Pyhätunturi Visitor Centre provides information on services and
natural features in the Pyhä-Luosto nationalparks region.
Opening hours in 2010
4.1. - 14.2. Sun - Thu 9am - 3pm
15.2. - 18.4. Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm, Sat - Sun 9am - 2pm
19.4. - 13.6.
Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm
14.6. - 4.8. Mon - Sun 10am - 5pm
5.8. - 29.8. Mon Sun 9am - 4pm
30.8 - 3.10. Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm, Sat - Sun 10am - 4pm
4.10. - 31.12. Mon - Sat 10am - 4pm
Exceptions: All Saints' Day 6.11., Independence Day 6.12.
and at Christmas 24.- 26.12. closed.
We reserve the rights to changes.
Entrance
There is no entrance fee. We charge for group
tours. Groups should make reservations in advance.
Contact Information
Address: Pyhätunturi Visitor Centre, Kultakeronkatu 22,
98530 Pyhätunturi, Finland
Tel. int. +358 205 64
7302
Fax: +358 205 64 7304
E-mail:
pyhaluosto(at)metsa.fi
The Visitor Centre is managed by Metsähallitus.
Directions
Pyhätunturi Visitor Centre is located next to the Pyhä holiday resort (www.pyha.fi).
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 Hotel Pyhätunturi parking lot.
By Public Transportation
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 Trekshop 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 with books, pens and paper
- Web connection for customer use
Events
- We arrange a variety of exhibitions and other events (in Finnish).
Permanent Exhibition
- The Visitor Centre’s permanent exhibition, Down By the Sea, displays how
Pyhätunturi fell and the National Park came to be and displays the areas
natural features.
Auditorium and AV Presentations
AV Programmes
- 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
A WLAN connection is available in the auditorium
The auditorium seats 40 people. Videos are shown on request.
The auditorium can be rented out for 30 € per hour.
Services for Groups
- Group introduction to the National Park and Metsähallitus and a guided
tour of the exhibition, 45 € per hour (or part) per group
- ‘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
- Duration approximately 1 hour
Services for the Disabled
- The exhibition and all services are on one level and are, therefore,
suitable for everyone. There is a toilet for the disabled in the building.
- There are some trails for the disabled in
Pyhä-Luosto National Park has trails suitable
for the disabled.
- In the Luiro
Mires is the Sokanaava nature trail which is suitable for the
disabled.
