FAQ

Applications for the camps are always submitted using the electronic application form HERE (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.). 

The application forms for our camps will be open no later than six weeks before the start of the camp. You can keep an eye on this page (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.) for new appication forms or follow our social media accounts.

The Hauho Resort,  (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)more commonly known as “Akkis” or “Akkimaa”, is located on the shores of Lake Akkijärvi in Hauho, Hämeenlinna.
The site accommodates 80 people. Akkis has four houses for children named after colors: Blue, Red, Green and Yellow house. The houses have five rooms of four, indoor toilets, a shower, a common room as well as a room for games and playing.
Girls and boys are accommodated in separate rooms. A camp counsellor stays in their own room in the house with the children.

You don’t need to bring your own bedding as we have those at the camp ready for the campers. Only a towel needs to be brought from home.
If you wish your children to be accomodated with siblings or friends, please write down the wishes when applying for the camp.

In addition to the accommodation, the resort includes an indoor sports hall “Säläri”, a multi-purpose facility “Huvari”, a cafeteria and a sauna.

Resort address:
Hauhon Lomakeskus
Akkijärventie 221
14770 Eteläinen (For a navigator Hämeenlinna)
25 km from the center of Hämeenlinna,
130 km from Helsinki

For all the camps a bus transportation via Helsinki, Hyvinkää and Hämeenlinna is offered. All the stops are:
Helsinki – Hauho Resort – Helsinki
Helsinki, Oulunkylä railway station-(Oulunkylän tori 2) 
Vantaa, Keimola gas station (on starting day: Neste K Itä/East and when returning: Neste Express Länsi/West)
Hyvinkää, Teboil Sveitsinhovi bus parking stop, Mäkikuumolantie 1
Riihimäki, bus stops at highway (on starting day: Eastern side/going to Tampere and when returning: Western side/going to Helsinki)
Hämeenlinna bus station, Wetterhoffinkatu 2
Tampere – Hauho Resort – Tampere
Tampere bus station, Hatanpään Valtatie 5-7. 
Kangasala bus station, Myllystenpohjantie 1  
Valkeakoski bus station, Apiankatu 4
Pälkäne, Harhala school, Valkeakoskentie 5
Hauho bus station, Hauhontie 13
You can also find the stops, prices and timetables here. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)
The camps start at 12:00 on the first day and end at 13:00 on the last day. Those arriving on their own, can arrive between 11:30-12:00 on the first day and return home on the last day at 13:00.
 
Transportation should be booked with the camp application. If you would like to add transportation after submitting your application, please contact our office. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)

Trained and competent camp staff is the core of our operation. The camp counsellors and leaders are adults and employed by us.
Most of our skilled counsellors are students of education, sports or youth and social work.

The Hauho Resort also employs a property manager, a hostess, some kitchen staff and cleaners.
Employees of the Pasila office also visit the center regularly. Contact details of our permanent staff can be found here. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)

A letter (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.) will be sent to you after your application has been accepted, with a list of equipment you or your child needs to bring to the camp. It’s a good idea to pack plenty of weather-appropriate clothing for the camp. If necessary, we can wash the campers’ laundry at the resort.

Please name all the clothes and things you bring to the camp! The equipment should be packed together in one large bag.

At the camp the campers get have fun without a phone! The campers have a half-hour screentime every day. The camp leaders are on call every day from 10 am to 11 am and from 5 pm to 6 pm. In urgent matters, our camp leaders always answer the phone.

You can also send an email, regular mail or greetings to the camp via Facebook or Instagram. The contact information can be found in the camp letter. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)

We also update camp news to our Facebook and Instagram account, you should check it out! Pictures of the campers might be published there if the permission has been granted in the application.

You should receive a confirmation message of your application as soon as you submit it. The confirmation of acceptance emails start arriving three weeks after the start of the application period.

The majority of confirmations are sent via email. If you have not received a camp letter or an invoice, please first check your spam folder. If the confirmation message is nowhere to be found, please contact our office. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)

It takes a few business days to process paper letters and invoices.

We grant ”vacation support” (lomatuki) on social, economic and health related grounds. You do not have to apply for the support separately, you just need to state the net income of your family and/or other social, economic and health reasons that allign with the grounds. You can find more information about granting the support here. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)

We will score each application. Without vacation support, the camp price is doubled. If the information you have provided in the application isn’t sufficient, the STEA-support cannot be granted. We will contact you if this happens. Contact us if you are left with questions!

Please check for the updated information on discounts here. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)

You can ask for financial support for the camp fee for example from KELA or your municipality’s family and child welfare departments.

Contact our office (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.) as soon as possible so that we can negotiate the postponement of the due date or the installment of the invoice.

Please note that you must always contact our office to cancel your attendance at the camp. An unpaid camp fee is not a way to cancel.

We will not cancel the child’s spot immediately after the due date of the unpaid invoice. Pay the camp fee as soon as possible and contact our office if necessary. If you need more time for the payment, please contact our office as soon as possible.

If you wish to cancel the camp, please contact our office. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)

Cancellations must always be reported to our office. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)

If you cancel less than 7 days before the camp, we will charge the camp fee in full. In the case of cancellation due to an illness or an accident, a medical certificate must be submitted to the office.

You can find the exact cancellation policies here. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)

All children aged 6-17 are welcome to our camps. However, our camp resort is not completely accessible, so for people with reduced mobility, it is a good idea to contact our office and discuss the child’s participation before submitting an application. If the child has their own assistant, they can also come to the camp. Unfortunately, Lasten Kesä cannot offer the child their own assistant for the duration of the camp. Diagnoses, medications, or allergies aren’t an obsticle. We take into account the individual needs of children and for example, the distribution of medicines is handled by trained staff. Our kitchen prepares meals for each camper according to their diet.

The application form asks for more information about factors affecting your child’s behavior, medication and allergies. All medications for the camp must be named and the package must be accompanied by instructions for dispensing the medication. See the camp letter  (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)for more information on this.

You can contact us about lost property by calling on emailing us. We store things at our office for about a month. Found items can be picked up from our office in Pasila, for those living further away we can mail the items.