Minimäki - accommodation and local cuisine

In this gently rolling terrain in Finnskogen - the Norwegian-Finnsih Forest -  in Kongsvinger municipality, you will find cabins, suspended tents, conference facilities and Forest Finn food traditions hosted by the proud Forest Finn siblings Maja and Olav Strand.

Conferences
At Øyermoen, just a few kilometres from the Swedish border on the way to Torsby, you will find the old shop that has now been converted into a modern  conference venue with room for around 200 people. 

It is open to travellers, locals and groups. Weddings, confirmations, birthdays, meetings, gatherings, courses, etc. – here you will find beautiful premises that can also provide exciting Forest Finn storytelling.

They focus on local produce from various local partners in Finnskogen.


Cabin rental
Minimäki rents out cabins in the area, suspended tents and an apartment. How about a night or two in the Vähän cabin – a mini cabin on wheels! The cabin is only 8 square metres, but contains everything you need.

Read more about the rental units here

A new cabin area is in the works. Minimäki is a very special area by Lake Steinreien in Finnskogen, with space for 30 mini houses. You own your mini house and rent the plot. Each plot has electricity, water and sewage connections that you can hook up to. The plan is to build modern, economical and energy-efficient cabins. Minimäki is a community with, among other things, a communal building that will contain equipment and aids to help you make the most of Finnskogen.

Minimäki means ‘little hill’. “Mini” comes from mini house. ‘Mäki’ is Finnish and means hill. This word is found in many place names in Finnskogen, including the Finnish farm where Maja and Sondre grew up, ‘Lethomäki’. Minimäki is located on sloping terrain down towards Lake Steinreien. The area covers fifty acres and has 180 metres of shoreline. Steinreien is located in Lundersæter, 1 hour and 45 minutes from Oslo. Minimäki is intended as a cabin area where you can enjoy the enormous resources we have in Finnskogen – in the middle of nature. Contact us for more information.


Food and drink
Maja is passionate about the Forest Finn tradition, and at Minimäki you can taste several traditional Forest Finn dishes such as silppu, motti og flesk, and hillo. Ingredients such as potatoes, lingonberries and rye flour are important components of these dishes. The food is made from scratch using local ingredients and a deep understanding of the history behind them. Every autumn, Minimäki hosts the Silppu Festival, where food, music and traditions are shared and preserved. 

Silppu
Silppu is a traditional Finnish dish consisting of potatoes, bacon, milk and onions, served with homemade lingonberry jam picked in Finnskogen. S

Motti and bacon
A traditional roasted oatflour, bacon, lingonberries and bacon fat. A well-known traditional dish from the Finnish forest.

Hillo
A traditional roasted oatflour and lingonberries, served as a dessert with cream.

They sport a food truck that can travel to events to serve delicious and now popular Finnish forest dishes!

Minimäki also has an online store where you can buy T-shirts, Finnskogen flags and more.