Customer Service and Guidance
- Nuuksio Customer Service number: +358205 64 4790
- Guide Hut Haukanpesä is open during the summer.
- Maps and other small products are sold at the Guide Hut.
- Information and guidance on hiking, at the Nature Information Hut.
- Guided tours in the park for school and kindergarten groups.
Services Offered by Enterprises and Organisations in the National Park
Meals, where to buy and prepare
Campfire Sites and Cooking Shelters
Haukanholma: campfire place and cooking shelter, - Mustalampi: campfire place and 2 cooking shelters,
- Holma-Saarijärvi: 2 campfire places and lean-to shelter,
- Isoholma: campfire place,
- Urja: campfire place,
- Vääräjärvi: campfire place,
- Takala: lean-to shelter,
- Kattila: campfire place, cooking shelter and reservable campfire shelter,
- Saarilampi: campfire place and
- Kolmoislampi: reservable camping site / campfire place
Note that lighting fire even at the campfire places is not allowed if the forest fire warning is in effect.
Reservable Campfire Shelter
There is a campfire shelter in Kattila, free for all to reserve. In the middle of the building there are three fireplaces, where you can cook on open fire. On the benches there are seats for 70 persons.
Information and reservations from the customer service of Greenwindow (www.greenwindow.fi) tel.int. +358 9 8552 559 (office hours) and +358 40 7506 001.
Drinking Water
- There is a water tap at the Haukkalampi Guide Hut.
- There is a water tap behind the main building at Kattila. The water tap at Kattila is temporarily out of order (updated 5.8.2011).
Waste Management
Toilets
- In the National Park there are dry toilets at each campfire site, camping site, cooking shelter and lean-to shelter. There are dry toilets also next to Haukkalampi Nature Information Hut and in Kattila.
Overnight stays
Camping and Lean-to Shelters
In Nuuksio National Park there are twelve free camping sites. Nine of these sites are provided with campfire site, firewood shelter with axe, and dry toilet. The camping sites are located at
- Mustalampi (2),
- Haukanholma,
- Holma-Saarijärvi (2),
- Isoholma,
- Saarilampi,
- Urja and
- Vääräjärvi.
The camping sites without campfire site are located at
- Valkealampi,
- Pöksynhaara and
- Valkialampi.
In addition there is one reservable camping site, where fee is charged for camping. It is similar to the free camping sites but require a reservation. It is located at
The reservations cost
- 11 am to 7 pm: 20 euros
- 7 pm to 10.30 am: 30 euros
Reservations can be made at Häme Visitor Centre.
The lean-to shelters are located at Holma-Saarijärvi and Takala.
Rental Huts
There are two very basic rental huts in the National Park, Oravankolo and Tikankolo.
Lodging in the Surrounding Area
Information on lodging in the surrounding area can be found at tourist information offices of Helsinki (www.hel.fi), Espoo (www.visitespoo.fi) and Vihti (www.vihti.fi).
Conference Room and Sauna for Rent
- At Kattila area: Information and reservations at Green Window (www.greenwindow.fi) customer service, tel.int. +3589 8552 559 (office hours) or +35840 7506 001
- At Valkealampi: Information and reservations at Green Window (www.greenwindow.fi).
Services for the Disabled
The National Park landscape is quite demanding, due to differences in altitude. However, around Haukkalampi and Kattila it is possible to use wheelchair. There is no special toilet for the disabled in the National Park.
Other Services in the Surrounding Area
- There are a lot of services available in Espoo Centre, about 15 km from Nuuksio.
- Public telephones are located in Solvallan urheiluopisto (www.folkhalsan.fi, in Finnish) and in conference hotel Siikaranta (www.hotellisiikaranta.fi). The phones can be used when these places are open.
- Nearest places to buy fuel are along the Nupurintie Road (Nupurinkalliontie 1), in the fork to Nuuksio (Brobackantie), and in Veikkola Village.