m/s Katrilli

Blue Lake Cruises’ m/s Katrilli cruises the home waters of the Saimaa ringed seal in Savonlinna, Enonkoski, Heinävesi, and Rantasalmi. Seal cruises, scenic and route cruises, as well as various theme and event cruises, are part of our summer offerings.

m/s Katrilli offers indoor and outdoor deck spaces to ensure comfortable relaxation during the journey. During the cruise, you can purchase refreshments and small savory and sweet snacks from the ship’s kiosks. The ship is registered for 70 passengers.

Cruises:
– Route cruises to Punkaharju
– Scenic cruises in Punkaharju
– Heinävesi canal cruises
– Summer evening cruise on the Varkaus waterways
– Spa cruise from Varkaus to Järvisydän
– Spa cruise from Savonlinna to Järvisydän
– Cruises from Järvisydän
– Charter cruises

Details

Free WiFi
No
LocationTeollisuustie 4 58700 Sulkava

Inkeritalo Traditional Finnish sauna

Traditional Finnish log sauna by lake Saimaa. This charming small wood heated sauna is perfect for a small group of 2 – 10 persons who wish to experience the sauna like the Finns do. Sauna can be booked on request for 2 hours or for an evening.

Price

Sauna for 2 hours 320€
Extra hours/h 60 €
Evening (4-6 h) 440€
Price includes heating, no towels included. Towels 9 €/piece.

Drinks and snacks can be ordered to the sauna as well and if you wish to have a sauna guide, please ask from our sales!

Details

Price starting
By agreement
Distances
30 km to city
Free WiFi
No
LocationVaahersalontie 44 58450 Punkaharju

Inkeritalo

The historically rich, renovated Inkeritalo is located on the shores of Kruunupuisto.

Inkeritalo serves as a meeting space and a private dining restaurant year-round. During the summer season, a summer café operates in Inkeritalo.

This atmospheric log house is an excellent place to host meetings, small family celebrations, birthdays, funerals, or evening gatherings. The house offers a unique ambiance for corporate events, Christmas parties, and ladies’ nights as well.

The charming two-story house can seat a total of approximately 80 people. There are four meeting rooms, each accommodating 12-25 people.

In the yard of Inkeritalo, there is a fully renovated 1920s log lakeside sauna. The sauna is available for our customers by reservation and is perfect for evening gatherings, as a meeting sauna in conjunction with Inkeritalo, or as an addition to Christmas parties.

Adjacent to Inkeritalo and the sauna is the Inkeritalo warehouse. The storage and stable building, renovated in the summer of 2018, is ideal for larger celebrations, with a terrace offering a stunning view directly over the clear waters of Pihlajavesi. The warehouse can accommodate about 80-100 people, and we organize events according to the customer’s wishes.

Details

Price starting
Ask for offer
Distances
30 km to city
Free WiFi
Yes
LocationVaahersalontie 44 58450 Punkaharju

Canoes, kayaks and SUP-boards, Naaranlahti

Enjoy the beautiful Lake Puruvesi, Saimaa. Easy access to the lake and cosy bay make your trip confortable. Great day trips to island nearby called Pantii (2,5 km) or Riviera of Punkaharju called Petrisaari (6 km). We offer also instruction.

Details

Price starting
32.00 € per hour
Distances
16 km to city
Free WiFi
Yes
LocationKesälahdentie 1614 58520 Hiukkajoki

Holiday Resort Harjun Portti | Experiences

ENJOY ACTIVITIES ON LAKE SAIMAA, ALL YEAR ROUND

Punkaharju is a year-round travel destination, where nature offers activities and experiences.

In winter, from the Harjun Portti Travel Center’s shore, you can access one of Finland’s longest ice skating trails, stretching up to 16 km, where you can stop for waffles at a café or grill sausages at a campfire spot. The cottage village also connects to a partially illuminated cross-country skiing network over 30 km long, and you can go snowshoeing on the opposite ridge area at the Snowshoe Park.

In summer, Punkaharju is at its most beautiful, and our equipment rental offers electric bikes, kayaks, SUP boards, and motorboats. Explore the fish-rich Puruvesi and Pihlajavesi lakes. Nearby, you will also find swimming beaches, cycling routes, and frisbee golf courses.

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Free WiFi
No
LocationTuunaansaarentie 2 58450 Punkaharju

Experiences at Kruunupuisto

We offer a wide range of exciting activities in Punkaharju!

The diverse health services and sports and pampering treatments at Kruunupuisto complement a lively rehabilitation period, vacation, meeting, or hotel stay. The unique ridge nature with its trails and paths invites you to exercise in nature’s own amusement park during your free time. Our area also offers a rich year-round event calendar.

Equipment Rental
Kruunupuisto offers a wide selection of rental equipment for various outdoor activities in different seasons, whether on the ridge trails, the lake, or our yard and park areas. Conquer the ridge with an electric mountain bike or a fat bike!

Guided Tours
At Kruunupuisto, you can rent equipment for independent excursions or head into nature with a guide. Guided tours are arranged on request according to your preferences, for example, nature, fatbike, and canoeing tours. In winter, when the ice freezes, you can explore the secrets of tour skating or kick sledding across the lake on a 14 km tour skating track that runs right by our shore.

Fitness Tests & Wellness Coaching
Want to know your fitness level? At Kruunupuisto, you can test and examine your muscles and, with a bicycle ergometer test, the performance of your respiratory and circulatory systems.

Kruunupuisto Spa
What could be a more wonderful refreshment in the midst of everyday life than a pampering vacation in Finland! Kruunupuisto Spa & treatment world offers relaxing moments in the national landscape of Punkaharju, at the most beautiful spot on Lake Saimaa. Enjoy the warmth of the spa and the delightful pampering of the treatment world.

Saunas
Relax in the gentle steam by the shores of Lake Saimaa. Explore our saunas and book a suitable one for your family, friends, or meeting group. You can conveniently order sauna snacks or larger catering for sauna evenings.

Gym
Our gym is equipped with TechnoGym equipment, which is also suitable for those with mobility impairments.

Trails and Nature Paths
The stunning ridge nature of Punkaharju offers unique settings for outdoor activities, hiking, and enjoying the lake scenery in all seasons. The marked hiking trails of Punkaharju provide excellent opportunities to explore the national landscape while being active in nature.

Details

Accessibility
Barrier free, Car parking, WC
Distances
30 km to city
Free WiFi
Yes
LocationVaahersalontie 44 58450 Punkaharju

Inkeritalo waffle café

Inkeritalo waffle cafe is a charming renovated log house right by the lakeshore. Cafe is open during holiday seasons in winter and summer serving waffles, coffee and refreshments. There is an art exhibition in the Inkeritalo cafe and music events during the summer season. Inkeritalo caters for special occasions all year-round. There is also a traditional Finnish log sauna right next to Inkeritalo. Sauna can be booked for private occasions only.

Opening hours, summer 2025

19.6. – 27.7. Mon – Sun 12-20
30.7. – 29.8. Wed- Fri 13-18

Details

Accessibility
Barrier free, Car parking, WC
Distances
30 km to city
Free WiFi
Yes
LocationVaahersalontie 44 58450 Punkaharju

Gourmet on the Ridge | Restaurant Kruunupuisto

At Restaurant Kruunupuisto, we serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner from a buffet every day of the week, all year round. You can choose your favorite dish from our recommended menu or indulge in our homemade burgers.

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You can also order food for home delivery from us!

Details

Accessibility
Barrier free, Car parking, WC
Distances
30 km to city
Free WiFi
Yes
LocationVaahersalontie 44 58450 Punkaharju

Naaranlahti – Boat rental

You can rent a motorboat and experience the lake nature, go on an island excursion, or fishing. It’s worth going to Puruvesi just to enjoy the clear-water lake and fresh air. Kerimäki is also an excellent destination for excursions by water.

There are motorboats available for rent from 5 hp up to 60 hp. Rowboats as well as kayaks and canoes are also available for rent.

Rental boats;
15 hp four-stroke engine, steering wheel
20 hp 4-strokemotor trimm, with a wheel
40 hp with a wheel and trim
50 hp Yamarin 47 TC, 60 hp Yamarin 53 CC

Ask boat trips, canoes, kayaks and smaller motorboats (4-5 hp)!

Details

Price starting
39.00 € per daytime
Availability
year round
Distances
50 km to city
Free WiFi
Yes
LocationKesälahdentie 1614 58520 Hiukkajoki

Naaranlahti – Bicycle rental

Rental mountain bikes and traditional one gear bicycles for rent in Holiday resort Naaranlahti in Punkaharju.

Details

Price starting
20.00 € per daytime
Availability
all-year-round
Distances
50 km to city
Free WiFi
No
LocationKesälahdentie 1614 58520 Punkaharju
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