Spahotel Sveitsi in Hyvinkää
Härkävehmaankatu 4,
05900 Hyvinkää, Finland
Tel. +358 19 45 881
[email protected]
Contact information and feedback
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport via Tikkurila (take P-commuter train) to Hyvinkää (change to R-commuter train)
Timetable at vr.fi/cs/vr/en/frontpage
By bus:
Terminal 2, platform 27
Timetable at matkahuolto.fi/en
Taxi:
around 80-100 €
By car:
From Helsinki:
Road E12 towards Hämeenlinna. Take Exit 16 and continue towards Hyvinkää.
From Turku:
Road E18 towards Helsinki. Take Exit 24 to Road 25 and continue towards Hyvinkää.
From Tampere:
Road E12 towards Hämeenlinna / Helsinki. Take Exit 17 and continue towards Hyvinkää.
By train:
From Helsinki:
Commuter train R depart every 30 min. The length of the journey is around 45 min.
From Turku:
Take train to Helsinki and change to R commuter train in Pasila. The length of the journey is around 2,5 hours.
From Tampere:
Take train to Helsinki and change to R commuter train in Riihimäki. The length of the journey is around 1,5 – 2 hours.
Parking
Our guests enjoy complimentary parking in front of the hotel. The capacity of the parking is around 150 spots.
Spahotel Sveitsi is situated in the middle of Etelä-Suomi region close to the Road E12 and the center of Hyvinkää.
It only takes 45 minutes by car to reach us from Helsinki and under two hours from other major cities: 1 hour from Lahti, 1,5 hour from Tampere and 2 hours from Turku. The hotel is also well connected by public transport routes with other part of the country. From Helsinki-Vantaa Airport you will reach the hotel within 30 minutes to one hour.
Spahotel Sveitsi is just 1,5 km away from the main train and bus station of Hyvinkää. Hotel shuttle bus operates between the city center and hotel throughout the day.
Visitors have been coming to Hyvinkää for rest and relaxation already since the 1800-s. During that times Hyvinkää’s Sanatorium was well known for its healing treatments, calming nature and crystal clear air.
The Sveitsi area of Hyvinkää dates back to 1885, when it was first mentioned in the travel guides. However, the reason why the area was named “Sveitsi”, meaning “Switzerland”, remains a mystery. According to one of the stories, a German family of the same name has kept an inn in the area. Another story tells that the patients of the sanatorium compared local air and nature with the one of the Swiss Alps.
The Sveitsinharju ridge is a part of the Salpausselkä, which was shaped during the Ice Age. Sveitsi kettle, a shallow waters formed by the glacier, has been a part of the recreational area already from the 1870-s. The Sveitsi nature area stretches for 200 hectares, half of which is declared as a nature reserve. The area is abundant of forest berries, mushrooms, and has multiple nature trails, that in winter are transformed into lighted cross-country skiing tracks.
Winter sports have been a significant part of Sveitsi for decades: the ski jumping facility has been built in the beguinning of the 20th century, the ski lift has been added to the slope in 1960-s and the first curling rink was built in 1970-s.
Spahotel Sveitsi is a destination for business and holiday. The hotel’s 200 comfortable rooms, high quality restaurants, modern meeting facilities and atmospheric banquet halls are situated right in the heart of Sveitsi area – a destination on its own. In 2017 the hotel was fully refurbished to meet the high standards of a modern travel – both business and leisure.
Spahotel Sveitsi is situated in one of the most beautiful nature parks in Finland. Explore magical Finnish nature with kilometers of walking trails, skiing routes and hiking paths. Sports lover will enjoy professional golf, slalom and horse riding facilities. And if you still are not convinced, how about learning that you can visit gym, play tennis, hockey, curling, multiple ball games just next to the hotel?
Spahotel Sveitsi is a perfect destination for a family vacation. The hotel is situated in the heart of the area featuring an outdoor swimming complex, SuperPark and tree-top park SeikkailuSveitsi, so every day will be an adventure! Cinema lovers will also enjoy versatile program of Bio Rex cinema, also situated just by. Our own restaurant Tila offers all the family favourites and had a special list for the kids.