Many Kinds of Huts for the Hikers

Four children are in the meadow in the summer. In the background is an old building.
Kokko Rental Hut. Photo: Vesa Ranta.
There is a modern hut at the top of the hill. There are two hikers in the yard of the hut.
Ukko-Luosto Scenic Hut, Day-use Hut. Photo: Jaakko Posti.
A window shot from inside the cabin, from which you can see the fell and the lake.
Scene from wilderness hut's window. Photo: Heikki Sulander.

There are huts which hikers can use for free, and others for which a fee is charged.

Free and Open Huts

The most common and well-known type of free, open huts are the open wilderness huts. The wilderness huts are meant for one-night stays. They are usually located in the northern and eastern parts of Finland, usually in roadless backwoods. Other open huts include day trip huts, which are not meant for staying overnight. Also open turf huts and campfire huts are suitable places to stop and rest during the day, but in exceptional circumstances they can provide shelter for the night, too.

Nature tourism enterprises may use wilderness huts and other service structures such as campfire sites as resting places when arranging group tours or hikes, but this requires permission from Metsähallitus. Please note however that staying overnight in open wilderness huts is forbidden if on a paid tour or hike. In these cases groups should stay overnight in reservable or rentable wilderness huts or hotels or lodges. We also recommend that all larger groups even those not on paid for tours or hikes use tents or reservable wilderness huts as accommodation. 

Note, that a fee is always charged for using the routes and service infrastructure for business activities. Usage fees are paid in the Eräluvat webshop (verkkokauppa.eraluvat.fi).

Reservable Wilderness Huts

Reservable huts are locked, and a fee is charged for staying. By using reservable huts, the hiker can be sure to have somewhere to stay overnight. A fee is charged for reservable huts, reservable turf huts and rental huts. Reservations from the eraluvat.fi service.

Read more about Types of Huts.

 

Rules for Using Wilderness Huts

Read how to use wilderness huts

Important Safety Checklist

Read this before booking the hut.

Safety Tip

There are fire alarms at wilderness huts, but we recommend to bring a 9 V battery and/or your own travel fire alarm with you.

Information for Companies and Big Groups

Do you plan to organize guided excursions to the Finnish National Parks or other protected areas? It is possible due to partnership agreement with Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.

Overnighting

Many kinds of Huts for the Hiker. Please note, that it is not allowed for big groups or commercial groups to overnight in Open Wilderness Huts and in Day-use Huts.