Chez l'habitant de Päijät-Häme, Finlande

120 km to the north from Helsinki, lake Vesijärvi 20 m (length 23 km, width 5 km), shallow water, sandy bottom, pier, owner's houseboat and motor boat are moored at the pier. The beach is in shared use with the owner. The house is made from the building blocks, cement rendering (built in 2005). The owner lives in the smaller part of the house. Own entrance on the other side of the building. Lake suite is designed for a quiet, relaxing family retreat (with kids). It's not allowed to have any party in this house to guarantee peace in the neighborhood. Rented only for families and other groups who enjoy peaceful holiday. Not rented for groups consisting only of under 25 years old customers. Living room with sofa, one sleeping site (90 x 200 cm) by using a separate mattress pad on the sofa, kitchen, dining area with sofa bed for one, bedroom with Yankee bed 160x200 cm, bedroom with 3 single beds (80x200 cm), WC with shower, glazed terrace. A pavilion on the beach, there are places for sleeping if weather is warm. Cooking hut with barbecue facilities and wood heated sauna. There is electric lighting in the pavilion and the cooking hut. There is also wood heated hot tub on the beach, which can be rented by separate price. Prices during year 2022: 160 euro per day, 210 euro / 2 days. Booking of hot tub must be done in advance from the owner. Note! Check-out time at this cottage is already at 11.00 (also in weekend bookings). Flat and grassed plot, suits well for many kinds of outdoor games. Shallow beach is ideal for children too. The pavilion, cooking hut with sauna and bathtub will create a nice site for hanging out on the beach. The owner lives in the smaller part of the house. Own entrance on the other side of the building. The owner's boats and caravan are stored in the yard area. However, there are plenty of parking places in the yard. Distances: Lahti city center 13 km, Messilä (winter sports center) 21 km

35 km north of Lahti. Lake Päijänne 60 m, reasonably deep water, clay bottom. Own boat, pier. Log cabin 1986, living room/kitchen, sleeping alcove with double bed, dressing room, sauna, 2 x verandas, one to the lake (24 sqm) and the other to the yard. Portable charcoal BBQ grill. Coal must be brought. Acces to sauna and toilet through the veranda. Steps from the veranda on the lake side down to the beach. A steep slope from the cottage to the beach. Maximum 2 pets allowed. Pätiälä Manor Cottages 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 2100, 2243, 2276, 2277, 4390, 4392, 5018 and 7821 Pätiälä Manor is located in a typical Finnish cultural landscape in southern Finland right on the shore of Lake Päijänne, 35 km north of the city of Lahti. Idyllic Vääksy, the area’s services centre, is situated only 10 km away, while it is no more than a 6-km journey to the naturally beautiful Pulkkilanharju, which is an 8-km long ridge-like esker looking like a bridge crossing L. Päijänne. Pätiälä manor is an old family home practising traditional agriculture and forestry. Three of Päijänne’s bays thrust into the manorlands. The first mention of the estate dates back to the 1400s. Furthermore, the manor’s lands have yielded a valuable Viking coin hoard from around the 1000s; this comprised 360 coins of various nationalities. The comfortable silverlog and log cottages which have been built along a 5-km length of shoreline stand for apart, ensuring that each has its own space and peace. However, from some cottages' piers there is a sight to the neighbor's pier and shore (cottages nr 1947, 1949 and 2276). Rich natural habitats based on the waterway, rolling agricultural land, and the eskers create an ideal framework for a close-to-nature holiday, while the manor’s location in the heart of southern Filnand means that connections are relatively short, as well as fast. - good fishing and boating opportunities -cosy silverlog and log cottages for year-round use -logging roads on the manor’s lands provide convenient routes for...

35 km north of Lahti. Lake Päijänne 120 m. From cottage path down to shore (distance ab. 120 m)where boat and jetty. Jetty is in riverlike cove from which short trip to bay Päijänne. Log cabin 1980, renovated 2011, kitchen, bedroom with doublebed, hearth room, sauna and dressing room, shower in the sauna, veranda. Portable charcoal BBQ grill, coal must be brought. Maximum 2 pets allowed. No view over lake from cottage. Pätiälä Manor Cottages 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 2100, 2243, 2276, 2277, 4390, 4392, 5018 and 7821 Pätiälä Manor is located in a typical Finnish cultural landscape in southern Finland right on the shore of Lake Päijänne, 35 km north of the city of Lahti. Idyllic Vääksy, the area’s services centre, is situated only 10 km away, while it is no more than a 6-km journey to the naturally beautiful Pulkkilanharju, which is an 8-km long ridge-like esker looking like a bridge crossing L. Päijänne. Pätiälä manor is an old family home practising traditional agriculture and forestry. Three of Päijänne’s bays thrust into the manorlands. The first mention of the estate dates back to the 1400s. Furthermore, the manor’s lands have yielded a valuable Viking coin hoard from around the 1000s; this comprised 360 coins of various nationalities. The comfortable silverlog and log cottages which have been built along a 5-km length of shoreline stand for apart, ensuring that each has its own space and peace. However, from some cottages' piers there is a sight to the neighbor's pier and shore (cottages nr 1947, 1949 and 2276). Rich natural habitats based on the waterway, rolling agricultural land, and the eskers create an ideal framework for a close-to-nature holiday, while the manor’s location in the heart of southern Filnand means that connections are relatively short, as well as fast. - good fishing and boating opportunities -cosy silverlog and log cottages for year-round use -logging roads on the manor’s lands provide convenient routes for walking or jogging -good cross-country skiing terrain,...

55 km northwest of Heinola, lake Suojärvi 800 m away (length 3 km, width 0.8 km), hard and deep beach shared with a few neighbors, own boat. Wooden cottage 1965, renovated 2014, kitchen-living room sofa bed for one, bedroom 2 beds, sauna (electric), laundry / utility room with walk-in shower and a washer and dryer, porch, terrace. Please note, that the gray sofa shown in the pictures has been changed to a green one. Summer kitchen, DROP pool and terrace 30 m². Woodshed. Wi-Fi access. Air conditioning. Satellite Antenna. The destination has the STF (Sustainable Travel Finland) certificate issued by Visit Finland. Villa Ebba is cute, pink grandma's cottage in the middle of the countryside. There is a DROP pool, a wood-fired pool on the covered terrace. During period 1.5. - 30.10. the pool can be freely used. In winter, the owner heats it up and charge is 100 € / time (paid directly to the owner by cash). Heating must be booked well in advance. The pool has a -15 degree limit (cannot be used if there is - 15 celcius or colder). The beach is 0.8 km away and can be reached along a way by car or by bike (bike can be rented from owner) or walking. The beach is hard and deep. Owner rents a lakeside sauna by extra cost 3 km away, there also beach suitable for children. Lakeside sauna's rent is 150 € / use. Owner will be heated sauna ready for clients. Payment on the spot to the owner. Next to Villa Ebba lives during summer time a couple of dozen of sheep. Guests can feed the sheep if they want. As an assistant there is professional shepherd / a herding dog Pike. The owners can gladly tell about the sheep and their treatment. Tervalepikko's sheep live under conventional conditions in the middle of meadow and forest. Please mention when you book the cottage if you need travel bed for babies and high chair. Owner will bring these to the cottage if needed. The owner can rent an outboard motor, recreational equipment (eg. canoes, bicycles, electric bicycles and fishing equipment), as well as a lakeside sauna. The electric car can be charged from the cottage's 3-phase socket, this must be agreed in advance with the cottage owner. Owner has two rental cottages (12927 and 12928) 2 km away. In winter (when there is enough snow), both freestyle and classic skiing trail starts from the yard of the cottage, length of 11 km. Sysmä 7 km; tennis court, jogging track, ice skating rink (artificial ice), an accordion museum, swimming hall, cinema 7 km, Pulkkilanharju 40 km, Vääksy Canal 60 km. National park Päijätsalo (Päijänne National Park) 15 km, Kammiovuori 24 km / Southern Finland's second highest point of 221 m), Yhden lehmän navetan pub (barn pub) 22 km, Sysmä service house's indoor swimming pool and fitness center 7 km, golf course Hartola Golf 28 km. Riding possibility during summer Starhill Stable 29 km, year-round Unettu horse farm Hartola 29 km, riding stable Vahto in Asikkala 30 km, Purnuvuori ski 46 km, Lahti, Messilä 80 km, Himos 102 km, Nokia Eden 183 km, Spa Serena Espoo 199 km.