Joensuu sub-region Homestays

25 km south-west of Joensuu. Yard has artificial pool (size 15m x 25m, depth 0-2 m) which can be used for swimming. Public swimming shore L.Pyhäselkä 1.5 km, own boat. Log cottage 2008, living room/kitchen convertible sofa for 1 - 2 pers.(width 140 cm), bedroom 2 beds, sauna, in washroom shower cabinet and WC, porch. Cottage has central vacuum cleaner. Internet connection (wireless, speed 10-25 MB) + your own USB-modem. Cottage located among luxuriant green fields, extensive grassy yard. Owner’s other rental cottage (no. 6962) is 350 m away. Owner rents out outboard motor (2.5 hp), bicycles and ATV (quad bike). ‘Karvisen Kissanpäivät’ domestic animal yard 3 km. Pietinlahden villisikatarha (wild boar farm) 1 km. Guided farm tours (lasting half an hour to an hour), local wild boar for sale . Pärnävaara 15 km, Liperi 13 km, Joensuu 25 km, Koli 80 km. SEVERAL NATIONAL PARKS: Kolovesi (about 75 km), Ruunaankoski and Patvinsuo (about 100 km).

55 north of Joensuu, in Kopravaara log cottage 2016 by little lake Kenkälampi 30 m, pier, own boat (no swimming possibility). In the cottage kitchen, living room, one bedroom with double bed, sleeping gallery with 2 thick mattresses, washroom, sauna (woodheated), terrace. Cosy log cottage in the peaceful area by little pond Kenkälampi in Kopravaara. Own shore with mud bottom. Pond is not suitable for swimming, but you can sit on the pier and use rowing boat. There is a electric grill. Water in the tap has been examined in the spring of 2023 and it is drinkable. The nearest neighbour is an uninhabited house 100 m from the cottage. There is 200 m to the nearest inhabited house. To the illuminated skiing track 2 km, to Ukko-Koli slopes 13 km. Car heating socket on the terrace. Heating requires a long wire or a extension cord. Reservations start at 16.00 and end at 12.00 (also in weekend bookings). the Final cleaning cost will be added during 27.12.-12.1. and during the midsummer bookings.

28 km south-east of Joensuu. Lake Pyhäselkä 50 m (length 30 km, breadth 13 km), quite shallow water, firm sandy gravel bottom. There is an embankment between shore and cottage. Own boat. Log cabin 1990, living room/kitchen 1 sofa (for two persons), bedroom with 2 beds, dressing room, sauna (wood sauna stove), glazed veranda. Entrance to sauna and toilet via veranda. Neighbor cottage 100 m, distance between piers is 50 m. Recreation area PÄRNÄVAARA 14 km. Possibility for riding 8 km.

28 km south-west of Joensuu. Lake Pyhäselkä 30 m (length 30 km, width 13 km), shallow water, firm sandy/clay bottom. Own boat. Log cabin 1991, kitchenette, living room with 2 extra beds, washroom, sauna, open veranda. Upstairs: sleeping loft with 2 extra beds, bedroom with 2 beds, balcony. A hot tub can be reserved for an additional fee, which can be reserved directly from the owner. Distance to the neihgbor cottage 100 m, distance between piers 50 m. Recreation area PÄRNÄVAARA 14 km. Possibility for horse riding 8 km.

70 km north of Joensuu, L.Savijärvi (2,535 km2) 30 m, own shore, shallow hard sanded bottom, own boat and jetty. Slope to the shore. Log cottage 1994, combined kitchen and living room, bedroom with double bed, sleeping gallery with four beds, changing room, washing room, sauna with wood burning stove, terrace. Log cottage of high standards situated by the Lake Savijärvi.Sleeping gallery is very low, an adult can't stand there. Good possibilities for fishing. Owner makes one direction 1,5 km and back and forth 3 km cross-country skiing track from the cottage to the forest. There are also 1,5 km track on the ice (back and forth 3 km) and connection to track of Räsävaara and the other tracks of Koli during weeks 8-10, is the weather is favorable. From the cottage 7 km to the illuminated skiing track. Snowmobile routes nearby the cottage. The satellite television has hundreds of channels. Electric car charging possible at extra cost. Please agree with the owner at the latest when getting the keys. Reservations start at 16.00 and end at 12.00 (also in weekend bookings).

55 km north of Joensuu. Lake Höytiäinen 20 m, (length 50 km, width 10 km) shallow water, partly firm and partly soft clay bottom with some rocks. Own boat. Wooden cabin 1995, surfaces renovated 2013, living-room/kitchen with convertible sofa, bedroom with double bed , bedroom with 2 beds, dressing room, washing room, sauna, open veranda. Separate hut with 2 beds in the summer, electric light. Traditional cottage on a sunny and peaceful grounds. A spacious lawn plot. Bicycles and outboard motor for rent. KOLI ski resort 40 km. Juuka 33 km (stone village), Outokumpu 43 km (old mining museum) and Huhmari 30 km (spa). The electric car may not be charges from the sockets of the cottage. For an additional fee, the electric car can be charged at the owner's home (approx 2 km) from a power plug. The owner will charge a deposit payment of 200 euros in cash on the spot. The payment will be returned on check-out day when everything in the cottage and surroundings is ok.

35 km southwest of Joensuu, Lake Orivesi 30 m (536 km2) own shallow beach with hard sanded bottom, own boat and jetty. Log cottage 1997, kitchen-living room with convertible bunk bed, sleeping alcove with double bed, washroom, sauna (wood heated stove), terrace. Own, separate sauna building (24 m2) with dressing room and fireplace room with two beds and electricity. Log cottage by the Lake Orivesi in Liperi. Shallow beach faces the East. Good possibilities for grilling, there is a separate roofed grill hut. The drinking water is brought to the cottage. Cold/warm water is taken from the lake. There is a children’s bed in the cottage. The nearest rapids for fishing are in 35 km distance. Reservations start at 16.00 and end at 12.00 (also in weekend bookings).

70 km north of Joensuu, Lake Savijärvi (2,535 km2) 40 m, own shore, shallow, hard sanded bottom, own boat and jetty. Stairs to the shore. Log cottage 1994, kitchen-living room, bedroom with double bed, bedroom with bunk bed (lower bed width 120 cm and upper bed 80 cm) There are still old pictures of the bedrooms, sleeping gallery with two beds, changing room, washing room, sauna (wood heated stove), terrace. Log cottage of high standards situated by the Lake Savijärvi. Good possibilities for fishing. Good winter sport possibilities. Owner makes one direction 1,5 km and back and forth 3 km cross-country skiing track from the cottage to the forest. There are also 1,5 km track on the ice (back and forth 3 km) and connection to track of Räsävaara and the other tracks of Koli during weeks 8-10, is the weather is favorable.From the cottage 7 km to the illuminated skiing track. Snowmobile routes nearby the cottage. The satellite television has hundreds of channels. there is camp fire by the shore. Low sleeping gallery, only 130 cm. Electric car charging possible at extra cost. Please agree with the owner at the latest when getting the key. Reservations start at 16.00 and end at 12.00 (also in weekend bookings). During 27.12.-12.1. the final cleaning will be obligatory.

49 km to the northeast from Joensuu, lake Pielinen 35 m (871,2 km²), shallow natural sand bottom, own beach, own boat. Log cabin in one floor, built in 2001, living room, kitchen, bedroom with double bed, another bedroom with 2 beds, plus 1 foldable extra bed, electric sauna. Terrace. Separate wood-heated sauna with washroom, dressing room and fireplace room on the beach. There are electricity and water pipe in the sauna. Fridge, electric stove and spreadable sofa in the fireplace room. There are spreadable sofa also in the dressing room. The lakeside sauna can be used from May to Aug Log cabin by the lake Pielinen in Ahveninen area in Eno. Shallow child-friendly natural sand beach. Good fishing opportunities. You can ask fishnets from the owner, as well as fishing rods. The outboard motor can also be rented, ask from the owner. Good terrains for picking berries nearby, the owner has 16 ha plot. The nearest neighboring building is about 35 m away, used quite rarely. The next neighbor is approx. 80 m away. Uimaharju 7 km, Eno 17 km, Kontiolahti Biathlon Stadium 39 km, Ski trails in Uimaharju 6 km. Distance to the Koli ski slopes along the side roads is 31 km, along the main road distance is 51 km. Reservation starts at 16.00 and ends at 12.00 (also weekend reservations). The owner of the cabin speaks Russian.

70 km north of Joensuu, Lake Savijärvi (2,535 km2) 20 m, own shore, shallow hard sanded bottom, own boat and jetty. Log cottage 1998, kitchen-living room, bedroom with double bed, sleeping gallery with four beds, dressing room, washing room, sauna (wood heated stove), terrace. Log cottage of high standards situated by the Lake Savijärvi. Good possibilities for fishing. Owner makes one direction 1,5 km and back and forth 3 km cross-country skiing track from the cottage to the forest. There are also 1,5 km track on the ice (back and forth 3 km) and connection to track of Räsävaara and the other tracks of Koli during weeks 8-10, is the weather is favorable. From the cottage 7 km to the illuminated skiing track. Snowmobile routes nearby the cottage. The satellite television has hundreds of channels. Electric car charging possible at extra cost. Please agree with the owner at the latest when getting the key. Reservations start at 16.00 and end at 12.00 (also in weekend bookings).