Scouts' Youth Hostel, Joensuu Finland


Vanamokatu 25, Joensuu Finland
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Inexpensive accommodation near the centre and the university in a peaceful and quiet residential area. Check from Google Map or this map. From Google Map You find also timetable links for buses and trains.

We are a youth hostel with two stars. Toilets and showers are in the corridor. The selfservice kitchen has a refrigerator, fridge freezer, oven, microwave oven, coffee maker, toaster, service, etc. There is also a 42 inch plasma-TV, karaoke-DVD-player and customer computer in the lounge. Extra features are free wireless network and computer with internet connection and a barbeque in the back. There is also lockup cycle shed.

We have also one studio apartment with kitchenette and own toilet.

Bath towels or sheets are not included, but sheets are obligatory by hygienical reasons. Also with the sleeping bag is sheet needed. We sell sheets at price 5 euros. Disposable sheets are even cheaper. Sheet for sleeping bag costs 2 euros.

Free car park with automatic lights has room for buses too. There are also plugs for car heater.

Reservation youthhostel-joensuu.net or phone +35813123381 or mobile phone +358452621631. Other contacts contact@youthhostel-joensuu.net

Reservations for one or two persons can make at minimum two weeks earlier online reservation for the summertime, except studio apartment. Quicker, Bigger rooms/groups or studio reservations via phone or email.

Via Booking.com are available rooms 1-5 persons one week beforehand. Bigger, quicker or studio apartment reservations is better to make by phone or email.



We accept cash in arrival or an advance payment (international payment system IBAN). Finnish bank cards, international VISA and VISA Electron, Mastercard and Maestro cards are also on hand.

If You wonder weather in Joensuu, there are some useful links:
Weather statistics in Joensuu
 Daily weather in Joensuu

Most of people in Finland have mobile phone, so there are few public telephones - in Joensuu none. When reception is open, You can call in the hostel. If You have own mobile phone and You are going to use it a lot in Finland, You'll better buy prepaid phonecard from R-kioski. Phone calls are much cheaper than with Your non-Finland phone card.

Winter Prices


1.9.-31.5.
Reservation is obligatory. In wintertime we sell only rooms and International hostel card is not accepted. But any way, we are still the cheapest accommodation in Joensuu.
The whole room for a single person 25 €/night/room
The whole room for 2 persons 40 €/night/room
The whole room for 3 persons 45 €/night/room
The whole room for 4 persons 50 €/night/room
Extra bed in the room 10 €/night
Studio apartment with kitchen and toilet for 3 persons 50 €/night/room
Studio apartment with kitchen and toilet for 2 persons 45 €/night/room
Studio apartment for a single person 35 €/night/room
longer periods and groups Ask offer
Refrigerator in the room(reservation recommended) +2 €/night
Table fan 2 €/day
Nokia Travel Charger ACP-12E (and adapter) to forgetful free, ask
Sony Ericsson -charger CST-60 free, ask
Alarm clock free, ask
Hairdryer free, ask
Barbecue set free, ask
Karaoke set free, ask
Disposable sheets 3 €
Textile sheets 5 €
Textile sheets with blanket cover 6 €
Making the bed (advance order recommended) 2 €
Under sheet for sleeping bag 2 €
Sleeping without sheets 20 €/person
Face towel 0,50 €
Bath towel (advance order recommended) 1,50 €
Renting a bike:: day/3 days/5 days/week 4 €/10 €/15 €/20 €
Porridge+milk -coupon to the nearby ABC restaurant 1,5 €
Breakfast plate -coupon to the nearby ABC restaurant 5,5 €
Cigarette end on the grass/sand/snow 10 €
These dates are full occupied. Most text is in Finnish, but You understand dates.
Wintertime we sell beds only for groups, other get whole rooms: Winter prices.
Summer Prices and alternatives

4 hengen huone 4 hengen huone

Click the photos to get them larger. Curtains and beddings have changed but better.