KURKIJÄRVI MAJA VISIT FOREST

Forest farm and nature center

Espoo and Vantaa nature reserves

and in the middle of the highways of the capital region.

The atmosphere of a wilderness house on a forest farm only about 19 km from the parliament building.



Latu cafe on weekends

Track season ended (December 3, 2023-April 7, 2024)

The street cafe normally on weekends,

opening from around 10-11, welcome!

SA around 10am-4pm & SUN around 10am-4pm

and in the spring-winter light until around 5 p.m


Espoo's Kalajärvi street cafe

PETIKKO-SERENA / KALJÄRVI

ESPOON KALAJÄRVI LATU CAFE

The winter season was 3 December 2023 - 7 April 2024

LATUKAHVILA LA & SU

in December twilight around 10am-4pm

in the spring light around 10 am to 5 pm

Countryside atmosphere in the street café along the Petikko-Serena road.

Serena 800 m. Kalajärvi 2 km. Vestra 1 km. I am 7 km away. Petikko 7.5 km.


On the Petikko-Serena road: 7.5 km from Petikko, 1 km from Serena

and 7 km from Keimola or about 9 km from Kivistö and/or

Kalajärvi-Serena circuit 2 km from Kalajärvi:

location at the intersection of the Petikko-Serena and Kalajärvi routes


Petiko's street cafe in Vantaa

PETIKON LATUKAHVILA

(Petiko's street café closed on 24 March 2023)

Welcome! Petiko ski center, Tallimäentie 8, Vantaa


Changes are possible.


Private events at the forest farm

- Fun and recreation days, training and team days

- Private events and parties at the camping lodge

- Birthdays and family celebrations at a nature destination

- The camping cabin is partly also suitable for camping




Pictures: Kurkijärvi Maja gallery >>





Raven cafe, crow coffees and raiskäle!

ESPOON'S KALAJÄRVI PATH CAFE IS ALREADY OPEN AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER SAT-SUN Cafe open when the signs by the path. In the winter season 2023-2024, Kurkijärvi Maja offers services for skiers and outdoor enthusiasts, and Kalajärvi's terrace cafe in cooperation with the outdoor recreation and sports activities of the cities of Espoo and Vantaa. Latukäfäla's crackers, salt bars, raven coffees and cocoas and hot juices have been enthusiastically received by skiers, families and hikers. Salty, sweet and hot drinks in the Korpikafla on the lodge's outdoor terraces on open days / and when the lodge's Welcome signs along the Petikko-Serena route. Kurkijärvi Maja is a private family's forest farm and is closed to the public at other times. The cyclists' Reitti 2000 and the cross-country trails run through the hut's land, and the Petikko/Serena/Kalajärvi routes cross next to them. Choose and buy the products you like on the spot and pay at the same time by mobile on the spot: visitforest.com or with the online store shown below. BUY A 10-TIME CARD (valid until 2024/2025) or a single MOBILE PAYMENT CONTACTLESS MOBILE PAYMENT Korpikafila street cafe products according to the title of the product you choose. - Beverage options: hot juice, coffee, tea or cocoa or water. The selection of products offered by the coffee shop may vary depending on the day and the course. The most visitors have been on Wednesdays between 11 am and 2 pm. The popular Laturäiskäli are usually baked all day non-stop, as well as toasts / hot dogs / small snacks. At the request of skiers, there are normally also snacks ready to be bought faster, such as buns and donuts and hot juice. There are also some blankets for skiers to borrow and there are also warm sheep blankets on the terrace. Changes are possible. Welcome to the raven cafe. Please note Opening hours in the winter of 2023-2024, opening SA-SU approx. 10-11 am in the countries: in December twilight approx. 10-4 pm and in the brighter time of spring-winter SA approx. 10 am-5 pm and SUN approx. 11 am-5 pm: visitforest.com CAFÉ SHOPPING or 10 times CLASSIC TICKET TO LATU CAFE SELECT AND PAY FOR COFFEE PRODUCTS PREFERABLE UPON ARRIVAL, YOU CAN SEE IT IN MORE DETAIL ON THE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME ACCORDING TO YOUR CHOICE OF THE DAY We recommend choosing and paying for the products only on the spot, while at the same time you can see what is available and left in the cafe at that exact moment and what you want to choose. 1) Order what you want on the spot in the cafe, depending on what is available 2) Pay for your purchases in the online store visitforest.com or below: Mobile payment and payment methods Wide range of payment methods at the checkout of the online store: MobilePay, Nordea, OP, DanskeBank, S-pankki, Ålandsbanken, Handelsbanken, Aktia, Visa , MasterCard, American Express, etc.

Private events at Kurkijärvi Maja

Handsome surroundings and silence, high space, good food and the hum of the fireplace. Located in the middle of protected areas, the handsome Kurkijärven Maja offers a unique setting for working life events, training days, fun and recreation days, as well as parties and evenings in the middle of the wilderness and peace and close to homes. A private event for 20 people. For example, a free day, a meeting day, a training day or a private evening out. An example of a private event at the nature center in Espoo. Metsätila's high cabin and terraces and courtyard for your private use. Menu & party service for 20 participants. Arrangements on a case-by-case basis. 1,990 euros Kurkijärvi Maja's biologist or nature guide can also be arranged as a guide for your group, in which case the guide can meet your group, for example, at a suitable hiking distance to the beginning of the excursion and as a guide to the forest lodge. Suitable starting places for a biologist's guidance are, for example, Kalajärvi fitness track (Vihdintie 65, Espoo) or Vestra or Kivistö in Vantaa. Live music or other programs can also be arranged for events.

Accommodation and local holidays in the middle of nature

Would you like to spend the night in the middle of the forest or bring your team or family on a trip to the nature center in Espoo? At the old camping lodge of the Nature Center, you can stay in an old-fashioned wilderness place, in a simple camping lodge accommodation, in the middle of the peace of nature and in the middle and on the edge of excellent outdoor trails, the Reitti 2000 bike trail and toboggan trails. The large wilderness lodge and hermitage have been used, among other things, for scouting, training and youth camp activities. High room height of 4.5 meters. Large common room with bunk beds. Central heating. Renting a camping cabin is also suitable for nature lovers looking for different and peaceful settings, as well as, for example, for small family and family gatherings, as well as for small work teams who know each other well, for whom shared accommodation in a camping cabin is suitable. Premises are not rented to young people or parties without staff or without an adult supervisor / guardians / club coaches and guardians responsible for the rental. The house is a forest farm of a private family and is closed to the public at other times. Arrangements on a case-by-case basis.

Battery chargers!

10 €

What's better than charger sticks or donuts and hot drinks in your ear. Pots hot Sat from 11 am to 5 pm and Sun from 11 am to 4 pm!
Choose and buy the products you like on the spot and pay at the same time by mobile on the spot: visitforest.com

Private event for 20 people

1 990 €

An example of a private event at Kurkijärvi Maja. The guide picks up the group from the agreed place. Hiking along nature trails to the wilderness lodge. Three course menu.
Arrangements on a case-by-case basis.

Wilderness accommodation or remote work peace

alk. 500 €

Wilderness accommodation from €500 / Sun-Tues or Mon-Wed. Even in the wilderness, you can stay in places other than a tent or just icy calicos in a wooden shed. Enjoy nature and the atmosphere of a camping lodge in your own centrally heated cozy cabin, from which it is easy to go outside and hike in the nearby areas and to which it is nice to return from the day's experiences. Arrangements on a case-by-case basis.
Reservations of the camping lodge on a case-by-case basis.