Unelma – family apartment

A unique, renovated accommodation for families and groups in an old school building – with all amenities! A unique, renovated 150m2 accommodation for families and groups in an old school building – with all amenities! Suitable for 8+3 persons

If you are planning a holiday e.g. together with your family, friends or relatives, this place is perfect for it.

You can relax on a cozy porch and enjoy the hot tub outside under the sky (for an additional fee) and use our special yoga room/dojo on the ground floor. Wanha koulu is located near Tahko ski center’s Western slopes (6km distance). Peaceful, close to nature location with beautiful landscapes in the middle of the forest. Great for families and groups.

Living room / kitchen

The kitchen in the family apartment has all the necessary cooking utensils, 2 refrigerators, a freezer, an induction stove, a convection oven, a microwave oven, a dishwasher, and a baby chair. There’s cutlery for 15 people. Even a larger group can enjoy meals together in the cozy dining area.

Lounge

You can relax on the spacious sofa after the day of skiing. You can use the free Wi-fi and a large flat screen TV (Smart TV) as well as various board games. You can also light a wood-burning fireplace to bring warmth and atmosphere to the living room. The family apartment includes 3 separate toilets.

Bedrooms

The family apartment has 5 separate bedrooms, each with 2 beds – one with bunk beds, plus a baby cot and, if necessary, a travel cot.

Bedroom 1: 2 adults and a baby/toddler. 2 x 100cm beds and a baby cot
Bedroom 2: 2 persons, 80cm wide bed x 2
Bedroom 3: 2 persons, 100 cm wide bed x 2
Bedroom 4: 90 cm wide bunk beds, entrance to the loft

A loft loved by children

There’s also a glass-walled loft with 3 mattresses. Especially children and teenagers love this private hideout place!

Sauna and shower facilities

The family apartment includes a sauna and a shower. You can cool off on the cozy porch or outside in your own yard. In addition, it is also possible to reserve the wood-heated log sauna in the yard for the use of a larger group.

The utility room includes a washing machine and a drying closet where you can also quickly dry your wet skiing clothes.

Relax in a hot tub under the sky

The price of one-time heating is €135. The price includes water, heating wood, heating, and final maintenance of the pool, i.e. disinfection and cleaning.

In the summer, children also have fun in the cool pool! Filling the tub without heating costs €60. The price also includes the final maintenance of the tub.

Activity room / mini-gym

As a special feature, the Old School has a popular activity room/mini gym with tatami floor in the basement. It can be used daily between 6 AM and 8 PM.

Yard area

The family apartment includes its own yard area with barbeque equipment.

The family apartment includes air conditioning, free WiFi, and plenty of parking spaces, including 2 spaces for a block heater. (Not suitable for electric car charging.) Pets are allowed. Additional cleaning fee €30/pet (allergy cleaning), paid on site.

Bed Linen

If you prefer, you can also bring your own sheets or rent from us 28€ per person. Please make sure that sheets are used on the beds to avoid an additional cleaning fee.

The space can be combined with Onnela’s Large Family Apartment, so the total number of accommodation places is up to 18+9.

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Wanha koulu is great for large families or families with several children. Fantastically quiet accommodation with plenty of activities for children!

Awesome accommodation in a great location in the heart of nature, highly recommend it! Our group of 9 people fit perfectly in the Family Apartment! Everything was perfect in this place 🙂

The apartment comes with a starter kit of supplies:

The starter kit is to get you started, please bring your own supplies.

School yard and the surroundings

Wanha koulu is located on the Western side of the Tahkovuori ski resort, in a quiet location in the middle of beautiful landscapes shaped by the ice age. There’s a 6 km distance to Tahko’s Western slopes and 14 km to the center of Tahko.

The environment of Wanha koulu offers lots of opportunities for leisure activities, both for adults and children.

In the summer, you can use e.g. a soccer field and a large campfire site. The mountain bike trails you access in 4km distance. For children, there are bicycles, a climbing frame built into a tree, a slide, a sandpit, swings and a ropeway. The surroundings also offer wonderful camping grounds with glacial ridges and valleys.

Sports equipment available for free use:

In the yard you will also find:

Grillauspaikka Wanhan koulun pihalla
Puumaja, leikkipaikka ja köysirata lapsille
Fishing in the nearby lake
Koulun ympäristössä on upeita retkeilymaastoja
The yard offers plenty of space for children to play in both summer and winter
Wanhan koulun pihan hirsisauna

Tahko's activities and services

The nearby Tahkovuori ski resort offers a great environment for skiers in winter.

Easy to go skiing from the Western Slopes

It is really convenient to go to the slopes from Tahko’s Western side, as there is always less traffic and you can park your car right next to the ski lifts. You can also buy the tickets here. The road to the famous Pehkubar and Panorama bar goes directly from the Western side.

In the summer season, on the west side of Tahko you can find wonderful camping destinations, e.g. Mäkiautio gorge and its scenic ledge, Rahasmäki ledge, and Huutavanholma.

In the summer, Tahko offers a wonderful environment for golfers, as well as for fishing, off-road electric cycling, shooting, paintball, kayaking, picking berries and mushrooms, and a spa. Also around the school, there are wonderful hiking grounds with glacial ridges and valleys.

Distances

To Tahko centre: 14 km
Ski lift: 6 km (to Länsirinte)
Illuminatedski run: 8 km
Sledging: 1 km (can be started from the yard)
Golf: Tahko Old Course 14 km, Tahko New Course 11 km, Tiirin Golf 20 km
Bus stop: in the yard
Airport: 50 km (Kuopio Airport)
Railway station: 39,7 km (Siilinjärvi)

Distances to Tahko area's services

Restaurant: 9 km to Pehku Bar, 6 km to Panorama Bar, 13 km to Tahko Piazza
Spa: 14 km to Tahko Spa (including, among other things, glow treatment, gym, hairdresser’s, massage, sports facilities for rent for hockey, badminton, etc., Home pizza)
To the doctor: Mehiläinen doctor’s surgery 14 km, Nilsiä Health Centre 14 km
To the shops: Nilsiä S-market and K-supermarket 14 km, Tahko Sale and K-market 14 km, Varpaisjärvi S-market and Siwa 14 km 14 km.

Here you can find more information about the services on Tahko area »

Maps

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