Do you want to celebrate New Year or Christmas in a quiet and cosy place? Do you want to be filled with the power of nature, admire the vast expanses, bathe in a hot font and dive into a snow-white snowdrift after a hot sauna?
Come to the cottage complex Saimaa Lakeside for all this. No rumbling fireworks and firecrackers (so important for those who are holidaying with their beloved pets), but a pleasant crackling fireplace, a Christmas tree in the living room, an electric sauna in the cottage and a separate wood-fired sauna on the shore. Separate bedrooms and no lofts.

What to do at Saimaa Lakeside in the New Year and Christmas?

Traditional Finnish Sauna and Hot tub
Saimaa Lakeside has not only electric saunas, but also free-standing wood-fired saunas. You can spend Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve in complete unity with nature, at the spacious dining room table with your loved ones.

But if you want activities, there are plenty of them not far from the cottage complex:
1. cross-country skiing - many of our guests ski on the snowy surface of the lake. This is allowed only when the ice on the lake is strong enough. Usually from December to March inclusive.
Do you want to ski on a groomed track? Ruokolahti has a groomed cross-country ski track that is lit up in the evenings. Free for skiing.

2. Ice sleds. Going on holiday with kids? Great. Children will enjoy sledging right in the village. We provide a few sleds near every cottage.
3. Skiing. Ruokolahti has a wonderful ski centre called Free Ski. There are slopes for skiing and snowboarding, lifts, renting, cafe on the territory. More information on the page...

4. Cafes and restaurants. Tired of cooking yourself (and there are all the facilities for that in the house and nearby)? Several excellent restaurants are waiting for you. Read more on the page.
5. Spa centres in Imatra. There are several of them and they work, of course, not only in summer, but also in winter. Especially impressive in winter is the outdoor heated pool at Imatran Kulpylä Spa (but that's just in case you get bored of bathing in your personal SPA on the terrace of your sauna :) ).
6. Winter fishing. Another great activity. Read more on our page about fishing.

7. Want something out of the ordinary? Try floating. Feel the state of weightlessness by diving on the surface of open water in a special waterproof suit. Yes, you can also try floating in winter (just think about speical underwear in advance, and the instructors will provide you with a floating suit. https://tuplakasi-action.fi/en/product/dry-suit-floating/

Of course, all of the above is available not only on holidays, but also during the whole winter period. By the way, the price in the winter season at Saimaa Lakeside is much more pleasant than in the summer season. Don’t forget that we offer discounts for our regular guests.