Selkä-Sarven vartiotupa Rental 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

The Coast Guard's former guardhouse is located at the northern end of Selkä-Sarvi Island, in the Bothnian Bay National Park. There is no land connection or boat transport to the island. 

Rental hut for 4 people, 33.5 m2 

Price

€ 70 / night. The price includes value added tax 10%

Booking 

Reservations will be available through Eräluvat web store (eraluvat.fi)

Location

Southern Lapland, Kemi, Bothnian Bay National Park.

Coordinates

Coordinates for the Selkä-Sarven vartiotupa Rental Hut:
WGS-84 coordinates lat: N 65° 36,914' lon: E 024° 11,752' KKJ coordinates N 7282950 E 3370970

Maps

  • Excursionmap.fi
  • Basic/topographic map chart no. 2532 03 
  • Coastal map no. 59, Kemi‒Tornio, 1:50 000 
  • Nautical chart series G (Bothnian Bay), 1:50 000

Price

€ 70 / night. The price includes value added tax 10%.

Keys

Keys for the Selkä-Sarven Vartio rental hut are available in the key cabinet located next to the door. You will recieve the code via email after booking. 

Facilities

Heating and light

An open fireplace. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm! Solar powered electicity for lightning and charching equipment. 

Cooking

A gas stove, crockery.

Drinking water

Bring drinking water with you. The water in the island's well is not to be used.

Sleeping

Bunk beds, pillows, blankets. Bring your own bedsheets. 

Sauna

There is a wood heated rental sauna for shared use at the excursion harbour. Sauna fee is icluded in this hut's rental price. 

Toilet

An outhouse. Bring your own toilet paper. 

Waste management

There is no waste managementPlease do not leave any litter or other traces of your stay. Small amounts of compostable waste can be disposed in the dry toilet. Small amounts of dry and clean paper or cardboard can be used as a kindling. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.

Notices

  • There is a barbecue hut, a campfire site, a woodshed and a dry toilet at the hut's yard for shared use.
  • The boat landing site is located at the nearby excursion harbour. 
  • The Kokko Rental Hut as well as the Kalla Open Wilderness Hut and the Ailinpieti fishing base are located in the southern part of Selkä-Sarvi Island. There is a nature trail (about 1 km) to the Ailinpieti fishing base.
  • Pets are not allowed in the hut. There is no smoking allowed in the hut.
  • Safety on hiking.

Maintenance and Management

Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.

More information Liminka Bay Visitor Centre, tel. +358(0)206 39 6059 (The price of the call is EUR 0.00/min + mobile phone charge specified in your mobile phone subscription or local network charge when using a landline phone.)

Guidelines on using Rental Huts

Read Guidelines on using Rental Huts.

A hand holding a mobile phone showing Excursionmap.fi. Open the map of Selkä-Sarven vartio Rental Hut in Excursionmap.fi.

 

Outdoor Etiquette

A cartoon picture of a family walking on a summer path.

1. Respect nature.

2. Mainly use marked trails.

3. Camp only where it is allowed.

4. Light your campfire only where it is allowed.

5. Do not litter.

Read more