Booking a camping spot
Rental period:
You can rent the campsite for:
- 24 hours (starting at 5 p.m., ending at 2 p.m. the following day)
- daytime use (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or
- evening use (from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
The campsite can be rented for a maximum of 10 days. Bookings for more than 10 days require a decision by the Director of Youth Services. If you would like to rent a campsite for a longer period of time, please contact nuoriso.varaukset@turku.fi. Please explain why you would need the campsite for a longer period in the message.
Booking
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1Make a booking electronically
Make a booking electronically in the Timmi system: Timmi system
Reservation requests for campsites must be made at least 7 days before the start of the reservation. Last-minute reservations are not possible. We accept reservations until the end of the current year and from the end of the year, for two years on.
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2You receive a booking confirmation
Once the booking has been processed, you will receive a booking confirmation.
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3If necessary, contact the campsite employee
With regard to reservations at Ahtela or Tippsund, contact the campsite employee before the booking period starts and agree on practical matters. In Vienola, renters get a door code that works during the reservation period.
Payment categories
The price of the rental is determined by the payment category.
Payment group 1 (discounted)
- Child and youth groups of youth, sports, cultural and other recreational associations in Turku
- groups of disability organisations
- youth action groups
- child and youth groups in other sectors of the City of Turku
- associations, organisations and clubs from outside of Turku that will organise activities for children and young people in Turku during the reservation period.
Payment group 2
- Other users (adult groups, other associations, companies, private persons, etc.)
Campsites and prices
Our rentals include the Ahtela youth camp centre, Vienola campsite and Tippsund campsite. The Ahtela Youth Centre is located in Sauvo, the Vienola camping area in Rymättylä and the Tippsund camping area in Taivassalo.
Vienola campsite
The Vienola campsite has space for 18 people. Vienola is particularly suitable for organising school camps, for smaller celebrations, and for spending a weekend with friends.
The Vienola campsite is owned by the City of Turku and located in Rymättylä, Naantali, on the sea shore. The size of the campsite is 4.8 hectares. The hut (82m²) fits 18 people. The area also has a shoreside kitchen and a covered dining shelter next to it. There is also a covered grill area outside that is equipped with lights. There are two piers.
Street address:
Peltolantie 211
21140 Naantali
How to get to Vienola: Google Maps
- Indoor toilet, entrance from the terrace.
- Running water
- Refrigerator-freezer
- Two coffee makers
- Two thermos cans (3l)
- Kettle
- Microwave oven
- Electric cooker and fan oven
- Dishes and cookware
- Drying cabinet
- Mattresses, pillows and blankets on the benches; bring your own sheets and pillowcases!
- Sauna and changing room
- Renovated terrace
Hut’s outdoor facilities include:
- Football field
- Volleyball court
- Basketball baskets
- Two rowboats
- Two two-person canoes
- Two SUP boards, for under 70 kg and over 70 kg
- disc golf course, classification C1
- Two bicycles
- Shoreside kitchen with a refrigerator, running water and wood-fire stove
- Covered dining shelter, room for approx. 180 diners
- Two grill sites, one with a roof and lights.
- Four outdoor toilets
- Beautiful beach boulevard
Vienolan leirialueen hinnasto
| Duration | Payment group 1 | Payment group 2 |
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| Day | € 60 | € 150 |
| Day or evening use | € 35 | € 100 |
Prices include VAT. In addition to the rental price, we charge a user fee for groups of more than 18 people, which covers, for example, waste management costs. For more information, see Other fees.
Tippsund campsite
The Tippsund campsite is ideal for organising camps, school camps, and training activities. There are a total of 50 beds.
The Tippsund youth camp is located in Taivassalo by the sea. The area has 8 cottages, a maintenance building/canteen and a sauna.
The campsite has beds for 50 people. Each cottage can accommodate six people and there are two additional beds in the maintenance building. There are mattresses, pillows and blankets in the beds; bring your own sheets and pillowcases!
The maintenance building and sauna have running water, but the huts do not. There are also no indoor toilets but the outdoor toilets are right by the huts.
Street address:
Kahiluodontie 386
23310 Taivassalo
Tippsund property maintenance/hut caretaker: +358 50 502 3099
- For 100 people
- personnel facilities
- accommodation for two
- coffee maker
- microwave oven
- dishwasher
- refrigerator-freezer
- TV
- CD player
- pool table
- indoor toilets
- large terrace with a sea view!
Tip! The maintenance building is also suitable as a training facility.
- There is a sauna for 8 people on the shore
- The campsite is about 11.2 hectares in size.
- a field where you can play volleyball, football and basketball
- campfire sites
- rowboats, canoes and lifejackets
Tippsund campsite price list
| Duration | Payment group 1 | Payment group 2 |
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| Day | € 130 | € 280 |
| Day or evening use | € 50 | € 100 |
Prices include VAT. In addition to the rental price, we charge a user fee for groups of more than 50 people, which covers, for example, waste management costs. For more information, see Other fees.
Ahtela Youth Camp Centre
The Ahtela campsite is suitable for organising camps and events of different sizes. The centre can accommodate around 100 people, but large camps (2,500–3,000 people) can also be arranged here. The buildings in Ahtela can also be rented individually.
The Ahtela Youth Camp Centre is located in Sauvo. There is space for 98 people in seven different buildings, or for 118 in the summer with small cottages in use.
The entire camp centre area can be rented out. Many large camps (2,500–3,000 people) have indeed been organised there, spreading throughout the camp area. We also rent the buildings in Ahtela individually all year round.
Street address:
Ahtelantie 21
21570 Sauvo
Ankkuri (16 pax)
- Accommodation for 16 persons in the loft (mattresses, pillows and blankets; no linen)
- Electric heating and air heat pump
- In the kitchen: electric stove, refrigerator/freezer, microwave, coffee maker, dishwasher, dishes and cookware
- Television
- Wired internet connection
- Firewood shed in the yard
- Wood-fire sauna, 2 showers, washroom, 3 toilets, dressing room
- Drying cabinet and washroom
- Cleaning supplies
- Automatic fire alarm
Kompassi (30 pax)
- Space for 30 persons in the 2 bedrooms (mattresses, pillows, blankets; no linen)
- A double bedroom near the kitchen.
- In the kitchen: electric stove, refrigerator/freezer, microwave, coffee maker, toaster, dishes and cookware
- Wood-fire sauna, 3 showers, 3 toilets, changing room, wash room, toilets, accessible toilet, drying cabinet
- In the living room: fireplace, piano
- TV, CD player
- Dishwasher
- Wi-Fi
- Cleaning supplies
Kutteri (meeting room for 40 pax)
- The newest building in Ahtela, "Kutteri" (208 m2), is an excellent venue for events for work or hobby groups.
- 3 toilets (one accessible toilet)
- electric sauna
- changing room
- kitchen is an industrial kitchen for 40 people
- conference room for 40 people!
- fireplace
- video projector
- Wi-Fi
- TV
- CD/DVD player
- large, furnished balcony for approx. 20 people
- Kutteri is close to the log cabins, a small pier, football field and campfire site
- Kutteri is also equipped with a defibrillator
- Automatic fire alarm system
Majakka (dining room for 200 pax)
- Maintenance building 359 m², in use since 1985
- Canteen, lecture/training facility. No accommodation. Excellent venue (e.g. wedding, anniversary)
- Industrial kitchen, renovated in January 2013
- Dining room and cutlery for 160 people
- Wi-Fi
- Fireplace
- 6 toilets, one accessible toilet
- TV, videos, stereo, central radio, AV equipment (no computer)
- Piano, pool table
- Cleaning supplies.
- Defibrillator (next to the main entrance door)
- In the yard: grill hut, a grill site (the closest firewood shed near the Ankkuri building) and 3 covered dining shelters, 100 people per shelter. In addition, a kitchen shelter for large camps.
Luotsi (6 pax + changing room for 12)
Upstairs
- 2 bedrooms (2+4), blankets and pillows, no linen
- mini kitchen: refrigerator, oven and stove, microwave, coffee maker, dishes and cookware
- toilet and shower
- TV and CD player
- an automatic fire detection system in the building
Downstairs
- office with a copier and a secured landline telephone, a wired Internet connection for customers
- air source heat pump
- Facilities for Ahtela personnel
Sauna facilities
- dressing rooms and washrooms for 12
- electric saunas for boys and girls
- toilets (8 +2 accessible)
- drying room
Log cabins 4 pcs (10/persons/cottage)
- Four cottages: Kummeli, Poiju, Reimari and Pooki (10 pax/cabin)
- 3 bunk beds/cottage, loft, mattresses, pillows, blankets, no linen
- refrigerator, coffee maker
- cleaning supplies
- water point outside
- no running water in the cottages
- there is a separate bathroom building in the yard with an accessible toilet, two toilets and three showers. In addition, 8 toilets that are in use only in the summer.
- firewood shed and a campfire site in the yard
- an automatic fire detection system in the building
- Four covered grill sites and one gazebo with a grill. In addition, two more campfires/grills. The nearest mailbox is located near the entry gate on Ampolantie.
Loisto (6 pax)
- 4 rooms, kitchen, utility room, sauna
- direct electric heating
- heat-recovery fireplace
- electric stove with an oven
- dishwasher
- cutlery for 6 people
- dishes for 6
- coffee maker
- microwave oven
- fridge/freezer
- electric sauna stove
- toilet (not accessible)
- shower
- TV, stereo, radio
- No wifi
- cleaning supplies
- duvets and pillows for 6
- covered grill shelter
- nearest firewood shed next to the building
Small cottages, 5 pcs (1–4 people/cottage)
- Five small log cabins (1–4 people per cabin): Alli, Telkkä, Lokki, Tiira and Haahka
- Small cottages are only in use in the summer (1 April–30 September)
- The cottages are equipped with a solar panel mounted on the roof that provides lighting and power to mobile devices (works with a car charger).
- There are toilets, a water point and a grill site near the small cottages.
Near Ankkuri, Kompassi and the log cabins, you’ll find:
- 3 covered grill sites
- gazebo
- campfire sites
- water points (in summer)
- crafts / dining shelters
- mailbox
- amphitheatre
- paved multi-purpose field
- football field
- 2 volleyball courts
- orientation routes
- disc golf course (9)
- children’s climbing track
- 6 toilets in lower campsites open in the summer
- canoes and rowing boats + life jackets
- two piers: on the beach and near Kutteri
Price list for the Ahtela campsite
Prices include VAT
| Status | Duration | Payment group 1 | Payment group 2 |
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| Entire area | Day | € 500 | € 1260 |
| Day | € 70 | € 150 | |
| Ankkuri | Day or evening use | € 40 | € 100 |
| Kompassi | Day | € 80 | € 180 |
| Kompassi | Day or evening use | € 45 | € 100 |
| Majakka | Day | € 70 | € 260 |
| Majakka | Day or evening use | € 40 | € 100 |
| Luotsi | Day | € 70 | € 150 |
| Luotsi | Day or evening use | € 50 | € 100 |
| Log cabins | Day | € 70 | € 150 |
| Log cabins | Day or evening use | € 50 | € 100 |
| Kutteri | Day | € 80 | € 250 |
| Kutteri | Day or evening use | € 40 | € 100 |
| Loisto | Day | € 70 | € 150 |
| Loisto | Day or evening use | € 40 | € 100 |
| Small cottages (1 April–30 September) | Day | € 20 | € 30 |
The fee for using the Ahtela campsite includes:
- rented accommodation/facilities, Majakka, Luotsi or Kutteri
- electricity, water, firewood and cleaning supplies
- access to campsite’s leisure facilities (e.g. playing fields, beach, disc golf course)
- access to boats, canoes and SUP boards
- access to the grill site in the vicinity of the building
In addition to the rental price, we charge a user fee for groups of more than 120 people, which covers, for example, waste management costs. For more information, see Other fees.
Other fees
We charge additional fees, for example for camps that exceed the maximum number of campers, facilities left uncleaned, and special arrangements required by large camps.
If you organise events of more than 120 people in Ahtela, more than 18 people in Vienola or more than 50 people in Tippsund, we will charge some of the costs separately. For larger camps, the following costs are covered separately:
- cleaning supplies
- toilet paper, trolleys, paper towels, replacement fees for Lindström rental rug, etc.
- water, based on consumption
- electricity, based on consumption
- waste fees (draining)
We invoice €400/h + kilometre allowances if the reserved space has not been cleaned.
We invoice the camp organiser for special arrangements and extra supplies (e.g. the toilet, water and waste management arrangements for large camps) if we have to procure services from an external service provider.
Cancelling a reservation
You can cancel the reservation free of charge one month before the booking date. You can cancel the reservation through the Timmi system if you have submitted the booking request electronically.
Otherwise, cancel by sending an e-mail to nuoriso.varaukset@turku.fi.
We charge a cancellation fee for bookings cancelled less than one month before the booking date. The payment is based on the time of the cancellation.
- under 1 month until reservation: 30% of booking price
- under 2 weeks: 50% of booking price
- under 1 week: 100% of booking price
Principles and instructions for using the campsite
Users are responsible for keeping order during their reservation and that the facilities, areas and equipment are used appropriately. The person in charge indicated in the reservation confirmation is responsible for:
- Familiarising themselves with the safety and operating instructions of the space and ensuring that they are followed.
- Collecting the key in advance or at the start of the reservation according to instructions from the Youth Services, if necessary.
- Keeping a record of persons arriving and leaving the campsite during the reservation period.
- Cooperating with customer service and facility or campsite personnel.
- Making sure that order is maintained during the reservation.
- Ensuring that the allocated operating times are observed.
- Making sure that no external persons are present in the reserved youth facilities or campsites.
- Recording complete entries in the youth facility’s guestbook and in the campsite forms.
- Reporting any accidents in the space or area to youth services personnel.
- Before leaving, checking that the space, area, supplies and equipment are tidied and left in the same condition as they were at the start of the reservation.
Bringing and using intoxicants at a youth facility, its area or a youth campsite is strictly prohibited when the reservation is a public event or an event for people under the age of 18, or takes place in the immediate vicinity of young people under the age of 18. (Alcohol Act 1143/1994, Tobacco Act 549/2016). If the event organised in the youth centre or campsite is a closed event where alcoholic beverages are consumed and no activities are organised for people under the age of 18 in the building or area at the same time, the person in charge must ensure that the police is notified of the event in accordance with section 59 of the Alcohol Act.
Bringing pets to youth facilities and campsites is prohibited. Service dogs are welcome at the Ahtela and Tippsund campsites, and the dog and its owner will stay in a previously agreed building (Ahtela 1 log cabin and Tippsund cottage 5)