Snellmankoti in Kokkola, Finland, is a listed wooden house from 1810 that can be hired for seminars, training days, meetings, receptions and family celebrations. The venue states a capacity of 120 people on a single floor, with a 128 m² hall, a dining room, a kitchen and a yard. It stands in the center of the town, close to the Sunti park and the market square.
Seminars and company events
The house is offered for seminars, association meetings, training sessions, small cultural events and concerts. The hall is the main room for a plenary session or a lecture, and the entrance hall has a cloakroom for guests. Equipment is included in the house: a projector, a screen, a sound system and an internet connection. Seating is available for 120 people.
Rental is sold by the hour, as a training day, for 24 hours or for a weekend that runs from Friday at 12:00 to Sunday at 12:00. The house is used all year round. A booking is confirmed only once the billing details have been sent through the form on the website.
Weddings and receptions
Snellmankoti is also used for family parties and other celebrations. For weddings, the venue recommends a maximum of 100 people. For other types of event the arrangements are agreed case by case. The hall, the dining room and the yard give a layout for a ceremony, a meal and a reception in one building. The house table linens can be used for a separate fee, and chair covers are also available.
Rooms and capacities
- Sali (hall): 128 m², with the fireplace, the main room for events.
- Ravintola (dining room): 49 m².
- Keittiö (kitchen): 23 m².
- Eteinen (entrance hall): 46 m², with a cloakroom.
- Piha-alue: the yard of the house.
- Whole house: 176 m², one floor, 120 people.
Catering
There is no in-house restaurant service. The kitchen is equipped for a caterer or for your own team: a stove and an oven, chafing dishes with warming plates, a dishwasher with a wash cycle of five minutes, a coffee maker with two pots, two kettles, two pump thermoses and two percolators. Dishes and cutlery are available for 120 people.
History and setting
The house was completed in 1810 on Rantakatu, by the Sunti park. The national philosopher J. V. Snellman lived there as a child from 1813 to 1816, when his father worked in the town as a sea captain. Over the years the building has served as a town hotel, a hospital and a fire station of the volunteer fire brigade. Since 1965 it has belonged to the Kokkola Toimitaloyhdistys association, and much of the renovation was done by volunteers. The Finnish Heritage Agency has protected it since 1950, and a major renovation took place in 1991 and 1992. High rooms, plank floors, a large hall and a fireplace give the interior its character.
Getting there
The address is Rantakatu 27, 67100 Kokkola. Hotels are 200 to 500 meters away, and the services of the town center are close.
