About Us
Helpot Lomat is a Finnish holiday service that turns relaxed cottage dreams and effortless getaways into reality for travellers from Finland and abroad. We specialise in carefully selected holiday homes and travel arrangements that combine authentic Finnish nature, local experiences and smooth, reliable service from the first contact to the end of your trip.
Behind Helpot Lomat is a flexible entrepreneur-led company based in Jyväskylä, serving customers personally instead of hiding behind anonymous booking platforms. We listen to your wishes, compare options on your behalf and build a complete package where accommodation, activities and schedules fit your budget and travel style. Whether you want a lakeside cottage, a winter adventure or a longer stay, our goal is that your holiday feels easy, safe and well organised.
Our Story
Our story began with a simple observation: in Finland there are countless beautiful cottages and holiday homes standing in the middle of lakes, forests and small villages, but finding and booking them easily – especially from abroad – was often confusing and time‑consuming. As travellers and hosts ourselves, we saw how much time people spent jumping between sites, comparing unclear offers and worrying whether everything would actually work once they arrived. We wanted to create a service where one familiar, Finnish partner takes care of the details, so that both cottage owners and guests can trust that everything is in order from the first message to the final cleaning.
Helpot Lomat grew step by step from this idea of “easy holidays” into an entrepreneur-led company in Central Finland, built around personal service instead of mass platforms. In practice this has meant long discussions with cottage owners at kitchen tables, test stays in different regions and listening carefully to what kind of experiences Finnish and international guests really value. Over time we have learned how to combine local knowledge, digital tools and clear communication into trips that feel warm, relaxed and well organised, even when the planning happens entirely online.
Our story is still being written, but the core will not change: we want holidays to feel lighter for everyone involved. For guests this means that booking through Helpot Lomat feels like asking a trusted local friend for advice, not fighting with an algorithm. For cottage owners and partners it means a straightforward, human collaboration where we help them reach the right customers and build sustainable, year‑round business in Finland’s unique cottage culture.
Meet The Owner
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Sanna-Maria Liedes
Owner
Meet Sanna‑Maria Liedes, the founder and heart behind Helpot Lomat. She is a Central Finland local who knows how important it is that a holiday feels not only beautiful on the surface, but also practical, safe and genuinely relaxing in everyday life. Over the years Sanna‑Maria has seen both sides of travel – as a guest looking for the right place and as a host making sure everything is ready – and this experience guides the way she plans every trip and chooses every partner cottage.
For Sanna‑Maria, easy holidays do not mean faceless mass tourism, but clear communication, honest descriptions and the feeling that someone is really looking after you in the background. That is why she prefers personal messages over automated replies and is happy to answer questions about destinations, routes or special wishes before booking. Many regular customers say they appreciate that they can always turn to the same person who remembers their previous trips and understands what kind of holiday suits them best.
As an entrepreneur, Sanna‑Maria wants Helpot Lomat to support not only travellers, but also local cottage owners and rural communities in Finland. By bringing together good hosts and responsible guests, she helps keep traditional cottage culture alive and creates year‑round income for small businesses. When you book through Helpot Lomat, you are not dealing with a distant corporation, but directly with Sanna‑Maria and her network – people who genuinely care that your holiday goes smoothly from the first idea to the journey home.