Old School · Suolahti, Finland

Accommodation in the middle of nowhere

A central location on Highway 4

The former Keski-Suomen Opisto on the shore of Lake Suojärvi in Central Finland. Under 40 minutes from Jyväskylä city centre and a kilometre from the shops. 65 rooms in three buildings, a private beach, a big sauna and a real concert hall.

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Kirppuvuori hill in the evening sun across Lake Suojärvi — Kirppuvuori across Lake Suojärvi. It is the first thing guests photograph when they reach the shore.

The private beach with birch trees and a jetty — Kirppuvuori across Lake Suojärvi. It is the first thing guests photograph when they reach the shore.

Now

The big kitchen and dining room with long tables

Christmas parties at Old School

Party space, sauna and rooms on the same grounds, so it is a short walk from the party to bed. Cook in the big kitchen, bring your own food or buy meals from us. Ask about available dates in November and December.

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For work, a party, a meeting or just a rest

Old School has room for one guest or a hundred. Every room has its own shower and toilet, the kitchens and lounges are shared, and everything is on the same grounds by the lake.

For work crews and companies

Long-term accommodation

We invoice only the nights actually stayed, and a booking can be extended if the job runs over. The key location comes by text message, so you can arrive late.
Accommodation for work crews
For parties

Family reunions and Christmas parties

Party spaces, kitchens and rooms all on the same grounds. A party can have a whole floor to itself.
Parties and spaces
For meetings

Training and meetings

Suolahtisali has 296 seats. Two of the old school's classrooms have desks ready to use, and one suits gym and yoga sessions.
Suolahtisali
For a rest

Holidays and retreats

Peace and quiet, a private beach, a rowing boat and paddleboards. You can fish in the lake, and there is plenty to read in the library.
The place and its nature

The institute's red-brick buildings on a lawn, with Lake Suojärvi and wooded hills behind — The institute's buildings on the shore of Lake Suojärvi.

Getting here

The beauty opens up only when you arrive

The road here runs through Suolahti, and the first thing you see is the school's old buildings. Walk down to the shore and there is Lake Suojärvi, with Kirppuvuori hill behind it. That is usually where guests take their first photo.

The Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela once painted around here, and our art studio has three painting places where guests can make their own art. Deer, pheasants, hares and a fox visit the grounds, and in winter there have been lynx tracks in the snow.

Kirppuvuori, the lake and the institute's history

65rooms, each with its own shower and toilet
3accommodation buildings: Tiilitalo, Kivitalo and Mineriitti
296seats in Suolahtisali, plus 12 extra or wheelchair places
50people can eat in the dining room by the big kitchen
1 kmto the shops, with the ice rink and swimming pool within walking distance

Sauna

A big Finnish sauna near the beach

The basement of Tiilitalo has a so-called company sauna with benches for 10 bathers. The building also has a sauna lounge for sitting down afterwards.

The swimming beach is close by, and you can light a fire on the shore. For longer-stay guests we heat the sauna once or twice a week in winter, more often in summer. Mention it in your quote request if you would like the sauna included.

Buildings and rooms

Suolahtisali

A real concert hall, for meetings too

With its excellent acoustics, the hall works as well for concerts, rehearsals and recordings as it does for company training. For music school students it is a rare chance to play in a real concert hall.

A connecting corridor leads to the rooms in the building next door.

The hall's spaces and prices