The site is spread in a forest near a lake. There are few neighbours and no services (gas stations, shops, etc.) in the immediate area, so the area is entirely ours. The last road to the site is gravel and can be a little bit slippery if the weather is icy. The road is usually well maintained though.
Ahtela is a typical youth camping centre in the sense that activities will take place in different buildings and therefore one will have to do some walking outdoors to get to places, regardless of the weather. However, the roads between the buildings are sand/gravel and very well lit even during the night time. Maintenance of the roads is taken care of by a hired care keeper. There’s some trekking up/downhill, but the slopes are not very steep. We do try to limit on-site driving as much as possible during the event. But if one cannot walk the distance, it is possible to drive by car almost door-to-door between accommodation and feast hall.
Tap water on site is drinkable, so there is no need to bring bottled water. Smoking is allowed at designated areas. Pets are not allowed.
Handicap access
The site has limited handicap access. The feast hall and one of the accommodation buildings have ramps and indoor handicap toilets, but there’s some distance between these buildings.
All the other accommodation buildings have some steps and from the cabins one has to take a short walk outdoors to get to a toilet (an indoors WC in a heated building).
Main hall (Majakka)
The large dining hall building will have:
- the troll
- the courts
- the feast
Parking
The main parking area is near the feast hall, although there’s also space for a number of cars near the accommodation buildings; the parking spots aren’t marked, so as long as you are considerate of others who may come later than you do or leave earlier than you, you may park at any suitable spot.
Accommodations
The site is limited to 100 people sleeping on site. Most will get a bed, the rest will have to do with crash space.
Every bed on site comes with a mattress, a pillow and a blanket. Bed linens are required to be used (bottom sheet, top sheet and a pillow case or, if you prefer, bottom sheet, pillow case and a sleeping bag). Bed linens are not available on site so you will have to bring them along.
Crash space is a single-mattress sized spot on the floor + some space for stuff. Some crash space will have mattresses provided by the site (but not all).
Most of the accommodation space is in the four log cabins a 5 minute walk from the feast hall. The cabins have bunk beds for 6 and a loft that fits 4. There is also a sofa bed and crash space. There’s a small room for shoes, a covered porch for armor and similar less delicate stuff and some storage cupboards as well.
The cabins share one convenience building with indoor heating, WCs and showers. The distance from any cabin to the toilet is max. 20 meters and the route is lit at all hours.
Another accommodation building about midway down from the main hall towards the cabins has a bunk or loft for 8 persons per level (i.e. beds for total of 16 ) and a reasonable amount of floor space can be cleared for crashing. This building has indoor facilities, even a small sauna.
There is another larger accommodation building. This building has been fairly recently renovated and is thus handicap friendly. It has two large rooms with bunk beds for 28 people and some crash space on the floor. There is also a smaller room with bunk beds for 2. It also has a small hall, kitchen, toilets and showers and a sauna.
There are also other small accommodation areas near the main hall.
Off-site accommodation possibilities
Some off-site accommodation is available in the area, but you’ll need to have the use of a car to get there and from there to the site.
Saunas
There are several saunas on the site. It will be announced separately which saunas will be in use.
Kitchen
The main kitchen is located in the same building as the feast hall. Guests can wash their dishes in the kitchen. The smaller kitchens in other accommodation buildings can be used for cooking and storing food but main hall kitchen will be reserved for the event cooks.