Some excerpts from the website of Loma-Jussila that might be useful
Loma-Jussila is a working farm midway between and about 70 km from Kuopio and Joensuu. It is a typical Finnish farm where a living is made from several sources. Jussila has cows, sheep, a goat, a horse, rabbits, dogs and cats, fields and forests. The host family lives in a separate building and consists of mother Arja, father Pentti, and Children Arvi-Mikko, Venla, Helena and Annamari. Loma-Jussila is a country
restaurant. The milk is certainly fresh since it comes from own cowshed, and the food is home-made and traditional Finnish and Savo-Karelian food at its best. Please order two days before as the traditional food takes time to prepare! 4-70 diners. 10% commission for group over 20 persons. Prices:
Lunches 10-15 /person. Soup
lunches 8 /person. Traditional
dinner FIM 26 /person. Traditional supper 10 /person. Outdoor
coffee and pancakes 9 /person. Loma-Jussila is a renovated farmhouse built in the 1920s. The house is equipped with modern conveniences. Downstairs there is a complete
kitchen, a traditional
dining room, a
coffee room and a
bedroom, a
shower and two
toilets (1 accessible with wheel-chair). Upstairs there is a living/
meeting room with a colour
TV,
four bedrooms, shared
shower and
toilet. Lake shore
sauna and
kitchen, nature path, and a forest lean-to shelter serve the guests. Loma-Jussila farm offers bed and
breakfast for a max. of 10 persons in
double rooms (+ five 120 cm wide
extra beds for 1 adult or 2 children). Half board available. For groups the house can be rented whole as a big cottage. Prices: BB 35 /person in the back
room, 30/person upstairs. Includes linen. Loma-Jussila as a cottage 300 /day. Linen 9 /person. END cleaning 120. Peltola Grandma's Cottage is within walking distance from Loma-Jussila and 130 m from the lake shore. It is a traditional little red cottage for 2+3 persons. It has
two bedrooms, a combined
kitchen +
living room,
toilet +
shower,
sauna and
garage. The
kitchen is well equipped with both a wood-burning
kitchen stove, an electric stove, and microwave oven. Prices: A season (20.6.-31.7.) 360 /week or 65 /day, B season (other dates) 280 /week or 48 /day. Bed linen 9 /person, end cleaning 50. Activities Nature trail 2.4 km (booklet in Finnish, English or German) for walking in the forest and picking berries and mushrooms; in winter
ski tracks. Finishing on your own or guided fishing
trips with a tackle. Crayfishing in the crayfish season. Sailing boat for two persons.
Sauna and swimming in the lake - also in winter! Riding, taking care of the animals. Ask also for Loma-Jussila's Christmas, New Year and Easter Packages! Jussilantie 25, 71200 Tuusniemi Puh. +358-17- 637 146 GSM +358-40- 8249105
Fax +358-17- 637 166
lomajussila@hotmail.com