Rental hut
Hiidenmaa Farm
Number of beds
10 beds
Address
Neitvuorentie 660, 52100 Anttola
Coordinates
Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 61° 40.0603' lon: 27° 44.4404' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 6837382 E: 539215
The Hiidenmaa Farm rental hut, situated by Lake Luonteri next to the highest hill in South Savo, invites visitors to enjoy a peasant atmosphere from the early 1900s. The wooden floors in the main house (3 rooms and kitchen on) feel cosy under your feet, while the wood-burning baking oven, circular fireplace and stove give off gentle heat. Cooking is easy on the gas cooker in the veranda. The absence of electricity ensures a novel, restful experience for the mind. On Hiidenmaa farm, you get to try out a simple, relaxed but hard-working attitude to life and enjoy the peace of nature, together with the Saimaa ringed seal, which is native to the labyrinthine lake landscape of Luonteri.
As there are marked trails in the area, other hikers and groups move about there. Hiking trails to Neitvuori and the Hiidenmaa trail network pass by the yard.
A rental hut is a place for an overnight stay that can be rented for only your use. In 2024 the hut is reserved only for shepherd weeks.
Reservations
The reservation day for reservable and rental huts begins at 2 pm and end at 12 noon.
Bring along your invoice and proof of payment to the hut.
In 2025 the hut is reserved only for shepherd weeks. The shepherds are selected by lottery by the end of February.
Basic details of the destination
- Municipality
- Mikkeli
- Region
- Etelä-Savo
- Location
- Neitvuori-Luonteri
- Heating
- A round fireplace, stove, wood-burning baking oven
- Electricity
- No
- Cooking
- Gas refrigerator, gas stove, root cellar
- Drinking water
- Must be brought yourself
- Toilet
- Dry toilet
- Staying overnight
- Bed, bunk bed, mattresses, pillows
- Pets
- Allowed
- Sauna
- Yes
Arrival instructions
The distance to the hut is 23 km from Anttola, 37 km from Mikkeli and 45 km from Juva.
By car
Access by car next to the rental hut (the Hiidenmaa farm parking area is 200 metres away from the rental hut). Type the address (Neitvuorentie 660, 52100 Anttola, by the Neitvuorentie road) into your navigator for directions from Anttola and Mikkeli/Juva.
By Boat or Canoe
The rental hut is also accessible by boat or canoe. The Hiidenlahti excursion harbour is about 350 m from the hut. Hiidenlahti excursion harbour (61°39,99' 27°44,81'). The nearest guest harbour is situated in Anttola (61°35,0' 27°39,4').
By Bicycle
From the direction of Mikkeli, the Hiidenmaa farm is also accessible by bicycle, partly along a paved road and partly along an idyllic sandy country road. The cycling route from Mikkeli to Neitvuori is about 40 km long.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.
Yard
In the yard, there is a wood-heated sauna, cellar and barbecue/campfire site. Another campfire site is located along the Hiijjesilimukka Trail, about one kilometer from the hut.
Lighting campfires is allowed only at campfire sites. When there are forest or grass fire warnings (ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/en) in effect, lighting fire is forbidden.
The dry toilet and woodshed are in the old barn.
A rowboat available for tenants at the shore, about 200 meters away.
Camping in the yard is allowed for those who have rented the house.
Keys
The key is in a key cabinet on the hut wall. The cabinet is protected with a code. Instructions and the code are sent to you by e-mail at the time of booking.
Facilities
Heating and lighting
The hut has a baking oven in the common room / kitchen, a round fireplace in one bedroom and a stove in the other. Please use firewood sparingly. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
Solar panel lights and 12V charging facility (a cigarette lighter socket).
We also recommend using a headlamp, which leaves your hands free to do chores around the hut. For safety reasons, candles must be burned on a non-combustible surface and constantly monitored.
Cooking
A gas stove in the veranda kitchen. Crockery and cutlery are provided (a more detailed list is kept in the hut folder, which is sent before the herders holiday week).
A gas-burning refrigerator.
There is a cool cellar space for storage behind the house.
Drinking water
There is no running water in the hut.
You must bring along all of your own drinking water.
Staying overnight
Beds, mattresses and pillows for 10 people (as some beds are 120 cm wide, they can accommodate 2 persons generously side by side).
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag.
Sauna
In the yard, there is a wood-heated sauna and a woodshed.
Toilet
There is a dry toilet near the hut. Please bring your own toilet paper.
Waste disposal
There are no waste containers by the cabin. Visitors are advised to take their accumulated waste with them.
Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about hiking without littering (nationalparks.fi).
The locations of and information on nearby recycling points can be found in the hut folder.
Other things to keep in mind
There are no accessible services in the hut.
Pets are allowed as long as they are kept leashed outside the hut.
An opportunity for ecological management work and making firewood.
Please clean the hut before you leave.
Safety
Although Finland has a broad network for mobile phones, there are some areas in the park without signal. If this happens try to climb to a higher place or go into an open area. Check the mobile network coverage with your mobile phone operator before your trip.
There are fire alarms at wilderness huts, but we recommend to bring a 9 V battery and/or your own travel fire alarm with you.
Read more about the area and its current information at Nationalparks.fi.
Hut maintenance
Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland is responsible for the maintenance of the hut.
If you notice any deficiencies at the cabin, please report them to the maintenance team so that we can react to them as quickly as possible.
