Southern Finland · 30 minutes from Helsinki
Oppibacka is a family farm in southern Finland, owned by our family since the 1700s and half an hour from Helsinki. Guests from all over the world stay with us in two holiday homes and get to know Finland from the inside.
Discover Finland
No queues, no programme run by the clock. Just the sound of the forest, a sauna warming up and a table set with whatever the season brings.
Half an hour by car, five kilometres to the train station. And yet fields, forest and water are right outside the door.
Two houses, only a few guests at a time. That keeps the days quiet.
You'll be welcomed by the family who lives here and farms the land.
Five ways in
Nothing here is a show. You decide what your stay looks like: with a programme, with a barbecue evening in between, or entirely on your own.
Oppibacka is a working farm. Wheat grows in our fields and we grow vegetables in the garden. In late summer the combine and tractor are out, and the grain goes into the storehouse. You'll see up close how a Finnish farm moves through the year.
We have two traditional Finnish wood-fired saunas, one on the farm and one down by the lake. Light the stove, walk down to the jetty and swim in clear, cold water. The hot tub is waiting on the farm. Take one of our two boats out on the lake to fish, we have the gear. And from late July, when the crayfish season starts, you set our traps and bring in the crayfish the next morning.
The forests around the farm are full of mushrooms, bilberries and lingonberries. You can go hiking straight from the farm. With our kayaks you can paddle across the lake or down the Hillabäckån river all the way to the sea. After a short introduction you can ride the quad bike yourself along the field tracks, cycle the country roads or take the SUP board out on the lake. If you like, we'll go into the forest with you and cook together afterwards.
Vegetables from our garden, berries and mushrooms from the forest, an evening at the grill. Breakfast, cooking together after a forest trip or a barbecue evening: tell us what you'd like and we'll put it together.
The farmhouse sleeps six to eight, the lake house five. Together there's room for families, groups of friends and small groups. With a programme or without: we plan the days with you.
Holiday homes in southern Finland
Our holiday homes are built of wood, with a kitchen, fireplace and Wi-Fi, and can be lived in all year round. What stays with you is rarely the room. It's the walk to the water at midnight, or the smell of the sauna as the door opens.
6–8 guests
For 6 to 8 guests, with three bedrooms and a sofa bed. Right on the farm, with a wood sauna and the hot tub at the door.
5 guests
For 5 guests, with two bedrooms and a sofa bed. Right on the water of Lake Niittylampi, about five kilometres from the farm, with a wood sauna on the shore and its own swimming jetty.
We deliberately keep the number of guests small. Tell us when you'd like to come and we'll reply personally.
Enquire about a house
The farm
Oppibacka means "the farm on the hill". It has belonged to our family since the 1700s, and today we farm it in the eleventh generation. We grow wheat and vegetables and live with the seasons.
As a guest here you don't watch country life from a distance. In summer it stays light late into the night, in late summer we harvest, and in winter snow lies on the fields. And at the end of the week, guests from different countries sit around one table.
Finland isn't something you look at. It's something you do for a few days and then take home with you.
Around Oppibacka
Oppibacka lies in Kirkkonummi, west of Helsinki. By car you're in the capital in half an hour. The train station is five kilometres away, with trains to Helsinki and the airport. If you like, we'll pick you up at the airport.
Approximate distances and driving times from the farm. Suomenlinna is reached by ferry from Helsinki.
The year on the farm
Every season brings something different. We'll tell you what to expect on your dates.
Finland in summer: around Midsummer it barely gets dark, the forest is full of berries, and in the evening you jump off the jetty into the water.
The wheat comes in from the fields, mushrooms and lingonberries grow in the forest, crayfish sit in the traps, and in the mornings mist lies over the land.
Finland in winter: short days, snow on the fields, a fire in the fireplace in the evening and heat in the sauna. The Peuramaa ski area is four kilometres away.
Heat, cold water, then a fire outside. The one ritual that doesn't change with the seasons.
Everyday life
Moments from the farm, the lake and the forest, taken over the course of the year, in between the work.
Good to know
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About 30 minutes by car. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is about 40 minutes away. Oppibacka is in Kirkkonummi, west of Helsinki.
The train station is five kilometres from the farm. From there, trains run to Helsinki and to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. On request we can also pick you up directly at the airport.
The farmhouse sleeps 6 to 8 and has three bedrooms and a sofa bed. The lake house sleeps 5 and has two bedrooms and a sofa bed. Larger groups can enquire about both houses together.
Yes, two traditional wood-fired saunas: one on the farm and one by the lake with a swimming jetty. There's also a hot tub on the farm.
Yes. Both houses have a kitchen, fireplace and Wi-Fi and can be lived in all year round.
It depends on what you'd like to experience. In summer the nights are light and the lake is perfect for swimming. Late summer and autumn are harvest time, with mushrooms and berries in the forest. In winter there's snow, and the sauna and fireplace become the centre of the day.
Yes. There are two boats at the lake and we have fishing gear. From late July, when the crayfish season starts, you can also catch crayfish with our traps.
No. Some guests want excursions, cooking together or a barbecue evening, others organise everything themselves. Just tell us what you'd like.
That's what Finns call their holiday cottage in the countryside, usually made of wood, often with a sauna and close to the water. Ours stands on a farm that has been worked for eleven generations.
Yes. There are no fixed changeover days. Just tell us when you'd like to come.
You use the form to tell us when you'd like to come and who with. We reply personally, usually within two days, and arrange everything else with you. Online booking isn't possible with us.
Your invitation
We don't have online booking. Every stay begins with a short exchange: what you'd like to experience, who you're travelling with and when. We reply personally, usually within two days.
We read it personally and will usually get back to you within two days.
