Kortelahti – A high quality holiday house in Finland

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Kortelahti is a high quality, high equipped holiday house that can be rented year around. The house is located by the Lake Päijänne in the hearth of Central Finland. Welcome to enjoy a relaxing holiday in the peaceful lake environment anytime!

Kortelahti is located in the central area of Finland, in the middle of the area of thousand lakes. The houses are located just few tens of meters away from Lake Päijänne, which is the second biggest lake in Finland.

Kortelahti is very well equipped with indoor toilet, electricity, refrigerator, small freezer, electric stove, microwave oven, shower, dish washer and washing machine. However the saunas are heated by wood, for to maximize the most enjoyable Finnish sauna experience.

There is also a fireplace for to enjoy the soft warm of wood.

You can find the instructions of the cabin and also driving instructions here

Please look some pictures of the cottage at page Kortelahti

How to reach Kortelahti

You can best reach us by car. We are located about 240 kilometers (appr. 2,5 hours) away from Helsinki, 150 kilometers from Tampere and 50 kilometers from Jyväskylä.

Please note, that the closest grocery stores, ATM and gas stations are located at Joutsa, approximately 37 kilometers before Kortelahti from Helsinki direction and at Korpilahti, about 25 kilometers before Kortelahti from Tampere/Jyväskylä direction.

Activities at Kortelahti and surroundings

At Kortelahti you can enjoy the Finnish nature and a peaceful holiday at their best. In the surroundings of Kortelahti you can go walking or hiking in the forest or paddling, rowing and fishing at the lake.  At summertime it is also enough to do for a holiday just by enjoying sauna and swimming in the lake. And listening the birds to sing.

About 7 kilometres away from Kortelahti there is Vaarunvuori natural hiking path, where you can see the variousity of Finnish nature by walking the four kilometres long path.

There is also a national treasure park Leivonmäki close by Aholanraitti (45 kilometres towards Joutsa).

By car you can also reach several activities around Jyväskylä area (50 km). There is Alvar Aalto museum for culture geeks, Riihivuori and Laajavuori alpine skiing resorts and a swimming hall for sports enthusiasts. In Jyväskylä you can enjoy the city scene with shopping, restaurants, cafes, bars and all other urban activities.

In Jämsä (60 km) there is also Himos, the biggest skiing and alpine skiing resort in southern and central Finland.

Contact us

You can reach us with following contact information or by a form below.

Warmly welcome to Kortelahti, we would love to see you here soon!

Kirsi Englund

Pirttivuoren metsätie 69A

41870 Putkilahti

e-mail: kirsi@kirsienglund.fi

tel: +358-44-374 3134