Enonkoski suits paddlers wanting a lake sauna stay, with the Kolovesi National Park visitor centre in the village. Savonlinna is about 30 minutes away by car. Wi-Fi is not a given, and the homes are spread out, so you drive everywhere.
Enonkoski is a small municipality about 30 km north of Savonlinna. The homes are scattered around it rather than grouped in a village, and all have a sauna and a fireplace. They are mostly sized for families and bigger parties. Kolovesi National Park has craggy cliffs rising straight from the water, and it is set up for kayaking, canoeing and rowing, with motor boats banned. Sightseeing cruises from Savonlinna run only from June to August, so outside summer the area is for the sauna and the fireplace.
A park of craggy cliffs and cave paintings that protects the habitat of the Saimaa ringed seal. The visitor centre is in Enonkoski.
A lake town with a market square and sightseeing cruises from the passenger harbour, and a drive of around 30 minutes from Enonkoski.
A medieval stone castle in Savonlinna, built in 1475, which hosts the opera festival each July.
Savonlinna Airport takes flights from Helsinki, and the drive from Savonlinna to Enonkoski takes around 30 minutes. Helsinki to Savonlinna is roughly four hours by car. You will want a car at the cottage, as the homes are scattered.
July brings the Savonlinna opera festival in Olavinlinna Castle, when accommodation in the centre is pricier and scarcer. Sightseeing cruises from the town's passenger harbour run from June to August. Outside summer the castle keeps shorter hours, opening from 11:00 to 16:00.
Possibly, but do not count on it. The only population of this seal lives in Lake Saimaa, mainly within the Kolovesi and Linnansaari national parks, and it is among the most endangered seals in the world.
No, motor boats are prohibited. The park supports kayaking, canoeing and rowing, and it covers 23 square kilometres of rugged cliffs and water shaped by the Ice Age.
The park's visitor centre is in Enonkoski, about 33 km from Savonlinna, but the park itself needs a boat, bike, car or taxi to reach from there.
Yes, the drive from Savonlinna to Enonkoski takes around 30 minutes. That puts the castle, the market square and the lake cruises within an easy day trip.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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