Hetta - Pallas Hiking Trail Directions and Maps

Directions

By Public Transportation

• To Pallastunturi
  • There is a daily coach (matkahuolto.fi) from Hetta, Muonio and Kolari.
    • Secure your seat by purchasing a ticket in advance.
    • Hetta can be found on the website under the name Enontekiö.
  • There is a daily coach (matkahuolto.fi) to Jerisjärvi, which follows the route Rovaniemi - Kittilä - Jerisjärvi - Muonio. From Jerisjärvi visitors must order a taxi to Pallas.
• To Hetta
  • There are coaches (matkahuolto.fi) daily from Rovaniemi to the municipal centre of Enontekiö, the village of Hetta.
  • There is a daily coach (matkahuolto.fi) from Kolari and Pallastunturi to Hetta. 
    • Secure your seat by purchasing a ticket in advance.
    • Hetta can be found on the website under the name Enontekiö.
  • More information about connections (enontekiolapland.com)

By Taxi-service

• During peak seasons shuttle taxis travel from Kittilä airport (finavia.fi) and Enontekiö airport to the major tourist centres in the area.

By Car

• You can get closest to the trail in the south at Pallastunturi, in the north at Hetta Village and close to the trail's halfway point at Ketomella and Vuontispirtti.
  • For detailed directions on how to get to Pallastunturi see the Pallastunturi page and for details to Vuontispirtti see the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park Directions and Maps page.
  • Ketomella is located by road 957 (Raattama - Peltovuoma) about 20 km north of Raattama.
• Private enterprisers can transport your car from one starting point to another between Hetta and Pallas. 
  • Cape Lapland (hettahuskies.com)
    • car transportation
  • Koru Laakso (korulaakso.com)
    • car and boat transportation
  • Lomakylä Hetan Kota (hetankota.fi)
    • car and boat transportation
  • Lomakylä Paavontalo (facebook.com)
    • car transportation
  • Näkkälä Eräpalvelut (nakkala.com)
    • car transportation
  • Vihreä keino (vihreäkeino.fi)
    • boat transportation with a rowing boat

Maps

Electronic Maps

• Excursionmap.fi of Metsähallitus
• National Land Survey of Finland map service (karttapaikka.fi)

Other Maps

• Hetta Pallas Ylläs, waterproof outdoor map, 1:50 000. Calazo 2022.
• Pallas Hetta Olos Waterproof Outdoor map, 1:50 000, Karttakeskus 2019.
• Terrain maps V413, V 414, 1:50 000. 
• Retkeily GT Pohjois-Suomi: Outdoor GT Northern Finland, 2016, 1:400 000.