Opera season 2025
The summer of 2025 is filled with gratitude and vitality. The world’s northernmost medieval castle has been a stage for history and culture in war and peace. The 550 years that have passed in the border region have transformed the castle into a treasure. It is time for a great celebration!
Accommodation at Spahotel Casino and Summer Hotel Vuorilinna
Spahotel Casino has 81 air-conditioned rooms, 79 of which have a balcony or patio and 70 has a view of the lake.
All the rooms have a shower/WC, hair dryer, kettle, flat screen TV and free WiFi.
Online reservations from here.
Summer Hotel Vuorilinna’s simply furnished affordable student apartments accommodate hotel guests during summertime. These apartment buildings are situated right next to Spahotel Casino.
Online reservations from here.
Restaurant Wanha Kasino
Ode to Lake Saimaa surprise menus 3.7.-2.8.2025
Tue-Sat at 15:30 and 18:00 (3:30 and 6:00 pm.)
– Ode to Lake Saimaa, 5 course surprise menu 72€/pers.
– Ode to Lake Saimaa, 3 course surprise menu 56€/pers.
Note! Reservations must be made in advance.
Online reservations from here.
Restaurant Est.1969
60’s and 70’s themed à la carte restaurant with a terrace and lake view.
Open during opera season of 2025:
1.-2.7. daily 12:00-22:00 (kitchen closes 30 min. before restaurant, bar open until 00:00)
3.7.-2.8. Mon-Sat 12:00-01:00 & Sun 12:00-00:00 (kitchen closes 30 min. before restaurant and bar)
Menu will be updated during spring 2025.
Online reservations from here.
Individual room and table reservations
Bookings from our website or from hotel reception:
Tel. +358 (0)293 200 540
(3,02 cents/min + pvm/mpm)
reception@spahotelcasino.fi
Group reservations
Group inquiries (rooms/restaurant) from Primehotels Sales Department:
Tel. +358 (0) 293 200 420
(3,02 cents/min + pvm/mpm)
sales@primehotels.fi
World Class Opera in Medieval Lakeside Castle
First-class opera in a medieval castle
The Savonlinna Opera Festival is Finland’s premiere cultural event. World renowned for its high-quality opera performances and concerts, every summer it brings music lovers from across the globe to the charming lakeside city of Savonlinna. The month-long festival is held in Olavinlinna, a towering medieval castle by Finland’s largest lake. This creates a uniquely dramatic ambiance for its 70 000 visitors. Once inside, festival-goers are dazzled by classics and rarely seen works as well as world premieres and visiting productions from esteemed opera houses like La Scala and the Bolshoi Theatre.
Dramatic setting meets excellent acoustics
Built in 1475, Olavinlinna Castle is the world’s northernmost medieval castle still standing. Set on an island amidst the breathtaking beauty of Finnish Lakeland, during the festival, it’s illuminated by the white nights of the Finnish summer. Combine the castle’s extraordinary atmosphere with its excellent acoustics and covered auditorium in the courtyard, and it’s easy to see why the festival promises such an unparalleled opera experience.
