The Camp

Our camp sits by the lake, set back a little from the access road which isn't heavily trafficked. The main house is our home, shared with our pack. Beside it you'll find the kennel and the dogs' rest area. Behind, you'll find the Stuga with its terrace and an open view across the lake. A little further in, as you move into the forest about twenty metres away, the dry toilets. Heading down towards the water's edge, you'll come to the Sauna, also facing the lake. Just behind the Sauna we're planning to build a platform for two tents that will become our guests' bedrooms during their stay, and the Stuga will become the communal house.

The stuga is originally a summer house, common throughout Sweden. We have renovated and improved it to become a truly welcoming and comforting home in all seasons. It is therefore equipped with a Swedish wood stove in the main room. Supplementary electric radiators maintain minimal heat in the house in the early morning before relighting the fire. An adjoining kitchen has all amenities: refrigerator, cooktop, table and sink. A PARTICULARITY: it has no running water, and this is a deliberate choice on our part to keep it that way. It functions like a mountain refuge, though a bit more luxurious thanks to the refrigerator and electricity! Water supply comes via containers.

The toilets are set back from the Stuga. They are not heated, but rest assured we have thought of everything for your comfort. They are insulated. We have not planned for reading material as visits will be brief, especially in winter :-) It is a separation system. This means that urine and faeces do not end up in the same tank. This approach first reduces odours considerably. It is also easier to manage day-to-day. We handle the emptying of the urine tank, which is a real challenge in the depths of winter!

We ask our guests to throw toilet paper in the bin provided for this purpose and to cover their "treasure" with wood shavings after each use!

The sauna (or Finnish bath, from Finnish sauna and Estonian saun) is a small wooden cabin or room where one takes a dry heat bath, which can range from 70 °C to 100 °C, for well-being.

The practice of sauna is a social and family tradition that seems to have existed for over 2,000 years in Nordic countries.

An emblematic symbol of countries with Finnic culture (Finland and Estonia), the sauna has also spread deeply into Scandinavian countries like Sweden, and Baltic countries such as Latvia.

That's the cultural page (Wikipedia).

Our Sauna, with a capital S - does not have 2,000 years of existence. It was built by the former owner of the property (a former carpenter).

It is raw. It has just undergone a major change in May 2026 with the installation of a water heater on the stove, which will allow hot water to be produced for old-fashioned washing in the vestibule.

The sauna, in winter, requires heating. A little, or even a lot. We managed to use it at -25°c. You just have to plan ahead and take your time. After a long day outside, however, it is a pleasure to take the time for this.

Lynx arrives at camp

Last winter, we got to know our first Scandinavian snows. Long outings on foot with the dogs, passages on skis being towed, bringing wood to the sauna or the Stuga.

When we arrived, we used the previous owner's snowmobile — a Polaris 600 2-stroke. A nice snowmobile, but not at all designed for grooming trails and preparing paths with the communal snow-groomer — a technical device that allows you to pack the snow and make it easier for the dogs to run. And grooming the trails takes time. At minimum, opening the 20 kilometres around the lake takes two hours. At 5 in the morning at -30°C, that wakes you up.

At some point, it became clear to us: we needed Lynx.

Lynx is a Lynx 69 Ranger. A Finnish utility snowmobile, designed to carry loads, tow and move through deep snow — not to race.

For us, Lynx will mainly serve to:

→ open the trails after snowfalls → bring wood for the cabin and sauna → accompany long outings with the dogs, for everyone's safety — especially when training the younger ones in the pack (they run free so you have to "keep moving")

Lynx will never replace the dogs. It simply allows us to continue living here, all winter long, without having to give up.