Parikkala Homestay

65 km south of Savonlinna, L.Tarvaslampi 10 m (length 2 km, width 500 m), deep, hard sanded bottom, own boat and pier. Three-storey wooden house 1952, renovated 2003, in the middle floor living room/ kitchen, bedroom 2 beds, bedroom double bed, toilet and shower. Upstairs alcove 2 extra beds, upstairs bedroom 2 beds. In the basement washroom, dressing room, sauna, hall. Air source heat pump. Detached house altered for holiday use. Plot has lawn and is open and sunny. In the summer (5.6. - 3.9.) renovated outbuilding with bedroom (12 sqm), wood shed and parking place. Electric heating, -light, wardrobe, bedside tables and two single beds in the bedroom. Only electrical outboard motor allowed for boat. Extra bed for a child 10 eur/week. Siikalahti birdlake 14 km, Sculpture park 19 km, Horse riding opportunities 20 km, Stones of Mykkii 20 km, Punkaharju 22 km, Retretti and Lusto 30 km, Savonlinna 57 km, Imatra 76, km, Helsinki 330 km. 4G WLAN internet connection.

60 km east of Savonlinna, L.Tyrjänjärvi 35 m (length 7 km, width 2 km), rather shallow, hard moraine/stone bottom, own boat. Wooden cottage 2001, kitchen, living room with convertible sofa + single bed, bedroom with 2 beds, washroom, open porch. Air source heat pump for cooling and heating. WC = ekoWC. Lakeshore sauna (20 m²) with dressing room. Sauna has elec. light, elec. heating, cold water pipe and hot water cauldron. Cottage located on sloping plot.Satellite-antenna (for example Russian tv-channels). Drinking water from the owner. Shore faces south. License for lurefishing must be bought separately. Lake Tyrjänjärvi lies between Finland and Russia. In the middle of the lake is the border of Finland and Russia. From the beach you can move normally about 100 meters to the east or south without border crossing and to the southwest about 1000 m, but thereafter a border permit is needed. If you want to move to north to the north of Viitaniemi, you need a border permit. The border zone is approximately 100 m wide. You also need a border permit if you go skiing on a ski track in the area. In the cottage there is a map with more detail about the areas where you can go. The lake is marked with yellow buoys. If you do not go to the border zone, you can spend holiday in this cottage just like in any other cottages. Border zone permit is not a fishing license. If you want to fish on the lake, you need a fishing permit in addition to the border zone permit. Border zone permits can be purchased at Kolmikanta border guard station or from website www.raja.fi. Cottage is located about 11 km from the station. When obtaining the permit an identity card or a foreign passport must be accompanied. Horse riding opportunities 10 km, Parikkala 12 km, Punkaharju 25 km, Imatra 70 km, Lappeenranta 120 km, Siikalahti 6 km.