Finland: Kalvola area - Kaivolampi Cottage

In need of taking some actual vacation time, we rented a cabin near Kalvola, 120 some km further north of Helsinki for a few days.

This is the farthest north that either Mark or I have ever been. At approximately 61°00′51″ N and 24°09′ E (I’m estimating with Google Earth here).

We are the only cabin on a little body of water, a tiny private lake, in a country that has more lakes than any other country, upwards of over 188,000, it wasn’t hard to find cabins on lakes to rent with so many websites out there. Our nearest neighbor is 600m away, we have our own dock, a rowboat and a sauna attached to the cabin. In my search, contacting places to rent from, the sauna was often more important than a place having bathroom facilities. I was told, “you bathe in the Finnish way, in the sauna”

It’s all about us relaxing together, Mark’s been overdue for a real vacation and this is looking to be just perfect.