Yrjölä Rental Hut

• Pyhä Luosto tunturikartta, Pyhä-Luosto Fell Map, 1:25 000, Calazo 2018
• Pyhä-Luosto ulkoilukartta, Pyhä-Luosto outdoor map, 1:50 000, Karttakeskus 2014
• Excursionmap.fi

Keys

The key is at the hut near the entrance, inside a locked box that opens with a code.

• After making a reservation, you will receive a confirmation email with an attached file with the key code and instructions. If you have made your reservation before 6.6.2024, you will be sent the key code and instructions via a separate email. If you haven't received the email, contact the Visitor Centre Naava.
• The hut can only be used during the reserved time. The order must be paid for, keep the proof of payment with you at the hut.

• For heating: wood stove. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm. 
• For cooking: gas cooker and necessary utensils (incl. coffee pot, pot, frying pan) and some tableware.
• For sleeping: there are mattresses and a few emergency blankets. Bring your own sleeping bag. 
• For bathing: a wood heated sauna on the yard is free for hut guests to use. The sauna key can be found inside the main hut, always return it to its place after use. Please note that it takes some time before the sauna is properly warm. Remember to empty all the water containers and buckets before you leave. This is important especially in winter time as they will break if water freezes in them.
• Water: drinking water has to be carried in or taken from the well near the hut (about 300 m) and boiled before use. The water from the small brook near the hut (signposted from the corner of the sauna building) is suitable for washing (brown water).
• Other facilities: on the grounds of the hut visitors will find a dry toilet (bring your own toilet paper), a wood shed, a shelter for the cooled ashes and a campfire site.

• Pets are not permitted in the hut. 
• The hut does not offer barrier-free access.
• Make sure you pack a first-aid kit.
• Remember to pack a torch. We recommend a head torch which leaves your hands free for hut duties. Candles must be supervised at all times.
• In the winter you might first need to shovel the snow off the hut entrance.
• Kindly check the fire alarm upon arrival to the hut. We recommend that you bring a battery with you.
• Tidy up the hut after you and leave some firewood and kindling for the next guests.
• If you notice that anything requires maintenance, kindly let us know so that we can react to the needs as quickly as possible.

• Safety on hiking

From Highway 4 between Rovaniemi and Sodankylä by Torvinen, a road (no. 962) turns towards Pyhä-Luosto. You may leave your car in the parking area by the Luosto ski slopes. The walk from the parking place to the hut along the Luosto Nature Hiking Trail (marked with green) is 7 km. From Luostonloma parking place (near Torvisen maja) the distance to the hut is about 6 km.

From the trains and aeroplanes arriving in Rovaniemi and Kemijärvi there are bus connections (matkahuolto.fi/en) to Pyhä-Luosto area.

Waste Management

There are no trash bins. Each visitor is responsible for taking their own waste from the hut. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.