Villa Wirtanen by Interhome

A holiday cottage in the beautiful lake landscape of Lapland on the shores of Lake Olangonjärvi, part of the large lake Simojärvi. The two-story, versatile cottage offers a great setting for both summer and winter tourism. From the lean-to, you can admire the northern lights blazing in the sky or the nightless night right by the lake from the campfire. The cottage is surrounded by the hill marshes and the wilderness of Lapland.

The cottage, built in 1991, has a double bed upstairs and a fold-out bed for 1-2 (both 160 cm wide). Upstairs there is also an alternative bed for children a fold-out bed with a 15 cm mattress (bed length 188 cm). Downstairs there is a fold-out futon sofa bed for 1-2 (140 cm wide). The heart of the well-equipped living room and kitchen is a soapstone fireplace. A modern design air-to-air heat pump makes the house efficiently warm in the summer and cool in the summer. There is also a bathroom-toilet and an electric sauna downstairs.

The traditional wood-heated lakeside sauna is located right on the lake shore. You can swim directly from the pier into the lake. In front of the sauna is a shallow and hard natural sand beach, which deepens after the pier and turns into soft mud. You can use the lakeside sauna all year round, but during the cold season you can wash in the shower in the main cabin.

NOTE! When arriving from Rovaniemi, please note that the Vanttauskoski Bridge on main road 81 is being renovated and the bridge will be closed to all traffic from 02.06.-30.09.2025, traffic will be diverted.

The shallow Olangonjärvi lake is ideal for paddling. A two-person canoe and a one-person kayak are available. There is also a boat equipped with oars and a small outboard motor (5 hp) for fishing; the use of the outboard motor must be agreed separately with the owner. The one-kilometer-long Olangonjärvi lake is connected to the 33-kilometer-long and 90-square-kilometer-wide Simojärvi lake, which is famous for its fishing opportunities. There are also numerous rapids nearby that are suitable for fly fishing. Snowshoes (1 pair) are freely available at the cottage. The Lapland sledding route runs in the immediate vicinity of the cottage and you can take a sled directly from the yard to the lake route. Official snowmobile route connections are to Rovaniemi, Vanttaus (Rovaniemi), Posio, Syöte, Ii and Simo (managed by the municipality of Ranua and as an official route up to the municipal border).
You can also ski or walk along the sledding route on the lake ice. There is an excellent network of trails in the center of Ranua. Ranua also has the local attraction, the Ranua Zoo.

The cottage is equipped with a refrigerator with freezer, air fryer, coffee maker, espresso pot, espresso machine, CD radio, sound system for the phone, smoker, electric smoker, hairdryer and acoustic guitar. The tube radio is functional.

A Mitsubishi LN25 air-to-air heat pump was installed in the cottage in 2024. The ruby ​​red model also serves as a decorative element and is very efficient. Also a cooling feature in the summer.

Distances: Ranua city center and Animal Park 40 km, Auttiköngäs 50 km, Korouoma 75 km, Iso-Syöte Ski Resort 97 km, Rovaniemi Airport 100 km, Kemijärvi 104 km, Kemi 160 km, Oulu 194 km.

Included in price:
ERV cancellation insurance
Final cleaning (Basic cleaning is always carried out by the guest) (2025-09-02 - 2025-12-26)
Laundry (initial supply of bed linen and towels) (2025-09-02 - 2026-04-30)
Interhome plants 100'000 m2 of flowering fields to save the bees

incl. in the price but needs to be booked beforehand:
Pet (max. 1 pet) (2025-09-02 - 2026-04-30)

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