Slow down and enjoy winter
Welcome to the countryside during Finnish winter. This is a private holiday resort destination where visitors can enjoy genuine tranquility and wind down without a large number of other visitors. The holiday farm owners serve their customers personally. Accommodation in a lovely log house, holiday apartment or rooms. The program includes Finnish sauna, husky safari, ice-fishing, snowshoeing, walking under the starry sky, and preparation of Finnish delicacies.The meals include modern Karelian cuisine prepared with local ingredients. Welcome to experience Finnish midwinter.
Laitalan Lomat Countryside Holidays offers accommodation, food and various program services and excursions. We are located in the beautiful scenery of North Karelia in the eastern part of Lakeland-Finland. Driving time from Joensuu, Kuopio and Kajaani airports is about 1.5 hours.
Valid: 1.1. - 30.3.2025 on request
Groupsize: 6 - 10
1.Day
Welcome to Laitalan Lomat.
- Transportation from airport Kajaani, Kuopio or Joensuu.
Karelian dinner
Evening sauna
2. Day
Breakfast
Snowshoeing in the woods nearby. Nice and quiet trip, observing animal footprints in the snow, learning about Finnish nature.
Lunch
Freetime to relax
Evening sauna with Hot Tup
Dinner
3. Day
Breakfast
Baking Karelian pasties together
Karelian pasties, a quintessential Karelian food, consist of a thin rye dough filled with rice porridge, barley porridge, mashed potato or vegetables. The Karelian pasty has been given traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG) status by the European Union.
Lunch
Nordic walking to forest and the village. Hammock relaxing in nature.
Sauna
Dinner
4. Day
Breakfast
Freetime to relax or time for outdoor activities for example skiing.
Lunch in a hut
Enjoy the magical atmosphere of a hut, with the food cooked on an open fire.
Visit Bomba spa
Dinner
5. Day
Breakfast
Freetime to relax or visit City of Nurmes.Visit Bomba Karelia village.
Hut dinner, which is enjoyed by the open fire in an atmospheric.
Walk under the starry sky. Enjoying the stars and, if we’re lucky, the northern lights.
6 Day
Breakfast
Visit Koli
Guided snowshoe tour to the wintry forest with snow-covered trees and to the highest scenic viewpoints in Koli National Park. The tour starts with a short introduction to snowshoeing technique – no previous experience is needed! On the tour your guide tells you about Koli, its history and culture and nature. You also have time to enjoy the nature, take photos and have fun with your snowshoes. On the tour you experience the magical winter forest, peaceful nature and fresh, pure air. During the tour we will enjoy hot juice from Kupilka cups. Welcome to discover Koli National Park on snowshoes!
Lunch
Visit Nature centre Ukko
Return to the guesthouse.
Dinner
7. Day
Breakfasf
Skishoes trip to nature. Skishoes are literally a hybrid of skis and snowshoes. That's exactly why moving on them is fun. Let's try.
Lunch
Dinner: Suomi-menu - Taste of Finland
Sauna
8. Day
Time to hei, hei. Goodbye.
Price: From 2450€/person, 7 nights, 8 days.
Incl.: accommodation double room, full board, programs in package. Transfer.
Option:
- Ticket to The Karelian style spa
- Horse riding
- Energy treatment
- Visit to The Alpakka farm
NOTES!
The tour is not suitable for persons with reduced mobility.
We reserve all the rights to change the program if necessary due to weather conditions.
Travelinsurence: not included package. We recommend taking out travel insurance before the trip.
Guesthouse
www.laitalanlomat.com
