UTULA NATURE is a unique restorative retreat in the beautiful pure nature of the Lake Saimaa. Our all inclusive weekend of private accommodation our twin lakefront cottage, 3 delicious buffet meals, and a daily lakeside sauna. We offer "A Taste of Utula" weekend breaks throughout summer 2024 on the following weekends: May 31 - Jun 2, Jul 12 - 14, Jul 26 - 28, Aug 9 - 11 & Aug 23 - 25. In addition you can request to join our Friday sound journeys & Saturday cacao ceremonies. We are situated on our own family owned 200m natural beach with a soft sandy bottom, perfect for swimming and bathing and a beautiful reed bay on the sauna beach. We have 5 accommodation rooms with 2 beds, 2 rooms in a twin lakeside view cottage and 3 forest cabins with 2 beds and a private mini-terrace. Rooms are sold as single occupancy or twin/double occupancy. Our shared facilities include: a main house on the beach with shared lounging and dining space including a large main terrace with panoramic lake views, a yoga tent for most of our group classes, a lakefront sun deck with lounge chairs, picnic tables and hammocks for relaxing and dining. wood-lit sauna and warm outdoor nature shower / washing area and 3 composting eco toilets. There are beautiful forest trails to a nearby panoramic public beach and we have a rowing boat, SUP boards and life jackets available for you to explore the nearby lake-shore and islands. We serve 3 tasty and soulful vegetarian buffet meals each day, our kitchen is a fusion of globally inspired recipes with a strong Mediterranean twist. Garlic, tomatoes, olives, cheeses and fresh herbs are very present in our kitchen. We have a beautiful young retreat dog Hani the Labrador retriever, who is friendly and social. The yoga tent and accommodation rooms are 100% anti-allergic areas. You can check into your room on Friday from 13:00. Check out on Sunday is at 13:00 after lunch. We are bilingual, our operating languages are Finnish and English. Our weekend events are held in English.