Holiday Home Rantamökki, cjoe146 3 stars East-Finland, Finland

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50 km west of Joensuu, Lake Juojärvi (237,25 km2) 25 m, own shore, shallow sand bottom, jetty and own rowing boat. Wooden cottage 1991, kitchen-living room with convertible bunk bed, two bedrooms with two beds, washing room, sauna (wood heated stove) and veranda. Wooden cottage by the clear-watered Lake Juojärvi in Outokumpu. The cottage stands on a steep slope, steps lead to the shore that is facing west. Good facilities for grilling (concrete grill and griddle pan). Baby cot and high chear can be arranged when needed. On the owner's farm there's an outbuilding with various games, toys, dollhouse etc (outbuilding is in shared use). Sup-board, light kayak, canoe and bicycles can be rented. Common volleyball field near-by (shared with the neighbouring cottage) freely available. There's a storehouse museum, a herbgarden, juice for sale and a path going around the farm. The owner has direct sales from his berry farm (for example strawberries, raspberries, currants, bush blueberries, buckthorns, early potatoes). It is possible to have snow shoes, ice fishing equipment and kicksledge from the owner. Lake Juojärvi is a large and fishy lake and recreational fishing is one of the popular hobbies. The area of Lake Juojärvi is about 219 km² and the maximum depth is 44 meters. Fish species e.g. perch, pike, pike-perch, bream, vendace, whitefish and salmon. Karvio rapids 40 km (possibilities for fishing). Koli National park and ski-centre 90 km, Mustavaara (Joensuu) and Pääskyvuori (Heinävesi) about 70 km. Illuminated 2 km long skiing track 1,5 km from the cottage, snowmobile route 3 km. Reservations start at 16.00 and end at 12.00 (also in weekend bookings).