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Looking to rent a Finnish cottage in nature for your next holiday? With many options available, it’s wise to know what to look for when browsing holiday cottages online to ensure the one you choose meets your expectations. To ease your search, we’ve outlined six important points to consider before renting a holiday cottage in Finland.
1) Are there neighbours and how far are they located from the cottage?
Being able to relax exactly how you want without the interruptions from neighboring cottage visitors is a major advantage. It allows you to unwind in complete tranquility and truly enjoy those personal, peaceful moments. This level of privacy and freedom makes the experience all the more valuable.
Imagine the comfort of swimming or jumping into the lake naked after a sauna, with no one around — this level of privacy is you can only fully enjoy when neighbouring cottages are located relatively far away and when there is private access to the lake. In Finland, these type of cottages, especially around Lake Saimaa, is luckly quite common if you search for it. What is also pleasant is that if there are neighbouring cottages nearby, that there are trees covering the property.
If you are a nature lover who values total privacy and peace, and you’re searching for a short-term holiday cottage in the woods with private access to both a lake and a forest, we recommend the Etelä-Kalaton cottage in Puumala region. It is a stunning cottage nestled in the tranquility of a swamp lake and surrounded by unique esker ridges.
By staying at a cottage in the Saimaa region, you will experience the amazing feeling of waking up to the chirping of birds and the gentle rays of the sun. You will breathe in fresh air all day long, walk through endless lush forests, and feel the refreshing sensation of swimming in the clear blue lake water after a visit to the lakeside sauna. All of this will instantly make you feel at home.
This deep connection with nature will help you to recharge from the bustle of daily life, gain more positive energy and leave you with more appreciation for the nature.
2) How far is the cottage located from the nearest towns?
Renting a cottage in nature that is still relatively close to a nearby town makes grocery shopping convenient, as you can easily pick up additional supplies or drinking water after arriving. It also makes it easier to join seasonal events organized by local towns.
If you plan to make day trips to places from the rental cottage, it’s a great idea to look for a cottage that is strategically located near roads and centrally positioned relative to the cities or towns you want to visit. An insider tip: the beautiful Finnish town of Savonlinna is a must-see if you are staying in the Finnish Lakeland district (southeast Finland, where many stunning cottages are located).
3) Does the cottage offer a lakeside view and have direct access to the lake?
While most Finnish cottages are located in the nature, lake-side view and access to the lake is not always guaranteed. As access to lakeside offers many advantages, such as able to get a swim any time, look well on the pictures and the map where the cottage is located before booking the cottage.
In the stunning Finnish Lakeland district, which is conveniently reachable from the southern cities of Finland, many good lake-side holiday cottages can be found if you search for it.
We recommend the Latukka Cottage offered by Ukonhonka Holiday Cottages in the Lakeland area for its amazing lake-side view of Lake Saimaa. The sauna is located right next to the lake, and there is private lake access.
4) Is the cottage equipped with electricity?
In Finland, there are simple cottages without electricity and more comfortable cottages with electricity. If you are staying for more than one day, renting a cottage equipped with electricity might be more convenient, as electricity can be used for the water cooker, cooking food with an electric stove, charging your phone, and turning the lights on in the evening.
Some cottages located in relatively remote areas might be off-the-grid, with electricity generated through solar panels. In these cases, there will be enough energy to do simple things like charging mobile devices and turning on the lights, but using a hair dryer won’t be possible. Often, when electricity is available, it can already be considered as a luxury. You will realize that once you get used to cottage life, not much of electricity is actually needed.
5) How well equipped is the cottage?
In Finland, summer and autumn offer great foraging opportunities in the forest. As the holiday cottages at lake Saimaa are surrounded with forest, it is very easy to explore the area after putting on your hiking boots.
Mid-summer brings among others an abundance of raspberry, blueberries, lingonberries, and wild strawberries, perfect for jams and desserts. For mushroom lovers, it’s the season for chanterelles. As autumn arrives, you can gather cranberries, vitamin-rich sea buckthorn berries, and robust king bolete mushrooms. These seasonal harvests are great to enrich the home cook meals at the cottage and will supply you with more than enough sweet and delicious treats throughout the day!
During your search for a suitable cottage to rent in Finland, it is important to check whether the available facilities and equipment match your needs for a comfortable stay. A well-equipped kitchen, for example, is very convenient because items like cutlery, plates, and cups would already be provided, so there’s no need to bring your own. Also, check how well-maintained the sauna is and whether disposable sauna towels and bedsheets are available. Note that bedsheets are not always included in the rental price, and sometimes you will need to bring your own. If having free Wi-Fi is important to you, check its availability, as well as whether there is a TV or board games. Overall, it is a good idea to ensure that the available facilities match your needs for a comfortable stay.
6) What additional equipment does the cottage rental offer?
Some cottages offer more additional equipments than others. Check if the cottage rental includes extra equipment like a rowing boat, fishing rod or outdoor (BBQ) gas grill.
Having these items available really provides more activities to do when staying at the cottage. For instance, having access to a rowing boat and a fishing rod can provide hours of fun on the lake, while an outdoor grill makes it easy to make sausages and other dishes outside, adding to the overall cottage experience. If the cottage has already a lot of additional equipment and things, it can save you from having to bring or rent them separately.
Experience cottage life in Finland
Feeling more excited about going on a cottage trip after reading this article? Ukonhonka offers several high-quality traditional Finnish log cottages at lake Saimaa, famous for its stunning view. Each of the cottages has an outdoor sauna and a private lakeside view. Ukonhonka has been renting out traditional lake-side cottages since the 1970s. Here below you can find an overview of the available Finnish cottages for rent and the specific features of the cottages.
our Finnish cottages at lake saimaa for rent
Experience the Finnish cottage life by yourself as well? Here below you can find our available traditional log cottages in the nature. All located at lake side!
