Kiviojan Helmi is a farm venue in the Kaanaa area of Teisko, Tampere, Finland. A converted barn called Wanha Parsi takes 60 guests, and up to 100 in summer. A sauna cottage takes 12 for meetings, 20 in summer. The venue hosts company events, association parties, training days, family parties and weddings, year round.
Seminars and company events
The business offer covers meetings, training sessions, wellbeing days and evening receptions. Two formats are described. The sauna meeting takes 12 people, or 20 in summer, and includes the sauna, a swim in the spring-fed pond (an ice hole in winter), catering of your choice, meeting equipment and final cleaning. The wellbeing workday takes 60 people, or 100 in summer, and mixes indoor and outdoor activities such as ball games, darts, skiing, swimming and sauna, depending on the season, with lunch or sausages over a bonfire and a dinner.
Wanha Parsi comes with tables, chairs or benches, a sound system, a TV, a piano and internet. The kitchen has equipment for catering, and tableware is provided. Guests may bring their own drinks into all spaces. The venue serves all year and states that the premises are largely accessible.
Weddings and receptions
The owners state more than 100 weddings of experience and describe a full-service model where lodging, decoration, dining areas and drink storage are handled on one site. The venue was named Venue of the Year 2023 in its category and took second place in 2024, according to its own site. Wedding and party details are on the official site, and photographers, florists and other suppliers work as partners.
Rooms and capacities
Wanha Parsi is a former cattle barn turned into a two-floor hall, with a heated kitchen, a serving room, a silo, toilets, a patio and a front yard. It takes 60 guests, or 100 in summer when the barn, the loft and the covered patio are used together. The ground floor is accessible. The Saunatupa, a cottage of about 60 m2 on the shore of a pond, has a living room with fireplace, a kitchen, a wood-fired sauna, a bathroom and a covered terrace with a gas grill. The two buildings stand about 150 m apart, and booking both gives the whole property. The main farmhouse and other farm buildings are not for guests.
Accommodation
The Saunatupa sleeps 8 all year, in 4 sofa beds and 4 beds in the loft, with bedding included. A granary in the yard sleeps 10 in summer, in two rooms of 5 beds, and is rented separately. Check-in is at 15:00 and checkout at 12:00. Caravans, motorhomes and tents are possible only by prior agreement.
Catering
The organiser chooses among four partner caterers: Vallesmanni, Pitopalvelu Muru, Pepper Catering and Linkosuo. The kitchen in Wanha Parsi is available to them.
History and setting
The farm is run by the Keskinen family, who built the buildings themselves in a rural landscape of fields and a spring-fed pond. The site is also rented for photo shoots and film or TV productions.
Getting there
The venue is at Velaatantie 1073, Velaatta, in Teisko, about 50 km from the center of Tampere. Music must end at midnight and events at 01:00. The organiser must name a responsible person aged 18 or over.
