Rauhalinna Villa
Rauhalinna
A lakeside villa from 1900 with romantic wood carvings, used in summer as a restaurant, café and small hotel, and reachable by boat.
Rauhalinna was built between 1897 and 1900 by a general as a silver-wedding gift for his wife. Its woodwork blends Russian, Gothic and Moorish styles, and the delicate balconies and turrets are rare in Finland. The villa sits on a lakeshore about 7 kilometres north of the town. In summer it operates as a hotel, restaurant and café, with dinners and performances during the opera festival. You can drive there, or take a roughly 40-minute cruise from the market square in summer. In winter it generally accepts only pre-booked groups.
Opening hours
Open in summer (check website)
Nearby sights
- Savonlinna Cathedral
- Savonlinna Market Square
- Lake Saimaa Cruise
- Sulosaari
- Linnankatu Old Town
- Riihisaari Lake Saimaa Nature Centre
- Olavinlinna Castle
- Kolovesi National Park