MAGIC OF NUUKSIO
We are a family-owned company with a peaceful lakeside location next to Nuuksio National Park.
We are located less than 40 km from Helsinki airport (30min) and Helsinki city center (45min). You can hike or bike from us through the national park to Haltia, the Finnish Nature Center (13km) and Hawkhill Resort (6,5km).
We are specialised in outdoor activities and programs based on Finnish traditions and northern mythologies, We serve local food e.g. forest mushrooms, fish, game and wild berries.
NUUKSION TAIKA FOR TRAVEL AGENTS
We are a family-owned company with a peaceful lakeside location next to Nuuksio National Park.
We are located less than 40 km from Helsinki airport (30min) and Helsinki city center (45min). You can hike or bike from us through the national park to Haltia, the Finnish Nature Center (13km) and Hawkhill Resort (6,5km).
We are specialised in outdoor activities and programs based on Finnish traditions and northern mythologies, We serve local food e.g. forest mushrooms, fish, game and wild berries.
SUSTAINABILITY
We are certified by Sustainable Travel Finland and Good Travel, as well LGBTQ and are a wheelchair friendly company.
We comply with the guidelines of sustainable tourism. It is our aim to become energy neutral and we make use already of our own renewable energy by a geothermal system and solar panels.
We co-operate locally and mainly use local services. We are part of Nuuksio Lakeland-network, Vihti-travel association and Otalampi-village. We take care of our unique nature eg: together with the out lake protection association.
We perform our services based on sustainability, quality and safety. We strive to introduce our quests to Finnish culture and traditions. For that we work closely together with partners in our immediate area.
VILLA PARATIISI
A cosy lakeside cottage
The cottage hosts up to 20 people and can accommodate 14 people in 6 cosy rooms. The cottage has a large living room, a fully equipped kitchen, spacious terraces, a traditional Finnish wood-heated sauna and a hot tub. Villa Paratiisi is an ideal location for groups of friends or colleagues, family reunions and meetings.In Villa Paratiisi you can experience the way Finnish people spend their holidays in the cottage and find out why we are the happiest country in the world.
WÄINÖLÄ
An unique place in the forest
Our party venue is situated next to Villa Paratiisi, in the forest with a lake view. The traditional built log house of Wäinölä is based on models from the Iron Age, hosting groups up to 40 people. In Wäinölä you can travel back to the past, learn the myths of Finns and the spirit of our epical story Kalevala, as well traditions of Vikings. Wäinölä is a place to organise important events, e.g. weddings and birthdays.
Wäinölä has campfire and grill house with the Ofyr-grill. Wäinölä is accessible with a wheel-chair.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Summertime activities
Summer in southern Finland is best during June until September. Days are long and weather is good for outdoor activities, temperature is around 20-25 degrees and it seldom rains. Experience activities by the lake: row a boat, paddle a canoe and fish. Walk in the woods of the National Park, pick berries and hunt mushrooms. Try you skills with arching and traditional Finnish game “mölkky”. Experience the Forest yoga and the healing powers of the nature.
Wintertime activities
Winter in southern Finland is best from January until April. Lakes are frozen and there is always snow. Walk with snowshoes and try the traditional vehicle kick sled. Drill a hole on the frozen lake and try your luck with ice-fishing and get empowered by ice-swimming .
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SUMMER NIGHT IN THE WILD
Enjoy a traditional Finnish summer day by the lake: row a boat, fish with a rod and learn to play the Finnish game “mölkky”. Walk in the woods of the National Park with your guide, pick berries, hunt mushrooms and experience the healing powers of the nature. Relax in the soft heat of the wood-heated sauna and refresh in the cooling lake: Have a deep sleep in the silence of the wilderness.
Available: May- September
Duration: from 3. pm to 12. am
Price: 1480€, includes vat%10
Price includes:
– Cottage with 6 rooms/14 beds, linen
– Wood heated sauna, 2 showers, towels and shampoos
– Coffee/ tee and buns for arrival and breakfast
– 2 hours guided walking tour, equipments for rowing, fishing with a rod and mölkky-game
– Dinner and hot tub for extra price
WINTER NIGHT IN THE WILD
Experience the Finnish wilderness in the wintertime. Explore the nature, frozen lakes and snowy forest with your guide. Walk with snowshoes and try traditional vehicle kick sled. Drill a hole on the frozen lake and try your luck with ice-fishing. Relax in the heat of a wood-heated sauna and get empowered by ice-swimming . Have a deep sleep in the wilderness.
Available: January- March
Duration: from 3. pm to 10. am
Price: 1480€, includes vat%10
Price includes:
– Cottage with 6 rooms/ 14 beds, linen
– Wood heated sauna, 2 showers, towels and shampoos
– Coffee/ tee and buns for arrival and breakfast
– 2 hours guided tour with snowshoes, kick sleds and ice-fishing equipment
– Dinner and hot tub for extra prize
FINNISH SAUNA TRADITIONS
Relax in the heat of a traditional Finnish wood-heated sauna. Refresh in the cooling waters of the lake, in the wintertime ice-swimming. Experience Finnish sauna traditions with a guide: rituals of bath whisk and herbal foot bath. On the upper bench of the sauna there is room for 6 persons and lover bench 4 person.
Available: Around the year
Duration: 4 hours
Price: 780€, max 10 pax, includes vat%24
Price includes:
– Cottage with wood-heated sauna
– Guidance to Finnish sauna traditions
– Towels and shampoos
– Dinner and hot tub for extra prize
Experience the Magic of the Nothern Mythologies
MAGIC OF KALEVALA
Listen stories of the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland. Hear about the myths of the past, the creation of the world and heroes of the Kalevala. Listen Finnish folk music played by traditional instruments.
Available: Around the year
Duration: 2 hours
Price: 760€/max 10 person, extra persons 30€, max 20 people, prize includes vat%24
Price includes:
Program with folk musician
Log house of Wäinölä
Accessible
MAGIC OF THE WOODS
Learn about the healing powers of the woods and taste the flavors of the nature. Finnish nature is full of super food; from trees, berries, mushrooms and wild herbs. They grow in unpolluted woods and during long summer days get strong power to heal.
Available: May to October
Duration: 2 hours
Price: 480€/max 10 person, extra persons 30€, max 15 people/group, prize includes vat%24
Price includes:
Program with a nature guide
Accessible by request
MAGIC OF THE BEAR
Walk in the woods of Nuuksio National Park and find out about the myths and facts of the bear, the king of the woods and the national animal of Finland. Meet an authentic-looking brown bear in a bear hut.
Available: Around the year Duration: 2 hours
Price: 580€/max 10 person, extra persons 30€, max 15 people, prize includes vat%24
Price includes:
Program with a nature guide
Bear-hut of Wäinölä
Accessible by request
Spend moments by a campfire after the program, have a warm drink and something to eat
Coffee/herbal drink with sweet buns
Price: 12€/person, includes vat%14
Grilled sausage with salad and coffee/tee with buns
Price: 22€/person, includes vat%14
Forest mushroom pie with salad, coffee/tee and dessert from wild berries
Price: 32€/person, includes vat%14
Enjoy dinner in the log house of Wäinölä
ARCTIC 3-COURSE MENU
Starter: Creamy forest mushroom soup with traditional Finnish bread
Main course: Moose, reindeer or salmon, roasted potatoes and carrots, seasonal vegetables and herbal sauce
Dessert: Traditional blueberry pie with whipped cream, coffee/tea
Duration: 2 hours
Prize: 95€/person, minimum 10 people, prize includes vat%14
Prize includes:
3-course Arctic menu: main course game or fish, log house of Wäinölä
PARTY AS HEROES OF KALEVALA OR VIKINGS
Join the traditional Kalevala or Viking party and enjoy 3-course dinner in the log house of Wäinölä. Get to know the stories of the Kalevala or traditions of the Vikings and listen traditional music.
Duration: 3 hours
Prize: 165€/person, minimum 12 people, prize includes vat%14
Prize includes:
Program with 2 folk musicians
3-course Arctic menu: main course both fish and game, log house of Wäinölä
LEARN TO COOK ON AN OPEN FIRE
Be part of the cooking team and learn to cook arctic 3-course menu on an open fire or on the Ofyr-grill.
Duration: 3 hours
Prize: 120€/person, minimum 8 people, prize includes vat%14
Prize includes:
Cooking with a wilderness guide
3-course Arctic menu: main course salmon, grill-place and log-house of of Wäinölä
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Prices are for the season 2023-2024 only for tour operators and travel agents
