Common areas in the main building

The main building at Nestorinranta in the village of Lintusalo is surrounded by fields. It was built on a hill 900 metres from the shore. The main building is a former stone-built barn, and its interior was reconstructed in 2014.

The main building has toilets, a laundry room, two guest rooms (“Orsi” and “Ylähuone”), and a restaurant Navettasali (“Barn Hall”) for breakfast and dinner. The reception is also in Navettasali.

In the yard are the guest rooms known as “Mari”, “Ville” and “Vilja-aitta”, a summer kitchen, a bike shelter, a children’s play area, and a hen and quail coop. At one end of the yard is a sauna, a composting toilet, and a barbecue shelter and at another end is the small tent area and at third end the caravan area.

Sheep graze in the fields surrounding the buildings, and the nature trails can be accessed from the road to the lake shore.

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.

Services for guests staying in Nestorinranta

Guests staying in the rooms have free access to the main building’s

  • toilets, showers, summer kitchen, barbecue shelter, sauna (if you heat it yourself), drinking water, electricity, the bike shelter, and parking area.

Guests staying in tents, hammocks, caravan area, and boat berths

  • also enjoy the same services, although there is a small additional fee for the summer kitchen and sauna.

Paid extra services:

  • Sheets, towels and final cleaning

 

Paid services for everybody

  • Breakfast from 1st of May to the end of September 8 – 10 AM (book the night before at the latest), Navettasali
  • Dinner from 1st of May to the end of September 6 – 8 PM (book in advance), Navettasali
  • Self-service laundry in the main building
  • Bike, boat and equipment rental, Navettasali
  • Kiosk where you can buy kiosk products and souvenirs, Navettasali

You can also find here

  • Exhibition about Nestor and the seal, Navettasali
  • Map of the Saimaa region, Navettasali
  • Map sign, and sign about the rules of the area
  • The starting point of the Mythology path, Navettasali

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