2-Star Hotels in North Karelia, Finland

With a stay at Hotel Ilomantsi North Star in Ilomantsi, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Parppeinvaaran Bardic Village and Hermanni Wine Tower. This beach hotel is 4.3 mi (6.9 km) from Pienihiekka and 10.3 mi (16.7 km) from Petkeljärvi National Park. Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a sauna, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and an arcade/game room. This hotel also features ski storage, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills. Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee. Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite. Make yourself at home in one of the 16 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

11 km to the south from Nurmes, lake Pielinen 20 m (871,2 km², length 100 km, width 20 km), gently deepening hard bottom, pier, own boat. Wooden cabin, built in 1990, renovated in 2002 and 2019. Living room with wooden sofa bed, kitchen with wooden sofa bed, bedroom with 2 beds, wood heated sauna, washroom, open porch.

With a stay at Scouts' Youth Hostel in Joensuu, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Orthodox Church of St Nicholas and University of Joensuu. This hostel is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Joensuu Art Museum and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Joensuu Taidemuseo. Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this hostel include ski storage, a television in a common area, and barbecue grills. Featured amenities include express check-out, luggage storage, and microwave in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite. Make yourself at home in one of the 9 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and bidets. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Located in Lieksa, Vanhan Koulun Majatalo is in a national park, within a 15-minute drive of Lake Pielinen and Koli National Park. This guesthouse is 3.1 mi (4.9 km) from Räsävaara Observation Tower and 3.7 mi (5.9 km) from Satama. Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including a sauna and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this guesthouse include complimentary wireless internet access, ski storage, and a television in a common area. Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite. Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Housekeeping is provided once per stay, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Row house apartment in the beautiful Loma-Koli area, between pond Käränkälampi and lake Pielinen. Own sauna and terrace with barbecue facilities. The area offers great opportunities for outdoor activities. 77 km north of Joensuu, 7 km to the village of Koli, pond Käränkälampi 180 m (length 2 km, width 1,5 km). Wooden row house flat, renovated in 1990 and updated in 2025. Kitchen-living room with 2 separate beds next to each others and convertible sofa (140 cm when extended), refrigerator with ice box. There are also a washroom, e sauna (elec. stove) and terrace. There is also an air cooler for warm weather. You can store your own equipment in the outdoor storage. It is possible to charge an electric car from the 10 amp socket on the outside wall of the apartment (power switch is in the storage of the apartment). Charging an electric car from the housing company's heating pole is prohibited.

77 north of Joensuu, Pond Käränkälampi 70 m (length 2 km, width 1,5 km), common beach with shallow bottom 70 m along the path down to the beach, Wood semi-detached house 2005, kitchen-living room, small bedroom (with door, but no window) with double bed, bed room with 2 beds, sleeping gallery with double bed (width 120 cm) and 2 beds, washroom, sauna (elec. stove) and terrace.

50 km northeast of Savonlinna, Lake Saimaa/Puruvesi 14 m, hard, shallow sand bottom, own boat. Log cottage 2000, partly renovated 2013-2014, hall, living room-kitchen with convertible sofa bed, small bedroom (7 m²) with double bed, sauna, washroom with shower and washing machine (it is under sauna's benches), dressing room/sauna's living room with sofa-bed for 1, wc, 2 terraces. Air source heat pump. Storage for owner's use only.

77 north of Joensuu, Lake Pielinen 70 m (871,2 km2) common beach with shallow rocky bottom, separate spot sanded for swimming. Log row house flat 1990, kitchen-living room, bedroom with double bed, sleeping gallery with double bed (120 cm wide) and four beds, washroom, sauna (elec. stove) and terrace.

77 km north of Joensuu, Pond Käränkälampi 180 m (length 2 km, width 1,5 km). Wooden row house flat, renovated 1990, kitchen-living room, bedroom with double bed, small bed room with 2 beds, washroom, sauna (elec. stove), small terrace.