If you are travelling in Eastern Finland and are on the way from Imatra to Joensuu or from Savonlinna to Helsinki, this idyllic countryside shop is on your way. From us it is a short distance to some of the best known Finnish sights like Punkaharju, Savonlinna, Kerimäki Church.

Withing easy reach you can find a canal route and an interesting historical nature path alongside Kirjavala channel. You can amaze yourself when you see what people in this district achieved with their wooden spades!

The Russian border is situated about 8 kilometres from us. We can guide you to this exciting road of poem and border. But be careful while you drive, bears can be seen on the roads. In Parikkala you can find more bears than anywhere else in Europe!

If you want to find out why Finns are such good Rally drivers, just take the road from Kirjavala to Putikko (14 km sand road). This is the part of historical Viipuri-Savonlinna mainroad and still in the shape it was in the beginning of the 20th century. Drive carefully! On sandroads you really need to be the King of the Roads!

If you have hired a cabin in the area, do your shopping with us: we speak English, Wir sprechen Deutch, Vi talar svenska!