Ergijävrkuoškaš / Härkäkoski Rental Hut

Rental hut, 4 persons / 16 m².

Booking

Reservations can be made by contacting and the keys can be picked up from Lemmenjoen lomamajat Oy Ahkuntupa, Njurgalahti Village, tel. int. +358407554306.
See where to pick up the keys.

There is a pier on the beach, from which wooden stairs go up to the yard of the log building. There are a couple of buildings on the slope of the bright forest.

Photo: Kirsi Ukkonen / Metsähallitus.

A couple of buildings on a steep slope with pine trees, water below and a long pier.

Härkäkoski Rental Hut. Photo: Tuija Kangasniemi / Metsähallitus.

Bunk beds on the left wall of the cabin, a platform with a gas stove on the back wall under the window, and a wooden box and a gas cylinder on the floor. On the right wall, there are kitchen cabinets and a table top, as well as a natural stone fireplace.

Photo: Kirsi Ukkonen / Metsähallitus.

Bunk beds for four in the room, a small table and benches under the window.

Photo: Kirsi Ukkonen / Metsähallitus.

A charming log hut in Lemmenjoki National Park along the Lemmenjoki summer hiking trail. Root cellar under the floor. Vaskojoki. There is no marked trail to the hut. The hut is located approximately 15 kilometres from the Inari-Angeli road and around 10 kilometres from the marked Lemmenjoki hiking trail.

Location

Northern Lapland Region, Municipality of Inari, Lemmenjoki National Park.

Härkäkoski, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 68° 42.0439' lon: 25° 59.5708' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7621327 E: 459174.

The rental hut is situated on the west bank of the River Lemmenjoki at the north end of Lake Ravadasjärvi.

This log cabin is suited for winter use.

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Price

1.1.2024 from 70 e / day and 490 e / week (incl. VAT 10%). The hut can be reserved for up to one week at a time by the same person.

Facilities

A fireplace and a gas cooker, tableware, bed clothes, a boat and 4 life vests. There is a sauna in the building.

Please note that it takes some time until the hut is properly warm.

There is a recycling point at the rental hut, but hikers are asked to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.

Keys

Lemmenjoen lomamajat Oy Ahkuntupa (ahkuntupa.fi), Njurgalahti Village, tel. int. +358 16 673 435. When picking up the keys visitors must pay a 20 € deposit, which will be returned upon the return of the key.

The road to Njurgalahti and Lemmenjoki National Park (road 9551) turns off road 955 (Inari - Kittilä). You can get all the way to the village of Njurgalahti by car, but from there you must continue south towards the hut by foot or on skis. It is a 15 km hike along a marked trail by the bank of the River Lemmenjoki to the rental hut.

Coaches travel from Inari to the village of Njurgalahti. Coaches travel on weekdays and additionally during the summer on Saturdays. During summer there is also regular boat service from Njurgalahti to the rental hut.

Notices

Pets are not permitted in the hut.
Safety on hiking.

Maintenance and Management

Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland. For more information contact Northern Lapland Nature Centre Siida.

Guidelines on using Rental Huts

Read Guidelines on using Rental Huts.