Jyrkkävaara Reservable Wilderness Hut

11/19/2024

The information on this page will no longer be updated. You can find the hut details in the eraluvat.fi service.

No more reservations can be made for 2024. Exceptionally, reservations for 2025 will only open on 26 November 2024 at 9 a.m. at Eraluvat.fi

Reservable wilderness hut for 8 persons. In the same building there is a open wilderness hut.

Booking

Hut can be booked directly at Eräluvat.fi webshop (verkkokauppa.eraluvat.fi/en/). Terms of reservation for the Jyrkkävaara reservable hut. The hut cannot be booked 11.-31.5. and 16.10.-30.11.

In front of the gray round log cabin's front door, a hiker lifts a backpack onto her back. Next to the outer wall of the hut is a bench with the blue backpack of another hiker. Under the eaves are two metal-colored ashtrays.

Photo: Tuija Kangasniemi/Metsähallitus.

Suitable for overnight stays for hikers and groups 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 Saariselkä. The hut was built in 1968.

Location

Northern Lapland, Municipality of Sodankylä, Urho Kekkonen National Park.
Jyrkkävaara, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 68° 23.0635' lon: 28° 15.0852' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7586243 E: 551443
The wilderness hut is situated 1 km east of the River Muorravaarakkajoki to the west of Jyrkkävaara Hill.
Suitable for overnight stays for hikers and groups 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 Snelmanninmaja open wilderness hut, the Muorravaarakka open and reservable wilderness hut, the Muorravaarakanruoktu rental turf hut, and the Sarvijoki open and reservable wilderness hut.
You can get to the hut on foot or by skis from several starting points (pdf 659kt). The distance from Aittajärvi is ca. 11 km and from Raja-Jooseppi ca. 17 km.
Excursionmap.fi

Price

16,50 €/night / person (incl. VAT 10%).

From the March to September is possible to stay in the hut maximum two nights in a row and from October to February maximum 7 nights in a row.
The hut cannot be booked 11.-31.5. and 16.10.-30.11.

Keys

Key for the hut is in a coded key box located outside at the hut door. You will receive further instructions and the code when booking.

Facilities

Two-tiered sleeping platforms, mattresses, pillows, a table, and benches.
A wood-burning stove, a gas cooker, a saucepan, and a frying pan.
A campfire site, a dry toilet and a woodshed.
There is a smoke alarm in the hut, but we recommend bringing your own device with you.
Take own candles, toilet paper and headlamp with you.
Household water is taken from the pond.

Notices

There are no accessible services in the hut.
You can camp by the campfire sites.
The route includes some river crossings.
There are bridges by the River Suomujoki at Aitaoja, Kotaköngäs, and Porttikoski and by the River Luttojoki at Raja-Jooseppi.
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.
Pets are not permitted in the hut.
Make sure you pack a first-aid kit.
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.
Safety on hiking.

Maintenance and Management

Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.

For more information contact Urho Kekkonen National Park Customer Service tel. int. +358 206 39 7200.

Guidelines on using Reservable Wilderness Huts

Read Guidelines on using Reservable Wilderness Huts.