Šiššat / Sissanki, Rental Campfire Hut

22.3.2024
Exceptionally, bookings for the reservation and rental huts maintained by National Parks Finland for the year 2025 can only be made starting from the beginning of November 2024. More information
A log ampfire hut surrounded by leafless fell birches and conifers. In the foreground there is a campfire site surrounded by wooden benches.
Šiššat / Sissanki Rental Campfire Hut: Juha Kalaoja.
There is a fire in the middle of the hut and people are sitting around it. In the foreground there is a table with a Christmas tablecloth, a glass, a lantern and a candlestick.
Šiššat / Sissanki Rental Campfire Hut: Maarit Kyöstilä.

Šiššat / Sissanki Rental Campfire Hut can be used as a break place on an excursion and it also serves as a meeting place for about 15 people. The hut is located along the Hetta - Näkkälä Trail. 

Rental Campfire Hut, 5 persons / 28 m2

Bookings  

Sissang's rental hut is available for the summer season from 3.6.2024. Hut can be booked at the Eräluvat.fi webshop (eraluvat.fi) later in spring.

Terms of reservation for the Sissanki rental hut. More information: Fell Lapland Visitor Centre.

Location

Northern Lapland Region, Municipality of Enontekiö, Hetta area.

Sissanki Rental Campfire Hut is located along the Hetta - Näkkälä Trail. The Lapp hut is also near the Hetta - Näkkälä snowmobile track.

It is easiest to get to the Näkkälä Trail from the Fell Lapland Visitor Centre. Do not go without a map!

Šiššat / Sissanki rental campfire hut, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 68° 26.2296' lon: 23° 36.8939' ETRS-TM35FIN;  N: 7595419 E: 361219

Maps

Maps of the area
Excursionmap.fi
Hetta-Jyppyrä (pdf 0.7 Mb, julkaisut.metsa.fi)

Price and keys

30 € / 4 h or 50 € / day (incl. VAT 10%).

The key is in the coded key box outside the hut. Instructions and code will be sent when booking.

Facilities

An open fireplace, a dry toilet in the immediate vicinity of the Hut.

There is no heat-storing device at Sissanki Rental Campfire Hut.

Directions and Public Transportation

It is about 7 km hike to the Campfire Hut from the Fell Lapland Visitor Centre located in Hetta. 

You can get to the Fell Lapland Visitor Centre by car from Kittilä, Muonio and Kilpisjärvi.
There are daily coaches (matkahuolto.fi) between Rovaniemi and Hetta.
There are flights (finavia.fi) to Kittilä airport everyday. There are coach connections to Hetta.

The closest railway stations (vr.fi) are in Rovaniemi and Kolari. There are coach connections to Hetta.

Notices

There is a drinking water point along the Pahtajärvi Trail that is approx. 100 m. from the hut.

Pets are not permitted in the hut. 

Visitors must come prepared with warm clothing, food, drink, maps, compass, orienteering skills and matches. Fog or storms can form in just a few hours. Take also your own toilet paper.

Safety on hiking

Waste Management

Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Recycling points can be found at Fell Lapland Visitor Centre. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.

Maintenance and Management

Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.
For more information contact Fell Lapland Visitor Centre, tel. int. +358 20 639 7950.

A hand holding a mobile phone showing Excursionmap.fi. Open the map of Sissanki rental campfire hut in Excursionmap.fi.

Guidelines on using Reservable Wilderness Huts 

Read Guidelines on using Reservable Wilderness Huts.

You can check the booking situation here. To book the hut, contact Fell Lapland Visitor Centre.

Booking information