Lake Päijänne

Lake Päijänne is the second largest lake in Finland. Lake Päijänne basin starts from Lake Vesijärvi in Lahti and continues north as far as the city of Jyväskylä. The water area is divided into the municipalities of Jyväskylä, Toivakka, Muurame, Jämsä, Luhanka, Kuhmoinen, Sysmä, Padasjoki and Asikkala. Altogether the lake covers an area of 1 118 km2. The largest open bodies of water in the lake are “Asikkalanselkä”, “Tehinselkä” and “Judinsalonselkä” in the southern part and “Vanhanselkä” and “Ristinselkä” in the northern part. The largest islands in the southern part are Virmailansaari (situated in Padasjoki) and Salonsaari (situated in Asikkala). You get to Lake Päijänne from Lake Vesijärvi via Vääksy Canal and from Lake Päijänne to Lake Ruotsalainen via Kalkkinen Canal.
A treat for nature tourists, Päijänne National Park is located in southern Lake Päijänne and contains steep rocks, sandy eskers, isolated lagoons and small islets. Sightseeing spots on land you can find Päijätsalo lookout towers or Kullasvuori lookout towers close to Padasjoki marina.

Vellamo’s herbal sauna for small groups and families, Lahti

During the program, you’ll take a slow walk into a nearby forest with professional guide, where you will gather herbs for our foot-baths as well as tree branches for our personal energising power whisks. You will learn about the importance of nature in Finnish culture, Finnish
folklore as well as herbal medicine and the powers of herbs and plants. After returning to the hotel/cabin, you will learn about sauna etiquette and the effects of the sauna.

You will start aromatic herbal sauna with facial masks and foot-baths. The traditional sauna healer will guide you through the sauna session. Afterwards you’ll feel relaxed and as if you were born again!

Group size: Min. 4 persons.

Kumpeli Spa, Heinola

Relaxing Spa surrounded with beautiful Finnish nature in Lakeland Finland.

4 different kind of saunas (Finnish sauna, aromatic sauna, steam sauna and infrared sauna), 2 Jacuzzis, swimming pool, swimming platform and opportunity to swim in clean, pure natural water outside, relaxing area with heated chairs, infrared chairs, salt room and gym.

Lehmonkärki HAASI Mirror Houses, Asikkala

Haasi – Mirror Houses, completed in the summer of 2020 at Lehmonkärki, is an accommodation complex that is completely unprecedented in Finland. It offers something truly unique for even the most experienced traveler. Haasi Mirror House is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the beautiful Finnish nature. Enjoy for the short luxury escape surrounded by pure lake Päijänne and odorous forests.

The walls of the rooms are full-height mirrored glass, and the buildings have been built on top of a pier structure on the lake. As you enter the room, you are greeted by a stunning lake view. From inside, you can admire both the sunset and storms.

The interiors of the Haasi rooms are elegant and harmonious. The Scandinavian color scheme and natural materials create warmth and luxury.
Haasi – Mirror Houses are located in their own restricted area with their own terraces and quality sun loungers. There are four apartments in total, positioned so that each has an unobstructed view of the lake. Each Haasi apartment has its own private outdoor jacuzzi.

Lehmonkärki Resort, Asikkala

Lehmonkärki, a high-quality tourist centre located on the shore of Lake Päijänne, offers luxury for all the senses. Whether it’s a business meeting, a break from everyday life or the most important celebration of your life, we’ll help you make it memorable.

We offer you stylish and high-quality accommodation facilities, a kitchen that offers flavours made from local ingredients and, above all, individual and first-class service. Clean water, beautiful nature and silence come as bonuses!

Facts:
– 15 villas for 2-14 persons
– Villa Vellamo with four hotel rooms
– Sauna world with four different saunas
– Summer café
– 3 restaurants
– Guided summer and winter activities
– Equipment rental

Yli-Kaitala, Iitti

Come and enjoy a refreshing holiday in Iitti, close to the river Kymi and Lake Kettujärvi: with our 11 cottages, we can guarantee that we’ll find one that suits you: the classic Finnish cottage, the perfectly equipped luxury cottage Auringonsilta, the five-bedroom log cottage with Jacuzzi or Yli-Kaitala Iglu-hut!
Prices start from 235,00 € / weekend (the smallest cottage during low season) up to 3020,00 € / week (the biggest villa during high season).

Ilola Inn, Sysmä

Ilola Inn is located on the shore of Lake Päijänne and offers accommodation in eight beautiful suites and rooms built in 2020.

• Two Luxury Suites (two bedrooms for 2, living room + kitchen, bathroom/toilet, private terrace and lake view)
• Two Suites (two bedrooms for 2, living room + kitchen, bathroom/toilet, lake view)
• Four rooms (bedroom for 2, bathroom/toilet, lake view)
All rooms are equipped with own bathroom and a view to Lake Päijänne.

Pampering Holiday in Glass Igloo

Revontuli Resort’s Glass Igloos offer an unforgettable relaxed form of accommodation by the nature with beautiful lake view.

1 Night Package includes accommodation in chosen igloo type, welcoming drinks (20 cl / 11,5 % or non-alcoholic), season’s 3-course dinner menu, the use of lakeside sauna and outdoor hot tub on a public sauna turn and breakfast.

Prices starting from 399 € / 2 persons

2 Nights Package includes accommodation in chosen igloo type, welcoming drinks, 3-course menu in both nights, the use of lakeside sauna and outdoor hot tub in both nights, breakfast and an activity of your choice on one day. Activity options are fatbike / snowshoe / canoe / rowing boat rental (depending on the season), ski tickets to Häkä Slopes in winter (equipment not included), golf green fees in summer or 1 hour bowling.

Prices starting from 690 € / 2 persons

Revontuli Resort – Glass Cabin

Glass Igloos/Cabins in Revontuli Resort are a memorable experience for any season. The surrounding nature and the lake view in front of the panorama windows are like a seasonally changing art exhibition.

All the Glass Igloos has a lake view from the bedroom. All Sky Aurora Igloos are located next to the lakeside Sauna World, with a view to the saunas and the lake behind them. The most magnificent is the view from Deluxe Igloos right by the lake shoreline, and from the two-storey Tigloos behind them.

Tampere Sauna Tour

Tampere region has an exceptional sauna culture with over 30 public saunas heating up everyday. The range varies from traditional smoke saunas to modern bathing centres. Tampere radiates authenticity and warmth through its saunas. 

The Saunakonkeli steam tour takes you directly into the heart of Tampere’s public saunas. Imagine standing at the gates of a sauna paradise. At your reach are the empowering atmosphere of lively public saunas and hot steam that will unwind you from everyday life. 

Your guides Matti and Juha are well-known finnish sauna experts and Tampere locals with the right insight for your public steam tour. 

Whether it is a sauna by a lake, the oldest public sauna in Finland, a smoke sauna or a close-knit ice-swimmer community sauna, we will live together through the etiquette and history of the steam palace. We can visit as many saunas as you wish and help you find the sweet spot from the steam rooms according to your löyly wishes. If you want to visit more saunas than one, please let us know at the time of booking. Learn the hidden knowledge about the saunas in the sauna capital.

Rajaportti Sauna – Oldest Public Sauna in Finland

Rajaportti sauna in Pispala, Tampere, is the oldest public sauna in Finland still in use. Built 1906. Separate departments for men and women. A preheated, massive stove. A long-lasting, sturdy löyly, that is the sauna spirit. Also a coffee house and services of a massotherapist available.

Rajaportti Sauna has remained more or less unchanged through decades. Here you can experience a genuine time travel to the past while entering the best sauna ever. Actually, the only change in facilities worth mentioning was made in 1930’s by erecting a wall to separate men’s washroom from women’s. This sauna, still heated by wood in traditional manner, was established in 1906 and has since offered memorable sauna bathing for Tampere dwellers as well as visitors from near and far.

The massive masonry stove makes the heart of the sauna. Meter-long logs are needed to make the stones, in all weighing over a ton, to glow and sparkle in red. After the fire is out, water is thrown over the stones to remove remains of carbon monoxide, then the lids of the funnel are shut, and the heat is getting smooth and steady, the stove calms down. Löyly, the heat and the spirit of the sauna, spreads out and lasts for the whole of the evening. First somewhat stern and dry, the löyly gets more gentle, moist and supple later in the evening.

In each dressing room there is space for 15-20 persons at a time, and approximately 12 in the sauna room itself. We do not want any haste in the sauna and therefore appreciate that mobile phones will be shut when entering the sauna zone. Sauna bath with other sauna fellows, whether new acquaintances or old friends of yours, is an essential part of a visit to a public sauna and may makes your sauna visit all the more pleasant and interesting experience.

Kaupinoja Sauna

The whole family can enjoy Kaupinoja sauna.

Kaupinoja sauna is practically open all the time, except on the second Tuesday of every month, when maintenance is carried out there. In our large sauna you will get quality steam, after which it is nice to take a dip in the refreshing lake water.

You can swim in Lake Näsijärvi both in summer and in winter. From the sauna, a path and stairs lead directly to the lake, so the passage is smooth.

Welcome to the hot steam!

Rauhaniemi Folk Spa

Rauhaniemi folk spa offers its visitors the most atmospheric sauna experience and stunning views across Näsijärvi. Rauhaniemi has two traditional Finnish saunas. The saunas are open every day of the year and in the winter you can go ice swimming. During summer Rauhaniemi is one of Tampere’s most popular beaches.

Sauna-Restaurant Kuuma

Kuuma offers social, cozy “living room for everybody” in a New-Nordic style.

You can experience the hottest löyly sensations either in our wood-heated sauna or the modern smoke sauna. The wood-heated sauna might be more of a traditional type of experience for the first-time sauna-goers, whereas the smoke sauna can give the experienced sauna enthusiasts a chance to step up a notch.

There are two public mixed saunas at Kuuma, where you can come with a friend or by yourself to relax. The bigger one is the smoke sauna and the smaller of our saunas is a traditional wood-heated sauna.

An essential part of the experience for all senses that Kuuma offers, is delicious food. Our menu is created by a local gift to the Finnish kitchen, Eero Mäkelä.

The Kuuma food philosophy is based on pure Nordic tastes, spiced up with some small, surprising twists. The menu changes according to the season.

Holiday Club Tampereen Kehräämö

Holiday Club Tampereen Kehräämö is a spa hotel in the third largest city in Finland – Tampere. The unique atmosphere is created by the spa, which has been built in a former cotton mill more than 100 years old. A city break in Tampere is a great option for families with children, couples and conference guests alike.

At the Holiday Club Tampereen Kylpylä spa, you get to splash around in warm water all year round. Relax in different kinds of pools, give a virtual pool workout a try and take a moment to enjoy the sauna and the wonderful Harmony Spa pampering treatments.

During a city break in Tampere, you will be able to enjoy a variety of
restaurants, shops or even an amusement park. After an active day, you can enjoy the peace and quiet of the hotel. The Lapinniemi area is ideal for holidaymakers, as you are in the immediate vicinity of both the city centre and the Särkänniemi amusement park. The Moomin Museum is a great destination for families with children.

Restaurant Cotton and Classic Pizza Restaurant offer both delicious food and a cosy setting at Holiday Club Tampereen Kehräämö. You can enjoy refreshments at the pool bar, wrapped in a warm bathrobe.