Naava provides information on services and natural features in the Pyhä-Luosto nationalparks region.
A new Visitor and Culture Centre Naava's customer service opens in March. Opening hours are announced closer to the date.
The exhibition will be completed in June.
We reserve the rights to changes.
Entrance
There is no entrance fee. We charge for guided group tours. All groups should make reservations in advance.
Directions
Naava is located next to the Pyhä holiday resort (www.pyha.fi).
By Public Transportation
By Car
- From road 4, between Rovaniemi and Sodankylä, turn onto the road to Luosto at Torvinen and Aska and then follow the road to Pyhätunturi.
- From road 5, between Kemijärvi and Pelkosenniemi, turn onto the road to Pyhätunturi at Vuostimo.
- There are signposts to the Visitor Centre from the roads.
- Cars can be left in the Naava parking lot.
Services
- Information on Metsähallitus products and services.
- Information on hiking and National Parks.
- Information and guidance for Pyhä-Luosto National Park and hiking and ski trails in the Pyhä-Luosto National Park.
- The Naava Shop selection includes:
- Outdoor recreation maps and route maps of the Pyhä-Luosto National Park
- An extensive range of maps of the conservation areas and hiking routes of Northern Finland
- Hiking equipment
- The logo-products of the Pyhä-Luosto National Park (caps, sleeve badges, pins and T-shirts)
- Wildlife books and guides
- Postcards, natural products, etc.
- Licences for fishing, hunting and snowmobile riding on state-owned land, and fishing licences for the integrated licence area of Ylikemi
- You can read more about hunting licences in Finland on the web pages of Villi Pohjola (www.villipohjola.fi).
- A versatile selection of wildlife literature
- Children’s corner
- Web connection for customer use
Events
- We arrange a variety of events (in Finnish).
Permanent Exhibition
- Naava’s permanent exhibition displays how Pyhätunturi fell and the National Park came to be and displays the areas natural features.
Cafe and Restaurant Services
- The cafe-restaurant in Naava offers food and pastries made from the natural ingredients of Lapland.
Auditorium and AV Presentations
- Videos are shown on request.
- From gorges to fells, Pyhä-Luosto National Park presentation, 15 min
- The film Land of the Peregrine Falcon, which was produced in connection with the Pelkosenniemi-Life Project, describes the mire wilderness of Pelkosenniemi, duration 15 mins
- The Work of Our Fathers, a series of short films of Kansantieteellinen Filmi Oy from the years 1936-40
- Back to Nature, duration 15 mins
- Preserving Heritage Landscapes, duration 15 mins
- A film about the restoration of bog and mire ecosystems, duration 15 mins
- The Finnish Arctic, 53 min
- The Incredible Baltic Sea, 9 min
- The auditorium, which seats 200 people, can be rented out. A WLAN connection is available in the auditorium
Meeting Room
- The meeting room, which seats 12 peolpe, can be rented out. A WLAN connection is available in the meeting room
Services for Groups
- Group introduction to the National Park and Metsähallitus and a guided tour of the exhibition
- ‘Getting to Know the National Park’ and a guided tour of the Visitor Centre’s exhibition
- Lastly, we will watch the National Park’s multimedia presentation about the fell chain
Services for the Disabled
- The exhibition and all services are on one level and are, therefore, suitable for everyone. There are toilets for the disabled in the building.
- There is one trail from Rykimäkero parkingplace about 600 meters long suitable for the disabled in Pyhä-Luosto National Park
- In the Luiro Mires is the Sokanaava nature trail which is suitable for the disabled.
This is the web page www.outdoors.fi/naava