Activities in punkaharju

Punkaharju is an active, year-round resort with scenery lake landscape and from Punkaharju you can find the Punkaharju ridge, Finland's national landscape. Majority of these activities are within walking distance from the cottage village.

Top 5 things to do

Rent a bike and Visit the Punkaharju Nature Reserve and its summer cafe´s
1. See our MTB / gravel tips.
Rent a kayak / book a guided a kayak tour and explore lake Saimaa
Participate to Cycling Adventure Cruise and book our special product of summer 2025!
Book a weekly view cruise to lake Saimaa
See the area's attractions, such as Forest Museum Lusto and Art Manor Johanna Oras

Book equipments, cruises and guided trips from webshop

Punkaharju nature reserve

Harjun Portti is located in immediate vicinity of the beautiful Punkaharju Nature Reserve, which is a wonderful target for evening walks / bicycle trips. The most known part of the nature reserve is the ridgearea, a 9 km ridge with a great view road and paths next to the lakes. A car road goes through the ridge, but there is also many small trails which you can follow. Right next to the ridge area is located a tree arboretum, this arboretum gives an excellent setting for small hiking trip, as there is marked paths to follow. While walking on the routes, you will find a shelter called Karjalankallio (the rock of Karelia), which is an ideal spot for picnic lunch or for coffee break.

See the list and information of all nature- and historical sites from Visit Punkaharju website.
Open the map of Punkaharju Nature Reserve by clicking here. See further info about the Punkaharju Nature Reserve from National Parks website.

Kayaking

Tuunaansaari Punkaharju, where our resort is located, is the crossroad of lakes Puruvesi and Pihlajavesi, both part of Lake Saimaa. The legendary ridge area of Punkaharju is located on the opposite bank of our shore, so this is the place to start your canoeing or boat trip! We rent kayks, rowing boats, boats with small engine and motor boats

Guided kayaking trips every wednesday evening and saturday morning in 2025 - see and book from webshop

Fishing

Punkaharju is a popular fishing destination, with big perch waiting in lake Puruvesi. The opposite ridge area is a great destination for some easy angling, for bigger catches you might want to head to Lake Puruvesi. Free fishing map and free use of our fish handling room to our accommodation customers!

discgolf courses

8-hole discgolf track for starters open in Tuunaansaari, just near the cottages. Longest holes are over 100m. Also a new, 12-hole track has been opened in Punkaharju Kauvonniemi.

Other attractions

Right next to the cottages is located Johanna Oras Art Manor. Other nearby targets such as Spahotel Kruunupuisto and Finnish Forest Museum Lusto are also within short distance, see more from Visit Punkaharju site!

18-hole Kerigolf- golf course is located in Kerimäki, only a 15min drive from Tuunaansaari holiday village. The golf course is build to scenic forest landscapes and has high changes in elevation, which makes it interesting for players