Penttilä Gardens - an open space in the midst of forests and
lakes - the name gardens applies to the period for in which Penttilä
was a center for horticulture and a fruit and vegetable farm - now
there are two cottages available for people who enjoy nature and
love to swim and hike or just take it easy and listen to the calm
and peaceful sounds of the forest. One or two times a year a fisherman
rows by one of the cottages.
A COTTAGE IN FINLAND -
The Finnish summer is relatively short but is flooded with
magical light and a surge of natural growth, every moment of
which Finns savour and relish. Fishing, boating, sauna bathing,
berry picking and eating are the favoured pastimes, and Finns
appreciate and value the elements of withdrawn, contemplative
privacy that the summer house retreat affords.visit Finland! The
Finnish summer home is ideally situated close to water - sea or
lake, almost always on a forested shoreline, with a wood-burning
sauna within easy reach. Summer houses are scattered throughout
the country, and cottages available for holiday rent enable
visitors to enjoy the same replenishing pleasures as their
Finnish hosts.Visit Finland! The Finnish summer home is ideally
situated close to water -- sea or lake, it is usually always on
a forested shoreline, with a wood-burning sauna within easy
reach. The Finnish summer is flooded with magical light and a
surge of natural growth, every moment of which Finns savour and
relish. Fishing, boating, sauna bathing, berry picking and
eating are the favoured pastimes, and Finns appreciate and value
the elements of withdrawn, contemplative privacy that the summer
house retreat affords. Summer houses are scattered throughout
the country, and cottages available for holiday rent enable
visitors to enjoy the same replenishing pleasures as their
Finnish hosts.
the blue cottage het blauwe huis sininen talo
Penttilä Gardens on vanha kartano metsien ja järvien keskellä
– nimi viittaa sen alkuperäiseen tehtävään tilalla on vuokralla
kaksi loma-asuntoa ihmisille, jotka rakastavat luonnonrauhaa, uintia
ja saunomista .
Marjo Heikkinen-den Arend and Lucien den Arend
speak Finnish and English as well as Dutch and German she will give
weekly courses in Finnish for beginners at Penttilä - in an hour
or two each day you can learn the basics of this language.
Lucien who is an artist (see www.denarend.com)
conductssworkshops
in sculpture and painting for visitors.
on the shore there are the smoke sauna and a normal one
rannalla on sekä savu- että perinteinen puilla lämmitettävä rantasauna
skiing in the winter 's winters skiën lumilautailua
talvella
Penttilä Kartano (manor) used to be a vegetable and fruit farm
- in the greenhouses tomatoes, paprika, grapes and a variety of
flowers were grown. Horticulture was one of its specialties.
Since the fifties of the twentieth century nature has been recapturing
its terrain. But certain species of plants have persevered
and they recall the period that Penttilä was one of the most famous
nurseries of the region.
Penttilä is situated in
Etelä-Savo in south eastern Finland in Kangasniemi, between the
cities of Jyväskylä and Mikkeli - both a sixty kilometers drive.
Each has museums and theaters - Kangasniemi center with its shops
is ten kilometers from Penttilä.
Penttilä has its private beach - or rather shoreline, on Lake Synsiö
- there is a smoke sauna, as well as a normal one with a wood furnace
of course - in the summer the water temperature varies between 20
and 26 degrees.
for those who like to fish, or just want to row, there are
two rowboats available.
one of the last apple trees in the meadow
The remnants of the orchard - fruit trees still produce apples and
plums in the fields with wildflowers.
picking apples in the fall
The autumns in Finland are famous for their myriad of colors - ruska,
as the Fins call it, is one of the most beautiful periods of the
year.
