Huutjarvi Lake, Kymenlaakso, Finland
4.0 (9 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Siltakyla Bodies of Water
Still beautiful
I popped off in Siltakylä to see a friend on my way back from Kotka to Helsinki for a couple of hours. Usually I spend a weekend here but my friend had other relatives from abroad. However, I insisted on making a half circuit of the lake and taking some photos. Unfortunately the Helmi Simpukka restaurant which closed last year is being demolished. A new development is being built on the lake shore opposite Hutikka Beach. Nonetheless we set off to find and eat some blueberries on the western shore. There were plenty there. We didn't find the cloudberries that I used to pick many years ago. It's so peaceful and pleasant. And the blueberries are delicious!
Address
Huutjarventie, Siltakyla, Finland.
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 18:32
User Ratings
4.0 based on (9 reviews)
Reviews
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5Default11915 5:00 PM Oct 21, 2015
I still love it!
I was here in June of this year but couldn't write another review till now as my previous one about last year was too recent. Indeed, the photos from this year that I took have been attached to last year's review. There has been a kiosk opened recently by the beach. I'm not sure when as I didn't go to the far end of the lake last year. It sells simple food and drink. As I suspected it would, the Helmi Simpukka, with its great view of the lake, closed late last year seeing as it no longer had customers; the main road is quiet now and all the through traffic goes along the new motorway. I can also confirm the closure of the lovely old traditional-type shelters. They were being misused for anti-social and illicit activities so were dismantled. There had also been some vandalism. As can be seen from the photos in my other review, we went virtually all round the lake this year and ended up at the Kebab place "Okan". It was too early for blueberries, but the plants were there. I didn't see the cloudberry plants this year, but they are probably still around, hidden away. There were a few hardy people swimming, but the lake comes into its own in late July and August when it's generally warmer. It's a tradition that I come here when I'm in Finland. I never miss it. It's really beautiful and the village and its surroundings (places like Kokkovuori) are so impressive.
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3BeachStone2C 5:00 PM Jun 3, 2016
Very pretty, very small
I can hardly call this a lake, rather a pond. Beautiful setting, clean water?? Limited services. In this part of the country it deserves the rating. However, if you after real lakes keep driving towards north-east.
