Accommodation, Activities and Traditional Karelian Delicacies

Äksyt Ämmät - Guesthouse Pihlajapuu
The traditional log house used to serve as a village school, but has now been lovingly renovated for its new purpose of hosting international guests. We have accommodation for up to twenty people. Ten bedrooms, seven rooms upstairs and three rooms downstairs and we also have a holiday apartment in the courtyard. The house has lounges and balconies and a Finnish sauna heated by a log fireplace. Our kitchen serves fresh local food. Pihlajapuu hosts holidays and trips all year round. We are literally in the middle of the forest, where you can pick berries and mushrooms in the autumn. In the winter there is plenty of snow and the ski slopes are right outside the door.

Our kitchen offers pure, locally sourced food, with ingredients largely gathered from the surrounding nature.
We are also a popular dining spot for groups. For groups, we provide a traditional Karelian buffet as well as workshops on making Karelian delicacies, such as crafting Karelian pasties.
- We have our own cookbook, featuring a collection of the guesthouse Pihlajapuu's delicious recipes. Read more

The small town of Nurmes is about 20 km from the guesthouse. ​