Metsä Kolo M2
cottage, Ranua, 2+2 persons

The cottage is invested with natural materials and Finnish quality, including the (either double or twin) beds with horsehair futons in the alcove, duvets and pillows of wool and organic cotton as well as bed linen and towels of flax.

The sofa-bed in the cottage for two persons. TV and radio available. The tidy kitchen includes the most essential equipment: hotplate (no oven), deep-freeze refrigerator, microwave oven, coffee maker, electric kettle, wine decanter and glasses, compost container and much more. The cottage is heated with stove and electric heater. The covered terrace invites you to have a cup of hot drink or a cold drink after sauna. Water is fetched from the well in the yard. Electric lights. Car-heating socket behind the cottage. High chair, wooden nappy-changing mat, child carrier bakcpack, Thule chariot, and the like to be reserved in advance, for an additional fee.

Sauna (in common use) is heated in the evenings. Wood-burning sauna stove and water heater in the sauna, deep-freeze refrigerator in the dressing-room. Water is fetched from the well or the lake to the sauna building. Barbecue shed in front of the sauna building in common use with the other customers - have a barbecue full of feeling sitting on Finnish design chairs by Ecofurn (made of solid larch wood and rope only). Outdoor toilet (shared by two cottages), with two separate sections for women and men.

The log cabin with electricity (built in 1986) is situated 110km from Rovaniemi to the southeast, 30km from the centre of Ranua to the east at the lake Saarijärvi at a peaceful head of a bay of its own. The length of lake Saarijärvi is 3.3km, the width 0.9km and the deepest point about 3km. Beach, swimming platform and rowing boat in common use with the other guests.

Cross-country skiing track (about 20km) starts on the lake ice in front of the cottage (ask about its maintenance!). Skiing tracks in the village of Saariharju and the neighbouring village Impiö, where there is also a great sledding hill. Rowing boat to be used without fee, Stand Up Paddle (SUP) board and Canadian canoes for a small fee. Good opportunities to move around and enjoy the very beautiful nature and its bounty.

The cottage is situated in a small nature tourism company with two log cabins, 2 Tentsile tree tents and accommodation in the main house as well. The cottage is a suitable starting point for different outdoor activities in nature, such as hiking and biking, berry and mushroom picking as well as fishing and hunting. Its location also gives good opportunities to visit the wide variety of Ranua's and Posio's tourist attractions. Ranua Zoo 35km, Pentik (a Finnish interior design retailer) in Posio 52km.

Attention! Final cleaning up (€35) is not included the cottage rent. The weekend reservation ends at 3.00 pm.