Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival at Guesthouse Pihlajapuu
- Start point
- Kuopio Airport (KUO), Lentokentäntie 275, Toivala, Northern Savonia 70900, Finland (Kuopio Airport (KUO))
- Meals
- Dinner
- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Guesthouse Pihlajapuu)
- Day 2
Guesthouse Pihlajapuu
- Meals
- Lunch (Prepared together from local groceries), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Guesthouse Pihlajapuu)
Included Activities
- Cooking and baking with wild vegetables
- Prepare lunch with local groceries
- Evening sauna - Wood-heated traditional Finnish basic sauna at Guesthouse Pihlajapuu
- Day 3
Laitala Sauna Trail
- Meals
- Lunch (Experience lunch with handmade karjalanpiirakka, egg butter, leip\u00e4juusto (Finnish squeaky cheese), salad, lingonberry jam, sea buckthorn jam, glazed egg halves, rice rolls, chanterelle-filled rye buttons, whipped cream with berries, coffee, tea, homemade cheesecake), Dinner (Hut dinner by open fire with Laitala perunarieska (potato rieska), rye bread from local bakery, butter, organic cheese salad and root salad, vegetable-potato dumplings by campfire, meatballs made of local ranch meat, nokipannukahvi (soot pot coffee), herbal tea, campfire crepes, whipped cream, berry jam, homemade beer, berry juice, water)
- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Guesthouse Laitalan Lomat)
Included Activities
- Laitala sauna trail to the River bank sauna
- Greeting from hostess Henna and program overview
- Forest relaxation with hammocks and forest baths
- Prepare sauna hair rinse from collected ingredients
- Experience lunch with handmade karjalanpiirakka, egg butter, leip\u00e4juusto, salad, lingonberry jam, sea buckthorn jam, glazed egg halves, rice rolls, chanterelle-filled rye buttons, whipped cream with berries, coffee, tea, and homemade cheesecake
- Sauna program with tarry welcome snaps drink, river bank sauna session with local handmade natural soaps
- Sauna basket delicacies - sparkling blackcurrant leaf drink, natural fish mousse with rye bread, local delicacy marmalades
- Hut dinner by open fire with Laitala perunarieska, rye bread, butter, organic cheese salad, root salad, vegetable-potato dumplings, meatballs, nokipannukahvi, herbal tea, campfire crepes, whipped cream, berry jam, homemade beer, berry juice, water
Optional Activities
- Nature trails
- Visit to the town of Nurmes
Landmarks Karhujoki River 
- Day 4
Laitalan Lomat
- Meals
- Lunch (Picnic lunch during canoeing tour on the river), Dinner
Included Activities
- Make cinnamon rolls (korvapuustit) or cheese cake with local berries
- Canoeing tour with picnic lunch on the river
- Evening sauna
- Day 5
Bomba to Karelian Village
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic snack at the harbor of Nurmes or lunch at restaurant Supikas in Porokyl\u00e4)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Bomba Karelian village)
Included Activities
- Tour to the Traditional Karelian village Bomba
- Visit to Bomba House - replica of original house built by Jegor Bombin in 1855
- Biking 25 km to Nurmes
- Evening boat trip to Nurmesniemi sauna (approximately 5 pm departure)
- Evening sauna at Nurmesniemi summer cottage sauna
- Sauna basket delicacies
Optional Activities
- Swimming at Nurmesniemi
- Visit to Bomba Restaurant
- Lunch at restaurant Supikas in Porokyl\u00e4
Landmarks Bomba House 
- Day 6
Bomba to Guesthouse Pihlajapuu
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at cafeteria Thure in the old railway station of Nurmes)
- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Guesthouse Pihlajapuu)
Included Activities
- Morning swim in Lake Pielinen
- Guided walk in the area of Bomba
- Visit to the orthodox chapel of Bomba
- Biking tour via Nurmes to Guesthouse Pihlajapuu, 25 km
- Shopping and sightseeing in Nurmes
Landmarks Lake Pielinen Orthodox Chapel of Bomba 
- Day 7
Guesthouse Pihlajapuu Smoke Sauna Trail
- Meals
- Lunch (Sauna lunch delicacies - Karelian pasties and vegetable soup), Dinner (Campfire hut dinner with glow-fried salmon, seasonal salad with house salad dressing, potato salad with wild vegetable pesto, sour cream dressing for salmon, beverages of berries or foliage, cr\u00eapes with berry jam)
- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Guesthouse Pihlajapuu)
Included Activities
- Sauna lunch delicacies - Karelian pasties and vegetable soup
- Smoke sauna experience starting at approximately 4 pm
- Prepare different whisks from birch, juniper, and aspen
- Sauna experience includes OleHyv\u00e4 ecological washing detergents, sauna cap, bathrobes, towels, and sauna seat covers
- Canoe paddle to smoke sauna (approximately 1 km from guesthouse) or car transfer (6.5 km)
- Pihlajapuu smoke sauna trail menu - glow-fried salmon, seasonal salad with house dressing, potato salad with wild vegetable pesto, sour cream dressing for salmon, beverages of berries or foliage, cr\u00eapes with berry jam
Optional Activities
- Swimming after sauna
- Day 8
Departure
- End point
- Kuopio Airport (KUO), Lentokentäntie 275, Toivala, Northern Savonia 70900, Finland (Kuopio Airport )
