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Awards and recognitions

  • Innosuomi 2000, as recognition and encouragement for exemplary innovation in the South Karelia Innosuomi 2000 competition
  • Ruokolahti entrepreneur of the year award 2011
  • Ruokolahti Eukko, honorary mission / Virve (2013-2015)
  • Ruokolahti Äijä, honor mission / Jari (2017-2019)
  • The 2017 provincial cultural award of the Southern Karelia Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation for the fire of cultural development and creative entrepreneurship / Virve
  • National children's song competition 2023, 3rd place with the song "Mitälie Metsän elämää" (Elves orchestra Mikä Lie, lyrics Virve N., music Renne Karppinen)
  • Finland's Nature Conservation Association / South Karelia, environmental award 2024 for long-term and versatile nature event activitie

Customer experiences

An incredible excursion day in the wonderful landscapes of Myllykoski and under the guidance and good care of a family of forest elves. 
We were conjured up by the fire for really delicious picnic lunches, spiced up with nice, unhurried stories. A truly surprising and memorable experience. 
Thanks to the lovely forest elves, you do your work with all your heart. Jaana Venäläinen

We got to experience an insanely great trip to Myllykoski's laavu! The dishes were very tasty and the forest elves captivating! Many thanks!, Tuija Kyhyräinen

"CreativeKaiku
super good food and cultural performance, attention to details, huge potential, also a must-visit stop”

"The coffees were good and we got the tourist information as a button", Riitta and Saara

"Thank you to the hostess and host for the wonderful hospitality", Pirjo

"Thank you for the stories and the tasty meals", Tuula

"Thank you for the Fantastic tour into the Secrets of Kaiku", Ilias Valiakis

"The coffee was good, the bun was good, we want to come here again. Thanks! ", Senja

"Thank you for the excellent service and the best Karelian pies ever!"

"We got to experience Karelian friendliness and spirit of service, delicious food, and to top it all off, 
a comprehensive information attack on the region's attractions. ", a family from Western Finland

"Great service and excellent offers. I warmly recommend, Marjut

Barley pies made by the hostess, the best in the world and very friendly service, Anssi

"Really tasty Karelian pies and certainly the largest and most succulent ear buds in Finland! Friendly service, I recommend!", Mari

"Such a beautiful place and so friendly people. We are so grateful to taste and enjoy Finnish food, nature and peace"

"... We are so grateful with you. Thank you very much for everything. We are recommending Kaiku, of course :) 
Thanks, because of you we will always remember Finland with love. :)"

” Thank you very much for visiting our Metikö....your visit has added a lot of "color" to our everyday life, even in retrospect. 
We "found" the letter left by Varpu and Naava in the bird's nest in our shed while visiting Metikö, and we wrote back to them. 
Varpu and Naava had written in their letter tasks that we performed in Metikö. So we had REAL luxury!!”

"I didn't know there was such magic in the forest!"

"Vi tackar för gott mottagende"

"...The goal was to create something completely new from taste experiences to memorable experiences.... 
Niiraset has the right skill to use all of this in his implementations. They have an eye and an ear for observation, ideation and a heart for their work. 
Courage and striving for perfection, as well as risk-taking, are the cornerstones of the operation."

“… the guests had a great time. Many thanks for the warm welcome and cozy atmosphere!"

"It was a great party overall. It was a great realization to celebrate on the plains, when many have such difficulty moving. 
Now they could get their coffee at that seat, and there was no need to move anywhere. The chairs for the medal recipients were also well noticed. 
I liked all the programs very much and they overlapped well in their variability. The great atmosphere was already born from the music in the hall and 
the beauty of the tables hardly went unnoticed. Many good ideas as a beautiful whole. Congratulations on a great job!”

"On behalf of the bride and groom, we warmly thank you for the beautifully organized event! We were very satisfied!”

"Nothing would have come of these games if you hadn't been organizing them... The next organizer has an insane task to even achieve the same. Thank you and see you!”

"Thank you for today, a great program number when you accompanied and sang with us and there were interesting stories. 
The atmosphere was relaxed and the food was good. The group had a good time."