Hotel & Spa Resort Järvisydän

The Finnish Lakeland


Located at Porosalmi, an embarkation point for Linnansaari National Park, this impressive medieval-themed holiday village offers a big variety of accommodation, including hotel rooms and self-contained villas; book well in advance for a villa. Good meals are available in the atmospheric restaurant: don't miss the unusual wine cellar.

The resort has a lake spa (day admission €30) with indoor/outdoor pool and saunas. It also runs plenty of activities and rents out all sorts of equipment.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Finnish Lakeland attractions

1. Linnansaari National Park

6.46 MILES

This scenic national park consists of Haukivesi Lake and hundreds of uninhabited islands; the most activity takes place on the largest island, Linnansaari…

2. Mekaanisen Musiikin Museo

19.3 MILES

This extraordinary collection of mechanical musical instruments ranges from a ghostly keyboard-tinkling Steinway to a robotic violinist to a full-scale…

3. Kolovesi National Park

20.44 MILES

Northeast of Linnansaari National Park, Kolovesi is less-trafficked in summer. Park information is available at the nature information hut in Enonkoski.

4. Riihisaari

25.96 MILES

On an island that was once a naval port, this museum housed in a handsome 16th-century granary recounts local history and the importance of water…

5. Olavinlinna

26.07 MILES

Built directly on rock in the middle of the lake (now accessed via bridges), this heavily restored 15th-century fortification was constructed as a…