Common areas in the main building

Guests staying in the rooms have free access to the main building’s toilets, showers, summer kitchen, grill shelter, self-heated outdoor sauna, drinking water and electricity, bicycle maintenance station, and parking spaces. The self-service laundry in the main building is available for a small fee.

For those staying in a tent, hammock, camper van spot, or boat berth, the same services are included, except that the outdoor sauna carries an additional charge.

During the summer, breakfast and dinner are available at the Navettasali in the main building for an extra fee, provided they are booked at the reception or online by the previous evening. Bed linens, towels, and final cleaning can also be booked from the same place.

Päärakennukselle avautuva näkymä sinne johtavalta tieltä
The view of the main building from the road leading there
Pihan kesäkeittiö
Summer kitchen in the yard
Pihan kesäkeittiö sisältä
Inside the summer kitchen
Kesäkeittiö sisältä
Inside the summer kitchen
A small sauna on the corner of the main yard
Sauna Nestorinrannan pihan perässä Puumalan saaristossa
Sauna is important everywhere in Finland
The sauna has a shower and dressing corner.

Main building

The main building of Nestorinranta is a former natural stone cowshed, originally built in 1953. It was completely renovated for tourism use in 2014. After the renovation, the building now includes:

  • Navettasali, where breakfast is available by order during summer. The hall also serves as the reception area, a kiosk, and a souvenir shop. It features a permanent exhibition about a famous Finnish song that tells the story of a man and a Saimaa ringed seal—an essential part of Nestorinranta’s story. Additionally, the hall houses the introductory story of the Mythology Trail about the mythical waterfowl and the creation of the world, as well as a large wall map of Lintusalo and its surroundings.
  • Toilets and a women’s shower
  • Two accommodation rooms (Ylähuone and Orsi) on the upper floor
  • Laundry room with two washing machines, a mangle, an iron and ironing board, a drying cabinet, and clotheslines. You can book the laundry room by clicking on the image.

 

Main Building Courtyard

  • Summer kitchen and dining area for guests staying at the main building (includes a stove, refrigerator, sink, dishwasher, dishes, microwave, coffee maker, kettle, toaster, gas heater, dining table, and chairs).
  • Men’s shower in the outdoor sauna when there are no sauna users (if the sauna is in use, the women’s shower in the main building can be used instead).
  • Outdoor sauna – Book the outdoor sauna or lakeside sauna here.
  • Parking area (free for all guests).
  • Bike shelter.
  • Grill shelter for guests staying at the main building (free to use); includes grill grates, sausage sticks, and firewood.
  • Waste recycling station and two compost bins for organic waste.
  • Composting toilet behind the outdoor sauna.
  • Chicken coop, and in the summer, also sheep.
  • House dogs and cats may be in the yard (pets are welcome at Nestorinranta, but if your dog does not get along with other dogs, please inform the staff in advance so they can bring the house dogs inside).
  • Path to the lakeshore starts from the yard; 100 meters along the path, there is a gate leading to themed nature trails.
  • Accommodation cottages Mari, Ville, and Vilja-aitta.
  • Camper van area on the edge of the forest.
  • Small tent area behind Vilja-aitta.
  • Area map and rules.

SHARED FACILITIES AT THE BEACH

The beach is 900 metres from the main building on Lintusalo’s western shore. The beach can be accessed by road and walking trails – and naturally also by boat or bike ferry.

Guests staying at Nestorinranta have free access to the toilets, the southern swimming piers, boat piers, sandy beach and changing room, barbecue shelter, campfire place, dishwashing and fish-gutting point, bike-washing place, boat-launching place, and parking spaces for the duration of their time on the beach or water.

The piers and sandy beach by the beach sauna are reserved for sauna users who have paid for the service.

Information

For free

  • BBQ and a camp fire place (for outsiders for a fee)
  • Firewood and sausage sticks (for outsiders for a fee)
  • Composting toilets
  • Drinking water
  • Kitchen sink with dish detergent and dish brush
  • Beach, a swimming pier and changing room (for outsiders: 1 hour free of charge, longer time for a fee).
  • Boat-launching place
  • Piers for boats (for outsiders: 2 hours free, longer time for a fee)
  • Bronze statues of Nestori and the ringed seal
  • Fish processing table with a composter
  • Bike-washing place
  • The end point of the Mythology path (in Lettubaari)
  • Map sign and the rules of the area
  • Map of the Lake Saimaa region (in Lettubaari)

Paid services