Nature
Nuuksio National Park is a beautiful and magical place, within easy reach of the Finnish capital. Here you can escape into wild natural settings and enjoy typically Finnish scenery, with lovely lakes and green forests.
There are many different marked trails from easy to more difficult hikes as well as service and campfires in the park.
If you like to see and experience the Finnish nature, this is a must during your holiday.
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Nuuksio National Park
84 NuuksiontieNuuksio National Park is a beautiful and magical place, within easy reach of the Finnish capital. Here you can escape into wild natural settings and enjoy typically Finnish scenery, with lovely lakes and green forests.
There are many different marked trails from easy to more difficult hikes as well as service and campfires in the park.
If you like to see and experience the Finnish nature, this is a must during your holiday.
Sightseeing
This is a beautiful city about 1 hours drive from Helsinki. Old Porvoo, with its red-ochre painted riverside warehouses, is one of the most photographed national landscapes in Finland and a steady favorite among travelers. Here you can admire the colorful wooden houses and stroll the winding cobbled streets - as if in a children's story book. Old Porvoo has numerous award-winning restaurants, cute cafes, quirky shops, chocolateries and boutiques.
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Porvoo
This is a beautiful city about 1 hours drive from Helsinki. Old Porvoo, with its red-ochre painted riverside warehouses, is one of the most photographed national landscapes in Finland and a steady favorite among travelers. Here you can admire the colorful wooden houses and stroll the winding cobbled streets - as if in a children's story book. Old Porvoo has numerous award-winning restaurants, cute cafes, quirky shops, chocolateries and boutiques.
Moomin
If you are a Moomin fan, then this is a place you most probably would like to visit! The park is open in the summer and during a few weekends in the fall and winter!
For true Moomin fans one of the highlights of the trip could also be staying in the first Moomin Tower, our Unique Tower House.
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Moominworld
5 KaivokatuIf you are a Moomin fan, then this is a place you most probably would like to visit! The park is open in the summer and during a few weekends in the fall and winter!
For true Moomin fans one of the highlights of the trip could also be staying in the first Moomin Tower, our Unique Tower House.
If you are a Moomin fan, and would like to buy some souvenirs or other Moomin products, then this is the place for you!
Moomin Shop
22-24 MannerheimintieIf you are a Moomin fan, and would like to buy some souvenirs or other Moomin products, then this is the place for you!
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Ways to reach Veikkola and the house from the airport
There are a few different ways to reach our place in Veikkola from the airport.
-Rent a car
-Our airport transfer
The price is 55 eur (1-4 persons) and 70 eur (5-7 persons). The trip takes about 30-35 min. We also include one bottle of Finnish spring water per person and good music:)
-Taxi from the airport
Price is between 75-82 eur (1-4 persons) and 87-97 eur (5-7 persons).
-Public transport
Trip takes about 1 h 50 min. The price is about 10 eur/person. A good site for checking timetables, routes and fares is hsl [dot] fi
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The best shopping malls in the Helsinki metropolitan area!
In the city center of Helsinki there is Kamppi and Forum, they are the biggest shopping centers in the center of the city.
A new shopping mall close to the city center is Mall of Tripla. It is situated in Pasila, and the easiest way to get there from the center is by train.
In Espoo there is Iso Omena and Sello, both have free parking.
In Vantaa, just a few kilometers from the airport, there is Jumbo. Here you also have free parking.
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Bird watching in our lake Haapajärvi
Our lake is a valuable bird lake on a national level. These birds nest in the area around lake Haapajärvi:
-Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
-Garganey (Anas querquedula)
-(Ana clypeata)
-Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
-Pochard (Aythya ferina)
-Coot (Fulica atra)
-Corncrake (Crex crex)
-Spotted crake (Porzana porzana)
-Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
-Common redshank (Tringa totaunus)
-Black-headed gull (Larus ridibudus)
These birds regularly prey in the lake:
-Grey stork (Ardea cinerea)
-Arrow hawk (Falco Subbuteo)
The lake is also a resting place during the migration.