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Saari Manor residence

Accommodation and workspaces


Main building

The main building of the residence is located in the middle of the park. It is flanked by two courtyard buildings, a kitchen wing and staff quarters. In the park there is also a sauna, granary, barn and other outbuildings, along with a small outhouse (toilet) dating from the early 19th century.

Main building

Main building

The main building houses the Manor’s office spaces, the workspaces for residents and upstairs bedrooms suitable for short-term guest visits.

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Workspaces

The manor barn, built in 1858 by Aleksander Aminoff to house 100 cattle, has been restored as a multi-faceted workspace for artists of various disciplines.

The barn contains four kinds of workspace: an artists’ studio, a dance studio, a woodworking shop and a metalworking shop.

Residents staying in the one-room apartment may also use the workspaces in the main building.

Artist’s studio

Artist’s studio

This rectangular-shaped workspace is bright and well suited to a diverse range of uses.

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Dance studio

Dance studio

The dance studio was designed in co-operation with experts in the field.

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Woodworking shop

Woodworking shop

This is a well-equipped workspace with all the basic tools and facilities required for working not only with wood, but other materials also.

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Metalworking shop

Metalworking shop

The metalworking shop, located in the barn, is equipped with a forge, welding plant, and much else.

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Machinery hall

Machinery hall

Usage only in summer time.

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Accommodation

Resident accommodation is distributed among the kitchen and staff buildings in the yard wings, and the farmhand’s cottage in the park area. The apartments are of various sizes, with the largest being reserved for artists and researchers doing written work. All apartments have their own fully fitted kitchen, whether full-size, mini or kitchenette, shower WC.

Three-room apartment in the kitchen wing

Three-room apartment in the kitchen wing

This spacious three-room apartment is intended for artists or researchers doing written work. It is well suited to those with families.

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Single-room apartment in the kitchen wing

Single-room apartment in the kitchen wing

This small and bright single-room apartment is intended for artists or researchers who have a separate workspace at Saari Residence.

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Small two-room apartment in the kitchen wing

Small two-room apartment in the kitchen wing

This apartment is intended for artists or researchers who have a separate workspace at the Saari Residence.

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Two-room apartment in the footman wing

Two-room apartment in the footman wing

The spacious two-room apartment in the footman wing is intended for artists or researchers doing written work, and is well suited to those with families.

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Smaller two-room West-facing apartment in the farmhand’s cottage

Smaller two-room West-facing apartment in the farmhand’s cottage

The smaller of the two-room apartments is intended for artists or researchers doing written work.

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Larger two-room West-facing apartment in the farmhand’s cottage

Larger two-room West-facing apartment in the farmhand’s cottage

The larger, West-facing cottage in the farmhand’s cottage is intended for artists or researchers doing written work.

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Smaller two-room East-facing apartment in the farmhand’s cottage

Smaller two-room East-facing apartment in the farmhand’s cottage

The smaller two-room, East-facing apartment in the farmhand’s cottage is intended for artists or researchers doing written work.

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Larger two-room East-facing apartment in the farmhand’s cottage

Larger two-room East-facing apartment in the farmhand’s cottage

The larger two-room, East-facing apartment in the farmhand’s cottage is for artists or researchers doing written work.

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