Johteenhovi is a private venue for parties and gatherings in Hietasaari, close to the center of Oulu, Finland. Groups from 6 to 150 people can rent the main building, a party hall, a shore sauna building and several outbuildings. Each space has its own capacity, and several have their own entrance. The venue is rented by the organizer, who chooses the spaces needed and arranges the food.
Seminars and company events
The official site presents the spaces for parties and gatherings. For a company event, the largest option is the new main building, Hovi, with a stated maximum of 150 people. It has a hall for about 50 people, a smaller inner room, two multi-purpose rooms, a kitchen and three toilets. A glazed terrace of about 140 square meters opens onto the hall and can be rented together with it, furnished with folding tables and chairs for 100 people. The venue says this terrace can be heated in winter.
For smaller groups, the party hall, Juhlasali, takes 10 to 80 guests. It has a well-equipped kitchen with dishes and utensils, step-free access and a covered summer terrace with furniture.
Rooms and capacities
Hovi is the main building, for up to 150 people. Its hall seats about 50 and the glazed terrace 100.
The sauna section of Hovi is a separate space with its own entrance. It has a changing room for about 10 people, two showers, a toilet, a sauna for about 6 and a private terrace with a hot tub.
The shore sauna building, Rantasauna, takes up to about 50 people. It includes a cabinet room for about 10 people with a kitchen and two toilets, which has its own entrance and can be rented alone in quieter periods. The glazed terrace seats about 40. The sauna section has a changing room, a shower room with four showers, a sauna and one accessible toilet, and about 20 people fit in the changing room and sauna at a time. A side terrace holds two hot tubs. If the same client rents the cabinet and the sauna section, a door connects them.
The party hall, Juhlasali, holds 10 to 80 guests.
A large gazebo with a wood-fired stove, a griddle and a fridge holds about 35 people, and an outdoor grill shelter stands next to it. A large yard surrounds the buildings.
Accommodation
The barn, Riihi, has a dance floor and sleeping space. It holds about 50 people on the hall side and about 25 people overnight. The site notes that it is not heated in winter. There is no hotel on the premises, so a multi-day program needs lodging elsewhere or a summer date.
Catering
In the party hall, own food and drink are allowed, and the kitchen, dishes and tools are at the organizer's disposal. The site also has pages for catering, extra services, rental furniture and a price list. Ask the venue which of these apply to your event.
History and setting
Johteenhovi stands in Hietasaari, an area right next to the center of Oulu, and the venue describes it as still private and calm. A booking calendar and rental terms are published on the site, which makes it easy to check availability and conditions before sending a request.
