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Siulanruoktu Open Wilderness Hut
Open wilderness hut for 6 persons.
Photo: Pia Kangas.
Suitable for overnight stays for hikers with good navigation skills. The hut is located in the Urho Kekkonen National Park's wilderness zone, which has no marked trails. The nearest shops and restaurants are located in Sodankylä and in Savukoski.
Location
- Northern Lapland, Municipality of Sodankylä (sodankyla.fi, in Finnish), Urho Kekkonen National Park.
- Siulanruoktu, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 68° 07.6714' lon: 28° 27.7330' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7557839 E: 560785.
- The wilderness hut is situated on the north bank of the River Jaurujoki, 1,5 km upstream from the River Vongoivanoja.
- Suitable for overnight stays for hikers with good navigation skills. The hut is located in the Urho Kekkonen National Park's wilderness zone, which has no marked trails.
- The closest huts are the Tahvontupa open and reservable wilderness hut, the Hammaskuru open and reservable wilderness hut and the Vongoiva rental turf hut.
- You can get to the hut on foot or by skis from several starting points (pdf 659kt). The distance from Kemihaara is ca. 38 km, from Marivaara ca. 14 km and from Raja-Jooseppi ca. 48 km.
- Excursionmap.fi
Facilities
- A sleeping platform, a table, and benches.
- A wood-burning stove and a gas cooker.
- There is a smoke alarm in the hut, but we recommend bringing your own device with you.
- A campfire site, a dry toilet and a woodshed.
- Take own candles, toilet paper and headlamp with you.
- Household water is taken from the river Jaurujoki.
Notices
- You can camp by the campfire sites.
- There are no accessible services in the hut.
- Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
- When leaving the hut, remember that it has to be clean and ready for the next customers.
- Make sure you pack a first-aid kit.
- Pets are permitted in the hut, but only in case that other visitors agree with it.
- Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.
Maintenance and Management
- Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.
- For more information contact Urho Kekkonen National Park Customer Service Kiehinen tel. int. +358 206 39 7200.