Keski-Karjala Homestays

34 km southeast of Joensuu, Pond Pieni-Haukilampi 60 m (length 0,8 km), gently sloping sanded clay bottom, own beach, own boat, jetty. Log cottage 2006, kitchen-living room, bedroom (with glass door) with double bed, sleeping gallery (20 m2) with two beds (120 cm), washroom, sauna (elec. stove), terrace, and balcony. Own, separate sauna by the shore(wood heated stove). Sub-board for rent from the owner 20 e/day. 11kW electric car charging point. Please agree the payment with the owner Please inform, do you want bed linen to double bed or to separate beds. Charming log cabin situated by the Pond Pieni-Haukilampi in Tohmajärvi. The closest neighbours are in 250 m distance. The cottage stands on a slope and there are long steps leading to the beach that faces the North (steps might cause some problems for small children). The pond has clear water. The cottage has its own boat, all motor sports are forbidden on the pond. The owner has license marks for fish traps and there are also fishing rods and spinning rods in the cottage. Separate roofed grill hut. The cottage has unique gnarl furnishings, the ground floor has under floor heating. The owner makes 2 km tracks for cross-country skiing if there are enough snow. The owner can borrow 4 bicycles (incl. helmets) and 2 pairs of snowshoes. Shelter 500 m from the cottage. 1 km from the cottage clients have access to an ice hole with safety net for swimming by the owner's sauna (also shower). 40 km to Mustavaara ski center. Reservations start at 16.00 and end at 12.00 (also in weekend bookings).

45 km south of Joensuu, L. Suuri-Onkamo 25 m (length 10 km, width 3 km), hard, shallow, sanded rock bottom, two rowin boats, pier. Log cottage 2000, renovated 2009, living room/kitchen. Upstairs sleeping alcove (5 m², sloping ceiling, max height 2,2 m, with no window) double bed. Upstairs sleeping alcove (with a curtain) double bed and sleeping alcove (without a curtain) 2 beds, sauna, shower cubicle, dressing room, WC, balcony, terrace. WIFI internet conncetion, speed 0,4-5 Mbps. Summer kitchen with wood-burning stove, smoking oven, electric light. Woodshed. Hot water from stove. Outside toilet. HOT TUB can be used at extra price: 50 € day, 100 € 2 days, 300 € week. Payment and order directly from the cottage owner. A cozy log cabin located in a private peninsula (2.5 ha). Plot is sunny and location is quiet. Plot has grass, stony area, birch trees, is so-called “old lake bed”. Delightful furnishing features indoors. All sleeping areas are upstairs. Child safety gate on top of the stairs. Travel cot for a child and extra bed for one person available, upon request from the owner. Air-source heat pump (cooling/heating). Life jackets (different sizes). Owner will bring one canister drinking water for client on arrival day. Water from well has e.g. a lot of dissolved iron, so more drinking water best fetched from 3.5 km away from owner in TOHMAJÄRVI, or from village shop 18 km away. Smoke sauna €100, for period 01.05-31.12, arrangement and payment straight to cottage owner. Cottage caretaker 3.5 km away has domestic animals (sheep, chickens, cats) which can be visited. Tohmajärvi 18 km, Kitee Zoo and Pajarinhovi 30 km, Joensuu 45 km, Russian border point at Niirala 40 km, Lemmenlava dance pavilion 20 km, Koli 110 km.

Aurinkoranta is a spacious villa for a comfortable holiday. There are several alternative sleeping places and own peace is available if required. This rental villa suits well for family holidays, even among several generations. 36 km to the south from Kitee, lake Pyhäjärvi 50 m, hard, evenly deepening sand bottom, rowing boat. Wooden holiday home 2013, kitchen, living room with sofa bed for two, two bedrooms, one with double bed and another with two beds, dressing room / utility room, washroom, sauna (electric sauna stove), separate WC, loft, covered terrace. Lakeside sauna (30m²) with wood-burning sauna stove and shower, kitchen/living room, bedroom (7m²) with two beds. The lakeside sauna is not available in winter (1.11.-313.), except by separate agreement. Covered cooking area, carport. The destination is well suited for six people, but the owner allows the number of people to be exceeded by two people. Small pets are allowed. Cottages yard area have surveillance cameras. Pajarinhovi (restaurant, spa and zoo) 20 km, Kesälahti 20 km, Kitee 37 km, Punkaharju 52 km, Joensuu 94 km, Imatra 130 km, Helsinki 383 km.

63 km south of Joensuu, Lake Orivesi 25 m (536 km2), shallow, sandy bottom, own boat, jetty. Log cottage 1998, living room, kitchen, bedroom with double bed and bed room with 2 beds, sleeping gallery with two mattresses, dressing room, sauna with wood heated stove (entrance from outside), terrace. Log cottage by the Lake Orivesi in Rääkkylä. The beach faces the South. Good possibilities for fishing, own boat and kayak. Well equipped for grilling, there is separate roofed grill hut with gas grill and a large pan for preparing pancakes. There's also a separated fireplace near the grill hut. Fishing rods. The shower and the WC are situated in the sauna (the entrance from outside). The WC has no sink. As child equipment, there is a pot. 18 km to Rääkkylä. Reservations start at 16.00 and end at 12.00 ( also in weekend bookings). Cottage will rent for max 4 adults + 2 children, not for 5- 6 adults.

60 km south-east from Joensuu, Lake Tohmajärvi within 10 metres (lake's lenght 8 km). A shallow sanded shore of which clay bottom deepens gently. An own shore and a boat, the shore facing north-west. Wooden cottage which was renovated in 2006. A kitchen-living room (with an extension bed), a bedroom (a double bed and a separate bed). There is a separate bedroom (with double bod + 2 separate beds) upstairs (route via outside). A hall, a bathroom, a sauna (wood-heated stove), a terrace and a balcony. A charming renovated cottage by the Lake Tohmajärvi. The closest neighbour cottage is not be seen from the yard in the summertime. The yard is spacious and even. The lakeside is kid-friendly. In the neighbour (1 km from the cottage) there is a horse-riding venue where you can ride and within a 10 km radius a couple of farm stores that can be visited by agreement, get to know the place and buy local products. There are summer cafés and second hand shops in the nearby villages, where you can enjoy homemade pastries and genuine local flavors. Just 10 km away there is a small private golf course where you can play golf without the green card. Owner rents wireless Internet for 1 e/day. Payment directly to the owner. 60 km to Mustavaara ski center. The reservations start at 16.00 and end at 12.00 (also in weekend bookings).

53 km to the northeast from Savonlinna, lake Saimaa/Puruvesi 15 m, hard, gently deepening sandy/gravel bottom, pier, rowing boat. There is also a 50 m long ground pier. Log villa 2000, living room, kitchen, bedroom (7 m²) with double bed, second bedroom (7 m²) with double bed. Bedroom with bunk bed, entrance via terrace. Sauna (wood-burning sauna stove) with dressing room, washroom, WC in the washroom, covered porch. Entrance into sauna also via terrace. Note: charging of electric cars is possible for an additional fee, charging must be agreed in advance separately with the owner of the holiday destination. Kesäranta 7 is a rental cabin, which suits well for families with children. The gently deepening sandy beach is also safe for small children. Many kinds of summer activities can be done in the grassy yard. The closest neighbour (50 m) is the same owner's another rental cabin 14338. Kitee zoo 22 km, Kerimäki 31 km (world's largest wooden church) landscape route of Punkaharju ridge 48 km, water amusement park Kesämaa, Finnish forest museum Lusto 48 km, Savonlinna 53 km, Joensuu 92 km. Imatra 134 km, Helsinki 386 km.

50 km northeast of Savonlinna, Lake Saimaa/Puruvesi 14 m, hard, shallow sand bottom, own boat. Log cottage 2000, partly renovated 2013-2014, hall, living room-kitchen with convertible sofa bed, small bedroom (7 m²) with double bed, sauna, washroom with shower and washing machine (it is under sauna's benches), dressing room/sauna's living room with sofa-bed for 1, wc, 2 terraces. Air source heat pump. Storage for owner's use only. Peninsula plot. There is also another cottage (12532, owned by the same owner) for rent on the same grounds, distance 20 m. Wooded hillside plot with crushed rock on the ground. Own barbecue shelter, pier and beach. Fishing guide available also in Russian language. Kerimäki fish fillets 3.2 km, Kitee Zoo 35 km, Savonlinna 50 km, Punkaharju: Lusto, Kesämaa 50 km, Joensuu 100 km.

UNIQUE DESTINATION! ROTATING HOUSE, OPERATES IN SUMMER (in winter with the permission of the owner). Note! This property is not rented for customers consisting of under 30s. This property is rented for families, couples and others who enjoy a peaceful holiday (max 10 persons). 50 km northeast of Savonlinna, Lake Saimaa/Puruvesi 14 m, hard sand bottom, own boat. Rotating log house 2014, on the ground floor living room, kitchen, bedroom with double bed, bedroom 2 beds, sauna, washroom with shower and hot tub, dressing room/utility room, lounge, terrace (100 m²). Upstairs bedroom with double bed and balcony, bedroom with double bed, 1 sofa and balcony, bedroom with 1 bed, sitting lounge. UNIQUE DESTINATION! ROTATING HOUSE! "Pyöriäinen cottage" rotates around its axis, for example following the sun. The cottage has 12 different angles, as well as terraces around the entire cottage. Peninsula plot. At the same time plot there is same owner's other rental cottage (12534) distance 20 m. Beach near sauna has pier and hard sand bottom. The swimming beach is in the end of the peninsula and it is gently sloping sandy bottom, no jetty. Yard terrain has forest-based undergrowth and crushed rock. The cottage is well suited for families, as well as for corporate meetings. Catering available by separate agreement. Kerimäki fish fillets 3.2 km, Kerimäki 25 km, Kitee Zoo 35 km, Savonlinna 50 km, Punkaharju: Lusto, Kesämaa 50 km, Joensuu 100 km.

73 km north-east of Savonlinna, L.Pyhäjärvi 30 m, (length 60 km, width 10 km), rather shallow hard sanded bottom, own boat, jetty. Planed log cottage 1989, renovated 2005, living room, kitchen, bedroom 2 beds, sleeping loft 3 beds, open porch, balcony, sauna, washroom, dressing room. Cottage yard area level, surroundings in natural state, mixed forest. Due to trees there might be some problems with television signal. Slope to shore. Behind the cottage, ab. 100 m away, a low-traffic lane. Pajarinhovi tourism centre and zoo 6 km.

Cozy holiday cabin by Lake Särkijärvi, located in Tikkala, Tohmajärvi. Lake Särkijärvi is exceptionally clear and abundant with fish, and it is part of the Natura 2000 network. Rainbow trout has even been stocked in the lake. 39 km to the southeast of Joensuu, Lake Särkijärvi 5 m (10.75 km²), sandy beach that starts shallow and deepens 2 m from the shore; at the end of the pier, the depth is approximately 1.5 m. Holiday cabin, built in 1965 and fully renovated in 2023. The living room and bedroom both feature pull-out sofa beds, with an additional double bed in the bedroom alcove. Access from the bedroom to the bathroom and sauna, which has a wood-burning sauna stove. Terrace. Tap water comes from the lake, but passes through a purification system and is drinkable. Wi-Fi is available via 4G. In the bathroom, there is a water pump whose sound can be heard in other rooms when water is drawn from the tap. During the summer, 2 stand-up paddleboards and fishing rods are available, while in winter, there is an ice drill and ice-fishing gear. From Tikkala School (address: Särkilahdentie 224), located 5.8 km away, there is a 1.6 km illuminated ski trail. Additionally, the village association maintains a 5-6 km ice-skating track from February onwards, depending on snow and ice conditions. Tikkala School also has a municipality-maintained skating rink (maintained until week 10). Mustavaara ski slopes 40 km. Tikkala Beach (address: Tikkalantie 143) 4 km. Kitee 36 km, Hammaslahti 12 km. Reservations start at 16:00 and end at 12:00 on the day of departure.