Villas in Kerimäki

About Kerimäki

Kerimäki is a small village in eastern Finland that became a suburb of Savonlinna in 2013, when the municipality merged with the city. Its wooden church, built between 1844 and 1847, is 45 metres long, 42 wide and 37 high, and seats more than 3,000. The holiday homes are scattered around the wider area rather than in the village, and every one has a sauna and a fireplace. Many sleep eight or more. Savonlinna, with the medieval Olavinlinna castle and its opera festival, is the city the village now belongs to. The main church has no heating, so a smaller winter church is used in the cold months.

Is Kerimäki right for you?

Best for

Large groups wanting saunas, fireplaces and Savonlinna nearby

Not for you if

You need reliable Wi-Fi in every home or shops within walking distance.

Near Kerimäki

• Kerimäki Church

  The largest wooden church in the world, built between 1844 and 1847, 45 metres long and seating more than 3,000.

• Savonlinna

  Home to the medieval Olavinlinna castle and a famous opera festival, with buses to Kerimäki about once an hour.

• Punkaharju

  A ridge in the same South Savonia region, listed as one of Finland's national landscapes.

Getting to Kerimäki

The only airport in the region is at Savonlinna, which has service to Helsinki. From Savonlinna city centre a bus to Kerimäki leaves about once an hour and takes 30 to 40 minutes. Homes are scattered, so a car is practical.

When to go to Kerimäki

Winter is when the cold matters here: the big church has no heating, so services move to the winter church built in 1953, and there are marked cross-country skiing trails locally. In summer the draw is Savonlinna and its views of Lake Saimaa, part of the largest lake system in Finland.

Kerimäki villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Kerimäki

• Mikkeli (40)
• Punkaharju (35)
• Savonlinna (33)
• Juva (23)
• Pertunmaa (22)
• Heinävesi (18)
• All of Southern Savonia