Vehoniemen Alamaja is a manor house on the Kaivanto canal in Kangasala, Finland, that works as a café, a made-to-order restaurant and a party and meeting venue. Two cabinets seat about 20 people each and, joined together beside the party hall, hold up to 80. Companies and associations can book meetings and year-end parties, and families book weddings and other celebrations. The café can close to the public for a private booking.
Seminars and company events
The official site says companies and associations can book meetings, year-end parties and other events. The Blue Cabinet (Sininen kabinetti) seats about 20 and is suited to meetings or small groups. The Pink Cabinet (Roosa-kabinetti) seats about 20 too. A door joins the cabinets to each other or to the café side. A small group can use one room, a larger one can take both. The site does not list projection equipment, so ask what is available.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the first event on the list of celebrations the venue arranges, along with memorial receptions, christenings, name days, graduation parties, birthdays, confirmation parties and Christmas events. The manor hall, built in the late 1800s, looks out over Längelmävesi and Roine. Date, schedule and menu are chosen together with the team.
Rooms and capacities
Two cabinets of about 20 seats each, which join and sit beside the party hall, together up to 80 people. Smaller groups are also possible, since each cabinet can be used on its own. Room sizes and the capacity of the party hall itself are not published, so ask for them in your request, together with the date you have in mind and the number of guests.
Catering
Food and baked goods are made in the venue's own kitchen, with local produce and seasonal vegetables, berries and fruit. The venue holds serving licences for a varied range of drinks. Dietary needs should be stated when ordering. Catering is available only at the venue, with no delivery elsewhere.
History and setting
The manor was completed in the late 1800s. Its hall has views over the lakes Längelmävesi and Roine, and in winter over the flowing water of the Kaivanto canal. Opening hours for the café change, and the site advises checking Facebook.
Getting there
The address is Alamajantie 90, 36570 Kaivanto, Kangasala. It is a 20-minute drive from central Tampere in the direction of Lahti, beside the Kaivanto canal. The official site names no station or airport.
