WHO WE ARE

Wellbeing Guesthouse

Puukarin Pysäkki is a dream destination for those who appreciate locality, nature, unique food, and experiences. Rest in the soothing embrace of nature and enjoy pure North Karelian delicacies. Connect with nature and find your way back to your own unique path.

WHO WE ARE

Wellbeing Guesthouse

Puukarin Pysäkki is a dream destination for those who appreciate locality, nature, unique food, and experiences. Rest in the soothing embrace of nature and enjoy pure North Karelian delicacies. Connect with nature and find your way back to your own unique path.

PHILOSOPHY

Stay + Eat + Flow

PHILOSOPHY

Stay + Eat + Flow

STAY

Rooms

Our charming rooms exude warmth and country romantic atmosphere. The surrounding peace of nature and slow rhythm relaxes both body and mind and promotes refreshing sleep.

STAY

Rooms

Our charming rooms exude warmth and Finnish country romantic atmosphere. The surrounding peace of nature and slow rhythm relaxes both body and mind and promotes refreshing sleep.

EAT

Restaurant

We offer authentic local food made from pure ingredients in the Karelian way. The delicacies are eaten slowly and together while enjoying around a large refectory table.

EAT

Restaurant

We offer authentic local food made from pure ingredients in the Karelian way. The delicacies are eaten slowly and together while enjoying around a large refectory table.

FLOW

Find your path

Book a relaxing Wellbeing Getaway at Puukarin Pysäkki. You have the opportunity to participate into activities that increase general health and connection. Taste the well-known hostess’s organic rye bread, play, and listen to nature’s gentle message. Rest and awaken your inner voice. Find true joy, peace and happiness.

FLOW

Find your path

Book a relaxing Wellbeing Getaway at Puukarin Pysäkki. You have the opportunity to participate into activities that increase general health and connection. Taste the well-known hostess’s organic rye bread, play, and listen to nature’s gentle message. Rest and awaken your inner voice. Find true joy, peace and happiness.

VALUES

Responsible tourism

Hyödynnämme luonnonantimet, vastuullisuus ja kestävä kehitys on tärkeää majatalo Puukarin Pysäkille.

Responsible and sustainable tourism is a natural part of our daily operations. For us, many things are innate, intergenerational, and value-based. Respect for nature, traditions, and organic lifestyle is particularly important to us. Sustainability is also a guarantee of quality. Finns are surrounded by nature and have an appreciation for forests and lakes. Forests cover 72 percent of the land and there are 187,888 official lakes in Finland. The air and water quality is one of the best in the world. Nature is a significant source of wellbeing and the heart of Finnish identity. 

 

We at Puukarin Pysäkki want to ensure that future generations have the opportunity to enjoy the magic of healthy, thriving nature. The North Karelian Tourism Association has awarded our hostess Anni Korhonen this year’s responsible tourism operator award. Our guesthouse is also involved in Visit Finland’s Sustainable Travel Finland pilot, which seeks frameworks and criteria for tourism operators in Finland so that responsible and sustainable tourism is realized in our industry.

VALUES

Responsible tourism

Hyödynnämme luonnonantimet, vastuullisuus ja kestävä kehitys on tärkeää majatalo Puukarin Pysäkille.

Responsible and sustainable tourism is a natural part of our daily operations. For us, many things are innate, intergenerational, and value-based. Respect for nature, traditions, and organic lifestyle is particularly important to us. Sustainability is also a guarantee of quality. Finns are surrounded by nature and have an appreciation for forests and lakes. Forests cover 72 percent of the land and there are 187,888 official lakes in Finland. The air and water quality is one of the best in the world. Nature is a significant source of wellbeing and the heart of Finnish identity. 

 

We at Puukarin Pysäkki want to ensure that future generations have the opportunity to enjoy the magic of healthy, thriving nature. The North Karelian Tourism Association has awarded our hostess Anni Korhonen this year’s responsible tourism operator award. Our guesthouse is also involved in Visit Finland’s Sustainable Travel Finland pilot, which seeks frameworks and criteria for tourism operators in Finland so that responsible and sustainable tourism is realized in our industry.

RETREAT

Activities

Tunne, koe ja rentoudu majatalo Puukarin Pysäkissä, Pohjois-Karjalassa.

Happiness lies in the countryside. At Guesthouse Puukarin Pysäkki, you can tailor your holiday to your wishes. You have the opportunity to book in advance e.g. shepherd’s holiday, guided activities, acquaintance with the secrets of Karelian cooking and herbal knowledge, as well as the possibility of massages and other treatments that increase general health and well-being. There are several popular hiking destinations in the vicinity of the inn, e.g. Tiilikkajärvi and Hiidenportti national parks. You can hike in marked trails, do paddling, cycling, trail running, and fishing. You can book an organized guided tour or hike independently, we will give you great tips! After the trip, you can enjoy á la carte Karelian food and embrace the warmth of the sauna. Homely accommodation and fluffy sheets will crown the day!

 

We have been cooperating with nearby guesthouses Äksyt Ämmät, Laitalan Lomat, and Männikkölän Pirtti for twenty years. Our common brand is internationally acknowledgedfrom Guesthouse to Guesthouse Finnish Cuisine Tour”. Holidays and excursions between the inns combine the joy of exercise with food experiences in beautiful rural landscapes. The excursions take into account sustainable development and environmental friendliness. In 2015, the Inn-to-Inn food trip was chosen as the best food tourism product in Finland in Hungry for Finland national food tourism competition.

RETREAT

Activities

Tunne, koe ja rentoudu majatalo Puukarin Pysäkissä, Pohjois-Karjalassa.

Happiness lies in the countryside. At Guesthouse Puukarin Pysäkki, you can tailor your holiday to your wishes. You have the opportunity to book in advance e.g. shepherd’s holiday, guided activities, acquaintance with the secrets of Karelian cooking and herbal knowledge, as well as the possibility of massages and other treatments that increase general health and well-being. There are several popular hiking destinations in the vicinity of the inn, e.g. Tiilikkajärvi and Hiidenportti national parks. You can hike in marked trails, do paddling, cycling, trail running, and fishing. You can book an organized guided tour or hike independently, we will give you great tips! After the trip, you can enjoy á la carte Karelian food and embrace the warmth of the sauna. Homely accommodation and fluffy sheets will crown the day!

 

We have been cooperating with nearby guesthouses Äksyt Ämmät, Laitalan Lomat, and Männikkölän Pirtti for twenty years. Our common brand is internationally acknowledgedfrom Guesthouse to Guesthouse Finnish Cuisine Tour”. Holidays and excursions between the inns combine the joy of exercise with food experiences in beautiful rural landscapes. The excursions take into account sustainable development and environmental friendliness. In 2015, the Inn-to-Inn food trip was chosen as the best food tourism product in Finland in Hungry for Finland national food tourism competition.

RETREAT

Use all senses

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Experience Finnish nature like us Finns do. Breathe in the pure air and smell the wonderful scent of the fields and forests. Listen to the stillness and hear the birds singing and nesting. Discover nature’s healing treasures; pick wild herbs, berries, and mushrooms. Gather a bunch of birch twigs, harness the heat of the sauna, whisk your skin and feel the stress melt away. Experience swimming in the purest of waters, take a snow bath, or jump into an ice hole on our beautiful lakes; the ancient Finnish ritual to invigorate the body during the winter! Explore the nightless summer nights and experience midsummer magic spells and traditions at Guesthouse Puukarin Pysäkki. Be at one with nature, listen and feel the powerful message of mother earth and respect the given gifts of beauty. Experience North Karelia and the surrounding clean nature and its healing powers. 

RETREAT

Use all senses

Visit Finland logo

Experience Finnish nature like us Finns do. Breathe in the pure air and smell the wonderful scent of the fields and forests. Listen to the stillness and hear the birds singing and nesting. Discover nature’s healing treasures; pick wild herbs, berries, and mushrooms. Gather a bunch of birch twigs, harness the heat of the sauna, whisk your skin and feel the stress melt away. Experience swimming in the purest of waters, take a snow bath, or jump into an ice hole on our beautiful lakes; the ancient Finnish ritual to invigorate the body during the winter! Explore the nightless summer nights and experience midsummer magic spells and traditions at Guesthouse Puukarin Pysäkki. Be at one with nature, listen and feel the powerful message of mother earth and respect the given gifts of beauty. Experience North Karelia and the surrounding clean nature and its healing powers. 

“We spent a night here in June. We were very tired after a long day of trekking in Koli National Park (beautiful). Anni was very kind. She told us about her organic farm and showed us every room of the wooden house: so nice and clean! Sauna experience was very relaxing and regenerating. Summer Finnish nights are very fascinating. Atmosphere was so romantic. Breakfast was lovely: beautiful location (we can see the lake through the window) and biological food. It was a very very nice experience. And thank you Anni!”

Review, TripAdvisor

“The owner is a lovely lady who cooked us amazing traditional Karelian food - everything was locally sourced and home made, from fish from the river, berries from the forest etc. The bread was freshly baked in their wood burning oven and she even made homemade beer and strawberry drink for the kids. We stayed in a very spacious log cabin next to the house complete with elk antlers. The location was very convenient - just off the road going north to Hossa National Park. Views from the house of countryside and lake. Would highly recommend.”

Review, TripAdvisor

“We spent a night here in June. We were very tired after a long day of trekking in Koli National Park (beautiful). Anni was very kind. She told us about her organic farm and showed us every room of the wooden house: so nice and clean! Sauna experience was very relaxing and regenerating. Summer Finnish nights are very fascinating. Atmosphere was so romantic. Breakfast was lovely: beautiful location (we can see the lake through the window) and biological food. It was a very very nice experience. And thank you Anni!”

Review, TripAdvisor

“The owner is a lovely lady who cooked us amazing traditional Karelian food - everything was locally sourced and home made, from fish from the river, berries from the forest etc. The bread was freshly baked in their wood burning oven and she even made homemade beer and strawberry drink for the kids. We stayed in a very spacious log cabin next to the house complete with elk antlers. The location was very convenient - just off the road going north to Hossa National Park. Views from the house of countryside and lake. Would highly recommend.”

Review, TripAdvisor