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.
A favourite destination for families with children, Onnela at the Old School offers an experiential environment for holidaying together. A special feature of Onnela is the school gym, where children can play. While the children are unwinding in the gym, the adults have some peace and quiet in the upstairs dining area. Win-win! 🙂
The accommodation can accommodate more than one family, i.e. 10+7 people. This unique accommodation has been renovated in the original spirit of the Old School in 2020 and again in 2022, when we renovated the showers, toilets and kitchen.
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Onnela has a log sauna in the yard. You can also rent the attached sauna for 150€ / 1 day, 200€ 2 days.
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.
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 a sofa corner with a divan.
Onnela’s large kitchen has plenty of space to cook for even a large group. It is equipped with a wide range of cooking utensils, a refrigerator, a freezer, an induction cooktop, a convection oven, a microwave, a dishwasher, and tableware for 20 people. There’s plenty of counter space, as well as an island and two bar stools in the middle of the kitchen.
Do you also want time off from cooking? Ask your local Pölli restaurant owners forcatering services.
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.
As a special feature, the Old School has a popular yoga room / dojo / mini gym with tatami floor in the basement. The hall is open to school residents daily from 6am to 8pm.
There are 4 separate bedrooms downstairs:
Mh 1: 5 persons. Loft 140cm, frame mattress 100cm, sofa bed 120cm
Bedroom 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
Sheets and towels are included in the price.
Onnela’s customers can use the log, wood-heated, open-air sauna “Akansauna”, which was completed in 2021.
The sauna is heated by itself. Heating the sauna is a favourite programme with the children, with fetching water and making a fire.
Onnela has an air-source heat pump, free Wi-Fi, and plenty of parking spaces, including 2 spaces for space heaters. (Not suitable for charging electric cars.)
Pets allowed; additional fee of 30€.
This space can be combined with the Family Apartment, bringing the total number of guest rooms to 28.
Onnela is exclusively for the tenant’s use. There may be guests in the other apartments in the building, but all units are separate. Only the fitness room in the basement is available to all residents.
Sheets and towels are included in the price.
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.
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’ll have access to a soccer field and a spacious campfire area, among other things. There’s a 4-kilometer sandy trail for mountain biking. The yard has a sandbox, swings, and plenty of space for kids to play. The surroundings also offer wonderful camping grounds with glacial ridges and valleys.
The nearby Tahkovuori ski resort offers a great environment for skiers in winter.
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.
To the center of Tahko: 14 km
To the ski lifts: 6 km (West Slopes)
To the lighted ski trail: 8 km
To the sledding trail: 1 km (access from the yard)
Golf: Tahko Old Course 14 km, Tahko New Course 11 km, Tiirin Golf 20 km
Bus stop: in the yard
To the airport: 50 km (Kuopio Airport)
To the train station: 39.7 km (Siilinjärvi)
Restaurants: Pehku Bar 9 km, Panorama Bar 6 km, Tahko Piazza 13 km
Spas: Tahko Spa 14 km (also featuring glow-in-the-dark bowling, a gym, a barbershop and hair salon, massages, rental facilities for floorball, badminton, etc., and Kotipizza)
Medical care: Tahkomed medical services 14 km, Nilsiä Health Center 14 km
Shopping: Nilsiä S-market and K-supermarket 14 km, Tahko Sale and K-market 14 km, Varpaisjärvi S-market and Siwa 14 km
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