Onnela – Large Family Apartment

A unique accommodation for families with children! As a specialty, there’s the school’s gymnasium, where children have space to run around and play.

Wanha koulu’s “Onnela” Family Apartment offers unique accommodation for families with children. As a specialty, there’s the school’s gymnasium, where children have space to run around and play. While the children are releasing energy in the hall, the adults can also have some peace and quiet in the upstairs dining area. Win-win! 🙂

The accommodation can accommodate several families, i.e. 10+7 people. Onnela has been renovated in 2020 respecting the original spirit of the old school, and in 2022 we renewed the shower facilities, toilets and kitchen.

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Speech in English, subtitles in Finnish

Onnela now also has a deal!

Onnela has a log sauna in the yard. You can also rent the attached sauna for 150€ / 1 day, 200€ 2 days.

living room

Downstairs, Onnela has a living room with a Smart TV and a large sofa bed where you can relax after a hard day’s sport. There is also a games room in the hallway for table games.

Large dining area

The dining area can accommodate up to 20 people. The room is atmospherically decorated with earthy forest wallpaper. In addition to a large dining table, there is also a sofa corner with a divan.

A spacious kitchen for the needs of a larger group

Onnela’s large kitchen has space to cook for even a larger group. There is a full range of cooking utensils, fridge, freezer, induction hob, convection oven, microwave, dishwasher and cutlery for 20 people. There is ample work space, as well as an island and two bar stools in the middle of the kitchen.

Would you also like to have time off from cooking? Ask for catering services from local Pölli and Kaisla restaurants.

The school's gymnasium - space for children to play

A favourite with children in Onnela is the school’s original 70m2 gym, with a trick track and a wide variety of toys and play equipment. While the children are playing in the hall, the adults can have a moment of peace and quiet.

Floor plan

Yoga space / dojo / small gym

As a specialty we have a yoga shala/dojo/small gym with a tatami floor. It can be used daily between 6 AM and 8 PM.

Bedrooms

There are 4 separate bedrooms downstairs:

Mh 1: 5 persons. Loft 140cm, frame mattress 100cm, sofa bed 120cm
Room 2: 3 persons. Loft 140cm, frame mattress 120cm
Room 3: 4 persons. Loft 140cm, frame mattress 90cm x 2
Mh 4: 3 persons. Loft 140cm, frame mattress 100cm
+ Bunk bed for 2 in the downstairs corridor

Log sauna in the yard

Onnela’s customers can use the log, wood-heated yard sauna “Akansauna”, completed in 2021. Onnela’s sauna shift is daily from 7 pm to 9 pm, or by appointment. Extra hours can also be rented.

The sauna is heated by itself. Heating the sauna is a favourite programme with the children, with fetching water and making a fire.

Additionally

Onnela has air conditioning both upstairs and downstairs, free WiFi and ample parking, 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.

The facility can be combined with a Family Apartment, in which case the total number of Accommodation places is 20+9.

Bed Linen

You can bring your own sheets and towels or rent them from us for 28€/set. Please make sure that sheets are used on the beds to avoid an additional cleaning fee.

Onnela is entirely at the tenant’s own use. Other apartments in the building may have guests, but all spaces are separate. Only the yoga room on the basement floor can be used by all residents.

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The location for skiing is great. The house’s snowshoes, sleds, and kick sleds were also utilized. The gym was heavily used and sausages were grilled on the campfire site.

Nice accommodation for even a larger group. The private gym was very much to the liking of the children, as was the quiet courtyard.

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

Experience the most unforgettable moments with Tahko's diverse activities

Would you like to enjoy the charm of speed in the hilly forest terrain of Tahko on an electric bike safari? Or lift a pike from a bubbling rapids? Tahko offers activities for everyone, be it shooting, kayaking, snowmobiling or paintball.

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