I am a Finnish author, cross-cultural trainer and director of marketing and tourism of the city of Lappeenranta. I have lived in USA and Bangladesh and love to explore new places and meet interesting people. My motto is "Omnia mea mecum porto". I live by spectacular Lake Saimaa and also rent our exclusive lakeside Blueberry Villa in Taipalsaari where I like to write. Additionally, I provide culturally insightful sessions into Finnish traditions, Karelian characteristics and lifestyle by the lake. The session can include chosen activities such as teatime, warming the lakeside sauna, picking berries or mushrooms or preparing a local dish together, taking a rowing trip or going for a walk in the neighbourhood or the Lappeenranta Old Town Fortress and harbour. The culture themes vary around the year. A simple session with a tour of the yard and house and tea and coffee moment with a readymade local dish (blueberry, strawberry, rhubarb etc.), strawberry cake, Finnish cinnamon rolls or Christmas cookies can be arranged in any season upon your arrival. If interested in these additional services, please book them in advance. Look forward to meeting you at the Blueberry Villa!

A modern picturesque wooden villa in an exclusive location by Lake Saimaa awaits you. The Traveller Awards Winner ecological property with a double bedroom and another single bed / double accommodate a family well. There is also a baby bed. Year around livable 1st floor of an exclusive house of 80 m3 with a beautiful garden waits. It is hidden by its own forest of birches and tall pines. There are an indoor sauna and a wood-burning lakeside sauna with a covered terrace and a pier. The closest city Lappeenranta offers a multitude of services and be reached within 2 hours from Helsinki. There are great skiing and hiking trails. This gorgeous roomy villa has a fully-equipped kitchen, sauna and shower room, toilet, flat-screen TV, fast WIFI, fireplace, washing machine, a garden room and a separate wood-burning lakeside sauna and a rowing boat to use. Bed linen and towels are provided and there is an antique writing desk. Chanterelles and blueberries grow in the yard and the property produces its own firewood and composts. There is a gorgeous view from a covered terrace to crystal clear Saimaa and a shallow sand lakeshore to enjoy. You can swim, row, fish, hike or go horseback riding next door.

Blueberry villa is located in an exclusive location by Lake Saimaa. The house itself has its own road entrance. The whole house and the hidden yard with beach are yours when staying at the Blueberry Villa. There are few neighbours few hundred meters away in this quiet lakeside village setting and a horse stable where you can go horseback riding. Haikkaanlahti trail offers great skiing and hiking paths and a lean-to with a view over the Lake Saimaa. There is a gorgeous view of crystal clear Saimaa and a white sand lakeshore and a pier to fish. Besides relaxing you can swim, row, pick blueberries or mushrooms, hike or spot birds or book hostess' culture sessions if you like. The woodburning lakeside sauna offers the ultimate relaxation the Finnish way and can be used year round. Taipalsaari Village Center – 12 km -Grocery store, pub, restaurant, pharmacy, ice cream kiosk Taipalsaari pharmacy with S-supermarket Kuhatie 5, 54915 Saimaanharju – 15 km Lappeenranta City Center - 25 km The closest lakeside city Lappeenranta offers a multitude of services and be reached via Ryanair flights from Milan-Bergamo and Athens, VR from Helsinki and Allegro from St. Petersburg.