Toimintakeskus Lehtopirtti in Kauhava, South Ostrobothnia, is an accessible activity center for meetings, parties, camps and recreation days. A party hall seats about 50 with a sound system and a video projector, a kitchen is equipped for more than 60 people, and six guest rooms with at least 10 beds are on the same site. The buildings are barrier-free and set in woodland.
Seminars and company events
Lehtopirtti describes itself as a venue for meetings, training, camps and recreation days, as well as private and association events. The party hall is equipped with a sound system and a video projector, which suit presentations and training sessions for groups of up to about 50. The main building also has a meeting and lounge room and a separate dining area. Wi-Fi covers the whole site. The woods and outdoor trails around the center are available all year, which gives a group a place to walk between sessions.
Weddings and receptions
The center lists birthdays, graduation parties, gatherings, bingo evenings, karaoke and spiritual events among the occasions it hosts. The official pages do not mention weddings. For a private celebration, the party hall, the kitchen and the terraces can be used together. The terraces are spacious, and the site includes a cabin (kota) and a sauna.
Rooms and capacities
The party hall in the building complex seats about 50. The kitchen in the main building has dishes and coffee equipment for more than 60 people. The main building also has a dining area and a meeting and lounge room. Large terraces are attached to the buildings. All the buildings are accessible without steps or barriers.
Accommodation
The main building has three guest rooms: two for three people each and one for one person, which makes seven places. The barn building has three more rooms, each with a 120 cm wide bed, a dressing table and its own entrance from the terrace. In total there are six rooms and at least 10 beds. Guests share a kitchen and sauna areas. A wood-heated outdoor sauna is connected to the barn accommodation, and a hot tub for six people can be heated during a sauna visit. Bicycles are available, and Lake Ojutjärvi is nearby for swimming and fishing.
History and setting
Construction of Lehtopirtti began in 1974. The center has been extended over the years, and its buildings were fully renovated between 2016 and 2020. It is run by the Kauhava disabled people's association and follows the safe space guidelines of the Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities. The address is Ojutjärventie 251, Kauhava.
Getting there
According to the official site, the PowerPark amusement park is about 30 kilometers away, Seinäjoki 45 kilometers, Tuuri village shop 85 kilometers and Ähtäri zoo about 100 kilometers.
