Villa Joutsela, in Nummela in the municipality of Vihti, hosts private events from small family parties to weddings of about 100 guests indoors, and its courtyard takes up to 300 people. The villa has meeting rooms with projectors, a small chapel for ceremonies, in-house catering and a 17-room guesthouse next door.
Seminars and company events
Meetings can be held in several rooms of the villa. Mänty seats up to 36 people. It has large windows facing Lake Hiidenvesi, a built-in projector screen and a video projector. Kanerva is the smaller room, for up to 24 people, with the same screen and projector setup. The two rooms can be combined when a group needs more space or wants to split into plenary and workshop.
Kaarna takes up to 40 people and has a fireplace and a large covered terrace. It can be joined with the Linen Cabinet, a small room for 8. For a full-day seminar, the equipped rooms suit presentations, while the other halls of the villa give space for breaks, lunches and an evening reception.
Weddings and receptions
The main villa holds up to 100 people and is used for events from family celebrations to large weddings. It has three party halls, a grand piano hall, a small linen hall, two historic tiled stoves and a large fireplace. A small chapel in the courtyard seats up to 12 for the ceremony. Its door can be opened, and a sound system lets guests standing outside hear the ceremony. The courtyard itself, with direct access to the chapel, can receive up to 300 people for outdoor events.
Rooms and capacities
The villa states these maximum capacities: main villa 100, Mänty 36, Kanerva 24, Kaarna 40, Kuusi 16 or 32 depending on the setup, chapel 12 and courtyard 300. The figures are maximums, so seated dinners will hold fewer guests. Kuusi is the entrance hall. It suits receptions and toasts, and later in the evening music, performances and dancing.
Accommodation
Luontola Inn is a guesthouse with 17 rooms beside the villa, in the former Luontola sanatorium on the shore of Lake Hiidenvesi. It was renovated in 2026. Rooms sleep one to four people and each has a private WC, a fridge and a microwave. Showers, kitchens and a sauna are shared, and family rooms have their own shower. Linens and towels are provided. The inn has parking, a lift, step-free access and self-service check-in with a door code. Group bookings go through the inn's operator.
Catering
The villa cooks for its own events. Menus use seasonal ingredients and local producers where possible. For weddings there are five menus, the most recent of them vegan. A barbecue menu and an American-style brunch are also available, and a custom wedding cake from a local bakery can be part of the package. Menus for meetings are adapted to the group.
History and setting
The villa was built in 1898 and is regarded as a culturally significant historic house. The view of Lake Hiidenvesi from the house appears in Helene Schjerfbeck's 1942 painting Trees and Sunset. The painter also lived on the nearby sanatorium grounds, where the inn now stands.
