Tahvontupa 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 4 persons. In the same building there is a open wilderness hut. The sauna is in a separate building.

Booking

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

The small cabin is by the stream. Big spruces grow on the slope behind the cottage. Smoke comes out of the cottage's chimney.
Photo: Timo Reinvuo.
There is two separated beds with matresses in the hut.
Photo: Allan Niva/Metsähallitus.
A little sauna near the stream. Spruces are growing around the sauna.
Sauna. Photo: Timo Reinvuo.

Suitable for overnight stays for hikers 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 Savukoski and in Sodankylä. The hut was built in 1966. The hut is situated on the bank of the River Tyyryoja, which flows into the River Jaurujoki from the north.

Location

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.

Facilities

  • Two extendable sleeping platforms, mattresses, pillows, quilts,  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.
  • The sauna is in a separate building.
  • Take own candles, toilet paper and headlamp with you.
  • Household water is taken from the river Tyyroja.

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.

Notices

  • The customer shall have payment receipt and hut reservation confirmation along in order to show proof of reservation and its payment.
  • The sauna fee is 10 € / adult, 5 € / child (under 7 years) or for a member of a group (a group min. 10 persons). Payment in advance in Eräluvat webstore (eraluvat.fi).
    • The sauna is available for use by all hikers, so you should be considerate of others and not stay too long in the sauna.During peak seasons you should agree bathing times with other hikers, for example, take turns between men and women at alternate hours.
  • 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.
  • There is a recycling point at the reservable wilderness hut. Hikers are however adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.

  • Safety on hiking.

Maintenance and Management 

Guidelines on using Reservable Wilderness Huts 

Read Guidelines on using Reservable Wilderness Huts.

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