Here are our tips for a summer visit in Joensuu:

In the Vaakuna district you will find several restaurant options for a delicious meal. Our hotel guests receive -15% discount (excl. alcohol) at the following restaurants during hotel stay: Rosso, Torero, Amarillo, VENN, Coffee House, Bepop Street and Bepop. Remember to present your key card case or mobile key before payment. Here are a few highlights:

• Torero - Joensuu’s best steak restaurant! Come and discover the new fantastic steak menu and try Celebration Sword for two! In the summer, lunch is also available on weekdays from 10:45 am to 2 pm. Torero also offers generous May Day and Mother’s Day buffets!
• Coffee House - our lobby bar serves refreshing soft ice creams and has a nice terrace.
• Come and check out the renovated Amarillo! Enjoy the new menu starting June 4, 2025.
• Rosso - Enjoy the World Ice Hockey Championship in May. On 1 July 2025 Rosso celebrates its 40th birthday with offers, a summer menu and events. We'll be celebrating all week! We also have the most amazing and sunniest terrace in the city! Don't forget about Pizza Fridays and Pasta Sundays.
• VENN - is located on the 2nd floor of the Joensuu Market Hall and serves the best Spritzes of the summer. And best of all, you´ll get a hotel guest coupon discount from the reception during May-August! The Joensuu market hall is a common meeting place for the whole city in the city centre. Enjoy our beautiful terraces - the sunny side of the market square.

Events:

Summer will open at Joensuu market square on 23-24 May 2025. The event, which has the spirit of a travel fair, will feature the region's tourism operators and numerous tourist destinations with their operators, companies, summer theatres and summer events.

The opening of the Finnish summer at Laulurinne on 30 May 2025. A large choir of 6,000 primary school children will gather at Linnunlahti to perform the songs they have been practicing during the spring and wish everyone a good summer. This is where summer and vacation really begins!

In June, Joensuu will be full of fun with a carnival and circus events: Tivoli Sariola 6-14 June 2025. Sirkus Finlandia 26-29 June 2025.

Joen Vintage event at Joensuu market square on 7 June 2025. Dive into the vintage atmosphere with bell skirts, delicacies, good music and amazing cars!

Ilovaari will be held on 4-5 July 2025. This music event is just within a stone's throw from the hotel at the beautiful Ilosaari area. Check out the event here and come and spend a great weekend with us!

In July, you can make discoveries at the flea markets at the market square: 3.7 / 10.7 / 24.7 / 31.7.

Ilosaarirock - 18-20 July 2025. Book comfortable accommodation and come and enjoy the best weekend of the summer! The event is held on the Laulurinne already for over 50 years and annually brings together over 70,000 happy partygoers. The distance from the hotel to the area is two kilometers.

Osuuskaupparock - 1-2 August 2025. Music event in Sirkkala park.

Joensuu International Grand Market 7-10 August 2025 at the market square and its surrounding areas.

Joen Yö on 15 August 2025. Come and enjoy diverse cultural experiences and the atmosphere of the darkening night! This year's theme is creative nature. Joen Yö is a free city art festival.

Rural market & Karelian kurmee event on 23 August 2025 at the market square.

Here are just a few highlights from Joensuu's vibrant cultural life. The city orchestra and city theatre add their own spice to the offering. Find out more about the events here.

Follow us on social media @vaakunajoensuu #vaakunajoensuu originalsokoshotelvaakunajoensuu. Our reception will be happy to give you more tips on how to spend your day nicely in Joensuu! Welcome to beautiful and happy Joensuu!