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42/6p DeLuxe Houseboat with roof terrace

Your own floating cottage with a wood-fired sauna, no boating license needed.

Excellent! 5/5 (1 review)

BOOKA CARE

  • Your money is safe, we pay your host 2 days after check-in.
  • 100% refund in the unlikely event the host cancels.
  • Changing booking details is always free.
  • Access to urgent phone line during your booking.
  • Book Co2 positive, we compensate 3 times more than we emit.
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Houseboat highlights

  1. Luxurious, spacious houseboat
  2. Tech room aboard
  3. Two terraces and a sun deck
  4. Personal sauna
  5. Discover Finland at your own pace

Welcome to your stay

Your Floating Cottage

Your own floating cottage on the Finnish lakes: wake up in a quiet bay, make coffee on your own deck, and decide where to sail today. You are the captain. Enjoy a wood-fired Finnish sauna on the back deck, with the lake right next to it.

Departures and Returns

All our houseboats are based in Heinola, and all hires must depart from and return to our marina at Heinola Harbour.

Route Options

We offer circular routes departing from and returning to Heinola. One-way routes are also available upon request. In the case of a one-way route, the cost of the return haul and transfer is charged additionally.

Explore your stay

Houseboat Deluxe

This high class, well equipped houseboat is our largest model and an excellent choice for families or groups of friends. The comforts of home travel with you aboard this houseboat, which features a modern design and a WiFi connection covering almost the entire lake area. You can spend the best days of summer on the second floor sun deck!

Houseboat Deluxe accommodates six to eight people, depending on the model. The kitchen is fully equipped. On the back deck of the boat, you can relax in an authentic Finnish wood fired sauna.

Easy and Safe Boating

In Finland, no special licence or prior experience is needed to operate our houseboats. All of our houseboats are equipped with a navigation system, which makes it easy to travel across the vast waters. Our harbour staff are experienced in boating and very familiar with the Finnish lakes. During the skipper's course, you will learn how to operate the houseboat and discover the best spots on Lake Päijänne!

Our Story

We are a Finnish company that has been in the boat business since 1991. Since 2018, we have welcomed more than 1,000 guests from all over Europe aboard our Nordic Season houseboats in Heinola. Our harbour team meets you at the boat, gives you a one hour captain's course, and plans the route with you.

What Our Guests Say, ★ 4.7

  • "One of the most memorable weeks of our lives, thanks!" Juha S., Sweden
  • "Nature at its best: secluded beaches and stunning moorings. Excellent, very helpful hosts. We will come again." Gerhard D., Germany
  • "The wooden sauna, with the option of jumping directly into the water to cool down, was especially great." Gerhard M., Germany
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Houseboat details

Property type

Driving houseboat

Payment policy

25-75% or 50-50% or 100% (read more)

Cancellation policy

Security deposit

$2802

Check in/out time

Check in between 15:00 and 18:00.

Check out before 10:00.

Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms, 6 Sleeps

King size beds: 3

Bathrooms

Number of bathrooms: 1
Number of toilets: 1

General information

Car is recommended Free parking Pets allowed Smoking not allowed Child friendly

Indoor facilities

Shower Steam room / sauna

Outdoor facilities

Terrace / balcony Sun loungers Beach / sport equipment

Sauna available - much equipment available from motorboats, bikes, jet-ski's, kayaks. Please enquire upon arrival or in the enquiry/booking.

Heating / cooling

Central heating

Amenities

Fully equipped kitchen Dining table & chairs

Activities nearby

Swimminig / watersports Walking / hiking Horse riding Golf Fishing Cycling / mountain biking Amusement park / water park

Entertainment

Satellite / Cable tv

Location

Panoramic views City views Close to the beach

Holiday type

Beach Rural / countryside Historic / sightseeing Town / city Family Lake / riverside Romantic Sporting activities

Location

How to get there

All our houseboats are based in Heinola: all hires depart from and return to our harbour at Satamatie Heinola (Päijänteen Telakka). We offer circular routes from Heinola; one-way routes are possible on request (return haul and transfer charged extra).

By car: take road E75 (highway 4) to Heinola, exit 23 towards Heinola centre (road 140), follow Hevossaarentie and turn onto Satamatie to our harbour at Satamatie 4. Our harbour team will show you where to park. K-Citymarket with a fast charger for electric cars is a few minutes away.

By public transport: direct buses run from Helsinki Airport to Heinola (. By train, travel to Lahti () and continue to Heinola by bus or taxi. We can also arrange a private transfer on request.

About the area

Heinola is a resort town of 18,349 inhabitants located in the eastern part of the Päijänne Tavastia region, Finland.

Heinola is located halfway between Helsinki and Jyväskylä (140 km from each) on highway 4 (E75), some 40 km north of Lahti, and 100 km south-west of Mikkeli.

There are good coach connections especially along highway 4.

Magnificent nature and beautiful Lake Pajanne! Paradise for all fishers!

Routes are offered based on your preferences and needs.

The Finnish lakes of Central Finland offer endless possibilities for exploring undiscovered islands, sailing through the blue labyrinth of the pure waters and finding the peace like nowhere else. If you feel like you are needing a take-off from the everyday life, head out to the uncrowded waters of Lake Päijänne.

Päijänne National Park is located in the center of the Finland's second largest lake. The heart of the park, Kelvenne is one of the largest and most impressive islands in Finland. As a place for hiking, Kelvenne is a real treasure trove of nature. Tourists can enjoy pure water, beautiful sandy beaches, beautiful bays that offer boaters protected natural harbors in addition to scenery.

Also in the park you can find Stone and Bronze Age landmarks, barrows and cave paintings over 6,000 years old.

The territory of the national park is protected by UNESCO, so there are certain rules of conduct that our employees will familiarize you with.

Another significant and famous landscape landmark of the park is the row of ridge islands Pulkkilanharju that serves as the southeast gate of the national park. The park also includes part of the island Paatsalo, from the highest point of which there is a magnificent view of the largest ridge of Päjänne, Tehinselkä.

Along the route there are museums, exhibitions, several restaurants and bars, supermarkets, a zoo with local and exotic animals as well as farmers' products. An old farm in the village of Kalkkinen offers its visitors not only to try local products and berries, as well as liqueurs and sparkling wines made according to traditional Finnish recipes.

In addition, along your route you can visit museums of local culture and life, as well as historical sights of the region.

Special public places for recreation on the islands deserve special mention. They are equipped with piers, wood-burning grills with a supply of firewood, shelter from rain and wind, and often an outdoor toilet.

But taking into account the peculiarities of our houseboats, you can park to almost any of the islands you like (available islands are marked in the navigation equipment of the houseboat) and pick mushrooms and berries yourself (no license is required in Finland).

For sports enthusiasts, we offer a large selection of equipment for rent (kayaks, bicycles, SUP), you can also play golf at the Vierumaki Sports Center, on world-class courses. Golf equipment can be cheaply rented directly from the sports center. The sports center is located 4 kilometers from the possible parking lot of the houseboat (20 minutes by bicycles along forest trails).

Along the route in the direction of Kouvola, you can go through a unique lock with a water drop of 12 meters, and then swim along the canal through a tunnel 80 meters long, cut through a rock.

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Houseboat owner

Iouri

We are – a small Finnish team renting self-drive houseboats in Heinola, on the Lake Päijänne waterway, since 2018. Behind us is Oy Bellamer Ltd, in the boat business since 1991. Every boat has a wood-fired sauna on deck, no licence is needed, and our harbour team gives you a 1-hour captain's course and plans your route with you. Rated ★ 4.7 on and 5/5 by Bookahouseboat guests.

All our houseboats depart from and return to our harbour at Satamatie 4 in Heinola – circular routes, one-way routes on request (return haul and transfer charged extra). Heinola lies on highway 4 (E75), about 140 km north of Helsinki and 40 km north of Lahti.

A houseboat cruises at 6–7 km/h. Even the smallest boat (144-litre tank) can travel up to 250 km on one tank; the larger boats have 350-litre tanks. Lake Päijänne is a paradise for swimming, fishing and quiet nature bays.

Response time
Normally within 10-20h
Language spoken
English

1 Review - 42/6p DeLuxe Houseboat with roof terrace

Excellent! 5/5

  1. Jonas - Germany

    15 Oct

    Great houseboat, nice fishing!Show original

    As a fisherman, I think this is the perfect houseboat for any angler. The best fishing boat I ever saw ;-)

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