed, loft (sloping ceilings, highest point 170 cm) with 4 mattresses, washroom, dressing room, sauna, open porch. In the yard there are a children's swing, brick grill and a barbecue hut with a gas burner. A total of 4 bicycles available for guests of the two cottages, inquiries from the owner. The owner can collect a 150 e key/cleaning deposit upon the customer's arrival. The payment will be returned when everything is in order on departure. Nice log cottage on a sunny plot in a quiet country side. Two cottages on shore of man-made pool (neighbouring cottage is 6727). Both cottages has own beach and yard. There are trees and a wood shed between these two cottages. There are walking paths near the cottage. From the cottage can go hiking to Koijärvi nature tower, distance 6 km. Local meat shop (Paijan lihapuoti) is open on Fridays 11-17, distance 5 km. Skiing track in Urjala, distance 7 km. The nearest restaurant is 6 km away. Urjala Market is a popular summer market on Fridays from 7 am to 2 pm (if Friday is a public holiday, the market is on Thursday). There is a floodlit ski trail in the Urjala Asema area, about 7 km away. Experience Garden Pölkinvuori 8 km. Vesihelmi swimming hall in Forssa, distance 23 km. Lempäälä Idea Park, distance of approx. 60 km, there is also for example indoor swimming pool-spa Vesimaailma Louhi. The Forssa region has a vibrant and diverse summer theater scene. Forssa Summer Evening sports event in mid-June. Forssa Holjat market event on the first weekend of August, Tammelan Hakkapeliitta market and Pick Nick (hobby vehicles). Please notice that a security deposit 150 eur is to be paid in cash to the owner on arrival if clients are under the age of 20 years.

141 km north of Helsinki, L.Käkistenjärvi 40 m (length 650 m, width 150 m), fairly shallow sanded clay bottom, own boat and pier. Wooden board cottage 2009, living room/kitchen, bedroom 2 beds, bedroom 2 beds, 2 mattresses which can be placed as required, hall, toilet, open porch. Cottage has sauna (wood-burning stove), washroom (2 showers) and dressing room. Air source heat pump. WiFi is provided free of charge in advance upon request. By a separate agreement possibility to rent a hot tub (heated by wood) on wheels. It would be good to book it well in advance in order to make sure that the tub is available. Well-equipped cottage on shore of peaceful lake. Yard area is open and light. Lake well-stocked with fish, fishing permits available from owner. Electric outboard motor for hire. There is some iron in tap water, but water system removes it when water is kept running for some time. Tap water can be used as household water, but client can also bring drinking water. Horse riding opportunities 7 km, Hauho 17 km, Sappee Ski Resort 17 km, several golf courses within a 50 km radius, Hämeenlinna 40 km, airport 70 km, Tampere 61 km, Helsinki 141 km.

40 km north-east of Hämeenlinna, lake Iso-Roinevesi 30 m (length 7 km, breadth 5 km), shallow water, hard sand bottom, own boat. Log cabin 1994, kitchen, living room, sleeping loft (sloping ceilings, low room height, steep stairs) 4 beds and wide mattress for 2 persons and crib, dressing room, sauna (wooden heated), shower in sauna, open veranda. In summer outbuilding with 2 beds (as alternative beds). By a separate agreement possibility to rent a hot tub (heated by wood) on wheels. It would be good to book it well in advance in order to make sure that the tub is available. In the cottage there is a air source heat pump. The plot is mainly in a natural state. Near the village some of the farms are still working. Fishing license from the owner. Electric outboard motor for hire. Riding 9 km.

105 km to the northwest from Helsinki, lake Vähä-Ilmettyjärvi 25 m (length 1 km, width 300 m), sanded beach, shallow and hard bottom, own rowing boat. High-quality log cabin, built in summer 2020, by the lake. Bedroom with double bed, another bedroom with two single beds, living room/kitchen, electric sauna, separate WC, heat reserving fireplace. Covered terrace with hydro massage bath (at extra fee) and gas grill. If the reservation is longer than a week, the price for massage bath an additional days is 40€/day, the payment for the additional days is agreed directly with the owner. Campfire site on the beach. The maximum number of guests in the cabin is four persons. Internet, 4G. Travel cot (available at an additional cost) is suitable for children under 1 year of age. New high-class cabin by a fishy lake. Flat gravel yard, sanded beach above the waterline. Lake Vähä-Ilmetty is dark-watered lake with some humus. Some humus might be carried to the shore and that makes soft layer on the top of hard bottom. The cabin is located in the middle of peaceful environment. Tammela 21 km, Forssa 29 km, Riihimäki 44 km. Räyskälä flying centre 7 km, horse stable 11 km, Eerikkälä sport & outdoor resort 18 km, Tammela sport centre 22 km (for example skiing track, ice rink, frisbeegolf), Spa Vesihelmi 30 km. Close to nice day trip destinations: Iso-Melkutin 6 km, Pääjärvi recreation area 7 km, Liesjärvi National Park 23 km, Torronsuo National Park 37 km, Saari folk park 15 km (some of the trails are also suitable for strollers).

41 km north-east of Hämeenlinna, L. Vähä-Roine 25 m (length 3 km, width 1 km), shallow, hard sanded clay bottom, pier and rowing boat. Log-panelled chalet 2002, living room/kitchen, bedroom with double bed, upstairs 2 bedrooms with 2 beds in each, upstairs hall area with convertible sofa, dressing room, washroom, sauna renovated 2016 (elec. stove), toilet, 2 x porch. Chalet with all conveniences, three bedrooms, spacious, well-lit areas. Flat yard with lawn, suitable for children, as is the shore. 2 x TV. By separate agreement cot available. By separate agreement / payment electric motor for boat available. Boat ramp 1,5km from cottage. Horse riding 11 km away. Note! If you book bed linen as an additional service, they will be made ready to the beds.

100 km north of Helsinki, Valkealammi pool 40 m (length 300 m, width 150 m), deep, sanded mud bottom, own boat. Round-log cottage 2008, living room/kitchen heat-storing fireplace. Downstairs: bedroom 2 beds, bedroom 2 beds. Upstairs: sleeping loft 2 beds, hall and open porch. Sauna in the same building, dressing room, washroom, sauna has underfloor heating and 2 showers. Toilet dowstairs and upstairs. Robust round-log cottage on shore of small, peaceful lake. Yard area partly gravel, partly forested. Owner’s farm features an ATV/quad bike track, salt treatment rooms, and infrared saunas (distance 2 km). Water in the tap contains iron. It's examined and safe to use, but guest can also bring drinking water along. High chair on advance request (baby cot/crib is not available). Puuhamaa (childrens' playpark open during summer) at Tervakoski 15 km, several golf courses within an approx. 40-km radius, Hämeenlinna and Aulanko sights approx. 40 km. Kalpalinna (Calpis) ski centre approx. 25 km. Riihimäki 25 km, airport 90 km. Key deposit 100 € paid on the spot.

Cozy log cabin by a clear-watered lake Iso-Roine. 37 km to the north from Hämeenlinna, lake Iso-Roine 20 m (length 8 km, width 2 km), shallow, hard rocky (sand)bottom, pier. There is a nature trail in front of the cabin, descending the slope to the pier, where you can swim. Near the pier, there is a small sand beach where the smallest members of the family can swim. The beach deepens fast. There is a shallow child-friendly sand beach within 200 m from the cabin (shared with neighboring cabins). The marina, where you can find a rowing boat belonging to the cabin, is 100 meters away. The rowing boat is stored in the harbor due to the rockiness of the beach. A little further from the harbor, you can get a shortcut to the meadow area, where are opportunities for many kinds of activities. Log cabin 2006, living room / kitchen with sofa bed, 2 bedrooms with 2 beds in each (one downstairs, another upstairs), sleeping loft with 4 beds, wood-heated sauna, washroom, toilet downstairs and upstairs, covered porch. There is direct access from the sauna to the porch for cooling, the porch has a round log-made table group. The cabin does not have sun loungers. A charger for an electric car is available for an additional fee (in common use with the Puolukka, Mustikka and Varpu cabins). Reservations start at 16.00 and end at 12.00 (also weekend reservations). Please note that there may be weak network connections in the area. The cabin has its own cooking hut, located on the shore near the pier. In the hut it is possible to prepare meals on a fire protected from the weather. The cabin is located in the same area as three other almost identical rental cabins (Mustikka, Puolukka, Varpu). Distances of cabins from each other is 30 meters. The yards of the cabins are mainly in a natural state. Lakka is located between the cabins Puolukka and Varpu. There is a frisbee golf course in the neighboring forest, so the most avid players have easy access to the lane (lane number 17). In the yard there is a common wood storage (firewood for sauna, hut and fireplace included in the price) and children's sandbox. Please respect the neighbors, as well as others living nearby. The silence is between 22.00 and 7.00. Note! The cabin's textiles and furniture may differ from those, which are shown in the pictures, as the owner changes / updates them as needed. General information: Cabins owned by Leppäniemi Hirsihuvilat company are located in Hauho, on the shores of the clear-watered and fishy lake Iso-Roine, near the hill Utterinvuori. The company has 13 homely and well-equipped log cabins for year-round use. Space for 120 people. The environment offers excellent outdoor and off-water opportunities. About 40 acres of nature conservation area, private 21-lane disc golf course, berry and mushroom picking possibilities, campfire sites, varied fishing and crayfish catching possibilities (guided tours also available). The 2.5-hectare meadow area between Härkälinna (cabin no. 8426) and the beach has a badminton / volleyball court, some frisbee golf courses and medieval-style competition equipment and facilities that can be used with a guided tour (competition field on request). The meadow can be used freely by the guests of 13 cabins. In winter, cross-country ski trails (if snow situation allows), hole in the ice (for swimming) on request, ice fishing and ice skating. Hauho is easily reachable in the middle of Lahti and Tampere. You can drive from Hämeenlinna in 30 minutes and from Helsinki in 1.5 hours. Distances: 200 m to the meadow area ("race field" and frisbee golf), 35 km to Hämeenlinna railway station, 65 km to Tampere and Lahti, 140 km to Helsinki. Other cabins on the site: 8414 - 8426.

32 km north of Hämeenlinna, Ilmoilanselkä (lake) 30 m (length 5 km, width 3 km), shallow, hard sanded stone bottom, own boat. Wooden chalet 2005, living room/ kitchen convertible sofa/bed for two, bedroom 2 beds, dressing room, washroom, sauna (both wood-burning and elec. stove), open porch, upstairs 2 bedrooms 2 beds in each, lobby. Air-conditioning in the cottage. Outboard motor for hire. Local fishing licences from the owner. Plot is rocky and stony and on slope, with steps down to shore or access there also along gently sloping path. Hauho 11 km, Tampere 54 km, Rönnvik Finnish vineyard 5 km, horse riding opportunities 15 km.

40 km north-east of Hämeenlinna. Lake Konaanjärvi 25 m (length 1 km, breadth 1 km), shallow water, firm sanded clay bottom. Own boat. Log cabin 1995, (renovated 01/2010). Downstairs: hearth room, bedroom with 2 beds, washroom, sauna, veranda; upstairs: living room, bedroom with double bed, kitchen, sleeping loft (10 m², low room height) with 3 beds, veranda. Outside power point for the car. Riding 9 km. Electric outboard motor for rent. Marked nature paths with resting places available. Deposit 50 € payable only on the spot in cash.