Saimaa Harvest Festival

The Saimaa Harvest Festival, taking place September 12-14, 2025, invites you to a weekend where the best flavors, traditions, and culture of the Savonlinna region come together for an unforgettable harvest celebration. 

The new weekend event highlights the region’s food traditions and seasonal delights, including Puruvesi vendace, berries, mushrooms, and local dishes. The weekend offers experiences for all ages: explore farm life on guided tours, enjoy live music, or admire craftsmanship in live demonstrations. Additionally, you can purchase local products and handmade goods as souvenirs. The detailed event program will be released in the spring. 

Visitor attractions  

The event spans across several rural and urban locations, including farms, apple orchards, sheep farms, historical manors, and charming courtyards. Over the course of one weekend, you can visit multiple unique sites, each telling its own story. Browse through the visitor attractions and explore the program for each location on the map below. 

Activities

During the Harvest Festival, Savonlinna and its surrounding areas will be filled with music, dance, and local stories. There’s something for everyone, offering memorable experiences for all ages. Enjoy a guided forest bathing session, learn about crayfish fishing, or hop on a tractor for a tour of life on a sheep farm.

Pictures: Saimaa Life forest bathing at the Old Salmela apple farm, Putkisalo Manor country ambiance, Calves at the Koivikko Manor

Local Delicacies and Handicrafts

Fresh flavors from the producers’ tables, carefully crafted themed menus, and artisan creations highlight the best of the Lake Saimaa region. At the Harvest Festival, you can taste local delights such as vendace, berries, and mushrooms, as well as lovingly prepared local dishes. Farm shops offer a variety of treats and farm products directly from the producers. You’ll find flavorful pestos and preserves, beautiful sheepskin rugs, and hand-dyed wool yarns for sale.

Pictures: Dandelion pesto and oil from Cafe Rantakivi, Lamb delicacies from Putkisalo Manor, Handycrafts from Koivikko Manor

Saimaa Harvest Festival, September 12-14, 2025

Explore what the attractions have to offer and plan your own Harvest Festival route. Travel between the Saimaa Harvest Festival locations by car. More details about the program and schedules will be updated on the website in the spring. Stay tuned and get ready for an unforgettable weekend celebrating the harvest, culture, and community spirit of Saimaa! You can also find the attractions on the map »

SaimaaHoliday Oravi
Responsible company
Services Oravi
Koivikon Kartano Oy
Services Puhos
Vanha Salmela & Saimaa Life
Services Kerimäki
Soinilanmäki
Services Savonlinna
Tynkkylän Lomaniemi
Responsible company
Services Punkaharju
Tiittala manor
Responsible company
Services Sulkava
Putkisalon Kartano
Services Rantasalmi
The coolest cafe in Mustolanmäki
Services Enonkoski
Hobitti-kahvila
Responsible company
Services Ala-Särkilahti
Lossiranta Lodge
Services The Old Town of Savonlinna
Maijan juhla- ja pitopalvelu
Services Kitee
Lakeland Karelia Oy
Services Kesälahti, Sovintola
Kesälahti-Seura ry
Services Kesälahti local heritage museum

The joy of local food is spread through the Saimaa lautasella project’s efforts. The project is co-funded by the European Union.