Services Offered by Enterprises and Organisations in Kolovesi National Park
Following enterprises and organisations offer services in the national park. They have a cooperation agreement with Metsähallitus and they follow the principles of sustainable nature tourism (metsa.fi) when operating in the national park.
- Guided Excursions and Nature and Outdoor Activities
- Equipment Rental
- Food and Catering Services
- Transportation Services
- Lodging and Conference Space Services
- Other Services
Guided Excursions and Nature and Outdoor Activities
- Erä- ja luontopalvelut Hyväntähen (hyvantahen.fi, in Finnish)
- Skiing, white water rafting, snow shoe walking, canoeing, hiking, theme excursions and nature excursions to national park
- Erässeikkailija (erasseikkailija.com, in Finnish)
- Berry and mushroom picking and hiking
- Four Seasons Outdoors (fourseasonsoutdoors.fi)
- Skiing, canoeing, hiking, snow shoeing trips and thematic tours
- Saimaa Holiday Oravi (oravivillage.com)
- Canoe and kayak rental, tours in the park.
- CaRet Wildlife Caravan Safaris (facebook.com/caret.fi/)
- Guided excursions: hiking, canoeing, photography safaris (Birds, wolverine, bear, beaver, tracks), fishing
- Wilderness camping (Accommodation during trips in mobile home facilities)
- Karu Survival Oy (karusurvival.com)
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Skiing, snow shoe walking, canoeing, hiking, theme excursions
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- LakelandGTE (lakelandgte.fi)
- Cruises, guided canoeing and fishing excursions
- Moln Ab (moln.fi)
- Kayaking tours
- Finntrek Ky (finntrek.com, in Finnish)
- Guided nature tours, bird watching tours, tour skating
- SeastarEvents (seastarevents.fi)
- Guided excursions: hiking, nature, kayaking, fishing and other program and event services. Also for special groups.
- Tres Hombres Adventures Oy (treshombres.fi)
- Kayak paddling trips
- RetkiSaimaa (retkisaimaa.fi, in Finnish)
- Guided canoeing excursions
Equipment Rental
- Cottageholidays (cottageholidays.fi)
- Boat rental
- Saimaa Holiday Oravi (oravivillage.com)
- Canoe and kayak rental
- Kolovesi Retkeily (sealtrail.com)
- Canoe, kayak and row boat rental
- Olo Centre (fi.olocentre.com)
- Rental of e-fatbikes, SUP boards, canoes and kayaks
- Rental of e-fatbikes, SUP boards, canoes and kayaks
Food and Catering Services
- Olo Centre (fi.olocentre.com)
- Organic breakfasts, lunch baskets and dinners by reservation
- Maitolaituri Kahvila & Puoti (korvenkutsu.fi)
- Café, restaurant, catering, breakfast
Transportation Services
- Erässeikkailija (erasseikkailija.com, in Finnish)
- Boat transportation
- Olo Centre (fi.olocentre.com)
- Transportation services for accommodation customers
- Maitolaituri Kahvila & Puoti (korvenkutsu.fi)
- Taxi
- Hepomäen tila, Hepomäki Farm (hepomaen-lammaslomat.webnode.fi, in finnish)
- Transportation services for accommodation customers
- Inquiries: Esko Pöllänen, tel. +358 41 459 4505, eskok.pollanen@gmail.com
Lodging and Conference Space Services
- Cottageholidays (cottageholidays.fi)
- accommodation services near the park
- Olo Centre (fi.olocentre.com)
- Half and full board accommodation as well as experience and meeting services
- Maitolaituri Kahvila & Puoti (korvenkutsu.fi)
- Rental of meeting rooms, rental of saunas, accommodation in Korpi guesthouse
- Hepomäen tila, Hepomäki Farm (hepomaen-lammaslomat.webnode.fi, in finnish)
- Accommodation in cottages and sauna in the sheep farm
- Inquiries: Esko Pöllänen, tel. +358 41 459 4505, eskok.pollanen@gmail.com
Other Services
- Erä- ja luontopalvelut Hyväntähen (hyvantahen.fi, in Finnish)
- School camp and nature school
- Olo Centre (fi.olocentre.com)
- Wood-heated courtyard sauna
- Sound Journey relaxation
- Somatic education
- Maitolaituri Kahvila & Puoti (korvenkutsu.fi)
- Conference services, exhibitions
- Conference services, exhibitions
For Hikers in Saimaa ringed seal Areas
Please take the presence of the endangered seal into account when travelling in Saimaa area. Let the seal be, and observe it from afar. Please study the Principles of seal-friendly tourism (julkaisut.metsa.fi) and follow them both when travelling alone and when using the services of entrepreneurs. Seal-friendly entrepreneurs are certified with this badge:
For Entrepreneurs
Tourist entrepreneurs operating in national parks or other areas managed by Metsähallitus need a cooperation agreement. A fee is charged for using the routes and service infrastructure for business activities.