{"id":590124,"date":"2026-05-20T13:53:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:12:32","slug":"sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti","status":"publish","type":"visit_saimaa_product","link":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/","title":{"rendered":"Sovintola | A Hub of Handicrafts and Culture | Kes\u00e4lahti"},"content":{"rendered":"

Step into Sovintola \u2013 a century-old village school filled with history and modern-day charm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Located in the heart of Kes\u00e4lahti, Sovintola is a beautifully preserved school building over a hundred years old, now thriving as a vibrant hub for gatherings, creativity, and culture.<\/p>\n

The peaceful yard features a flourishing old garden, while indoors you’ll find a cozy caf\u00e9, sunny terraces, an art gallery, a second-hand bookshop, a craft store, as well as spaces for local associations and artist residencies. Sovintola is also the starting and ending point for two inspiring cultural and nature trails (2.5 km and 4.5 km), where stories of the surrounding landscape come to life.<\/p>\n

During the Saimaa Harvest Festival, Sovintola will host a variety of local makers and organizations, offering tastes, crafts, and meaningful encounters in a one-of-a-kind setting.<\/p>\n

The full program will be announced soon!<\/p>\n

___________________________ <\/p>\n

Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n

We welcome groups to Kes\u00e4lahti\u2019s Sovintola on Saturday, 13 September. Please contact us in advance so we can prepare for your visit.<\/p>\n

___________________________ <\/p>\n

<\/I>We are proud to be part of the Saimaa Harvest Festival, taking place September 12\u201314, 2025 \u2013 an event that celebrates the local flavors and traditions of the Saimaa region. Welcome to join us for an autumn celebration where the rich tastes and culture of our region come together. <\/I> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":590123,"template":"","meta":[],"servicecategory":[1109],"actioncategory":[611],"relatedcontent":[2248],"class_list":["post-590124","visit_saimaa_product","type-visit_saimaa_product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","servicecategory-stories","actioncategory-see","relatedcontent-sovintola","product","culture-sights-info","stories","priority-3"],"yoast_head":"\nSovintola | A Hub of Handicrafts and Culture | Kes\u00e4lahti - Visit Savonlinna<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Step into Sovintola \u2013 a century-old village school filled with history and modern-day charm Located in the heart of Kes\u00e4lahti, Sovintola is a beautifully\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sovintola | A Hub of Handicrafts and Culture | Kes\u00e4lahti\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Step into Sovintola \u2013 a century-old village school filled with history and modern-day charm Located in the heart of Kes\u00e4lahti, Sovintola is a beautifully\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Savonlinna\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-20T11:12:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/sovintola-kasityon-ja-kulttuurin-keskittyma-kesalahti.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1734\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1851\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/en\\\/products\\\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/en\\\/products\\\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sovintola | A Hub of Handicrafts and Culture | Kes\u00e4lahti - Visit Savonlinna\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/en\\\/products\\\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/en\\\/products\\\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/sovintola-kasityon-ja-kulttuurin-keskittyma-kesalahti.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-20T10:53:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-20T11:12:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"Step into Sovintola \u2013 a century-old village school filled with history and modern-day charm Located in the heart of Kes\u00e4lahti, Sovintola is a beautifully\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/en\\\/products\\\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/en\\\/products\\\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/en\\\/products\\\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/sovintola-kasityon-ja-kulttuurin-keskittyma-kesalahti.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/sovintola-kasityon-ja-kulttuurin-keskittyma-kesalahti.jpg\",\"width\":1734,\"height\":1851},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/en\\\/products\\\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Visitsavonlinna.fi\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tuotteet ja palvelut\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/products\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Sovintola\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/en\\\/companies\\\/sovintola\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Sovintola | A Hub of Handicrafts and Culture | Kes\u00e4lahti\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/\",\"name\":\"Visit Savonlinna\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visitsavonlinna.fi\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sovintola | A Hub of Handicrafts and Culture | Kes\u00e4lahti - Visit Savonlinna","description":"Step into Sovintola \u2013 a century-old village school filled with history and modern-day charm Located in the heart of Kes\u00e4lahti, Sovintola is a beautifully","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sovintola | A Hub of Handicrafts and Culture | Kes\u00e4lahti","og_description":"Step into Sovintola \u2013 a century-old village school filled with history and modern-day charm Located in the heart of Kes\u00e4lahti, Sovintola is a beautifully","og_url":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/","og_site_name":"Visit Savonlinna","article_modified_time":"2026-05-20T11:12:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1734,"height":1851,"url":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/sovintola-kasityon-ja-kulttuurin-keskittyma-kesalahti.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/","url":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/","name":"Sovintola | A Hub of Handicrafts and Culture | Kes\u00e4lahti - Visit Savonlinna","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/sovintola-kasityon-ja-kulttuurin-keskittyma-kesalahti.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-20T10:53:32+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-20T11:12:32+00:00","description":"Step into Sovintola \u2013 a century-old village school filled with history and modern-day charm Located in the heart of Kes\u00e4lahti, Sovintola is a beautifully","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/sovintola-kasityon-ja-kulttuurin-keskittyma-kesalahti.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/sovintola-kasityon-ja-kulttuurin-keskittyma-kesalahti.jpg","width":1734,"height":1851},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/products\/sovintola-a-hub-of-handicrafts-and-culture-kesalahti\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Visitsavonlinna.fi","item":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tuotteet ja palvelut","item":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/products\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Sovintola","item":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/companies\/sovintola\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Sovintola | A Hub of Handicrafts and Culture | Kes\u00e4lahti"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/#website","url":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/","name":"Visit Savonlinna","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"parent_company":590121,"source_id":"5619","source_url":"https:\/\/info.savonlinna.travel\/api\/find\/5619&language=en_GB","show_date":"2024-09-14T00:00:00Z","hide_date":"2026-09-12T00:00:00Z","images":"https:\/\/info.savonlinna.travel\/uploads\/VO8MTCRL92VX2BQXPJ4N4K0QJR86ZGM8.jpg,https:\/\/info.savonlinna.travel\/uploads\/G4E2EM5TMZTW0FDNWXRZWK12LYA0BLXC.jpg,https:\/\/info.savonlinna.travel\/uploads\/ISQBPSC3UE4C42KF203NSMUWGH5QQK34.jpg,https:\/\/info.savonlinna.travel\/uploads\/OAUNQ2DE1WHWM4PHCFMOKDJR44FF796C.jpg","main_image":"https:\/\/info.savonlinna.travel\/uploads\/VO8MTCRL92VX2BQXPJ4N4K0QJR86ZGM8.jpg","icl_translation_of":false,"icl_language_code":"en","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visit_saimaa_product\/590124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visit_saimaa_product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/visit_saimaa_product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"servicecategory","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/servicecategory?post=590124"},{"taxonomy":"actioncategory","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actioncategory?post=590124"},{"taxonomy":"relatedcontent","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/relatedcontent?post=590124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}