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Tammakkolampi Rental Turf Hut
Rental turf hut for 2 persons
Booking
Urho Kekkonen National Park Customer Service or by e-mail ukpuisto@metsa.fi. Terms of reservation for the Tammakkolampi rental hut. See where to pick up the keys.
Suitable for overnight stays for hikers with good navigation skills. The hut is located in the Urho Kekkonen National Park's wilderness zone, which has no marked trails. The nearest shops and restaurants are located in Saariselkä. The turf hut was built in 1967. Northeast of Kopsusnokka by the River Suomujoki you will find the old Suomunruoktu hut, which is a historical attraction. The distance to the hut is about 2.5 km.
Location
- Northern Lapland, Municipality of Sodankylä, Urho Kekkonen National Park.
- Tammakkolampi reservable turf hut, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 68° 14.572' lon: 27° 34.208' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7570051 E: 523584
- The hut is situated at the head waters of the River Suomujoki, 12 km south, south-east of Kiilopää Fell.
- Suitable for overnight stays for hikers and groups with good navigation skills. The hut is located in the Urho Kekkonen National Park's wilderness zone, which has no marked trails. The nearest shops and restaurants are located in Saariselkä and in Ivalo.
- You can get to the hut on foot or by skis from several starting points (pdf 659kt). The distance from Kiilopää is ca. 21 km and from Saariselkä ca. 34 km.
- The closest huts are the Suomunruoktu open and reservable wilderness hut and the Tuiskukuru open and reservable wilderness hut.
- Excursionmap.fi
- Urho Kekkonen National Park map
Price
- From the March to September is possible to stay in the hut maximum two nights in a row and from October to February maximum 7 nights in a row.
Keys
You can pick up the keys at the following places
Ivalo Customer Service
the key drop box in Saariselkä
the key drop box in Kiilopää
Tulppion Majat (tulppio.fi), Savukoski
Samperin Savotta (samperi.com), Savukoski
Väri- ja urheiluliike Simonen Oy,(simonen.fi), Sodankylä
Taxi Vuotso / JJR Pehkonen Oy, tel. 044-243 2449, 044 2422967 (call in advance).
The customer must have payment receipt and hut reservation confirmation with in so that one can prove the reservation and its payment.
Please check the opening hours of the place where you intend to collect the key in advance. Outside opening hours, the key can be collected from the key box at all key collection points by appointment. If you intend to collect the key after opening hours, contact the key collection point 3-5 weekdays before the key collection date.
When collecting the key from Saariselka or Kiilopää, you get instructions for collecting the key from Urho Kekkonen National Park Customer Service. Contact customer service 3-5 weekdays before you collect the key (ukpuisto@metsa.fi, 020 6397200).
The key can be returned to any of the locations mentioned.
Facilities
- A sleeping platform, matresses and pillows.
- A wood-burning stove, a gas cooker, a saucepan, and a frying pan.
- A campfire site, a dry toilet and a woodshed.
- There is a smoke alarm in the hut, but we recommend bringing your own device with you.
- Take own candles, toilet paper and headlamp with you.
- Household water is taken from the lake Kopsuslampi.
Notices
- It is allowed to bring pets in the hut.
- There are no accessible services in the hut.
- Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
- When leaving the hut, remember that it has to be clean and ready for the next customers.
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You can camp by the campfire sites.
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The route includes some river crossings. There are bridges by the River Suomujoki at Aitaoja, Kotaköngäs, and Porttikoski and by the River Luttojoki at Raja-Jooseppi. The wading cable is located by the River Nuorttijoki some 300 metres upstream from the Kärekeoja hut.
- Make sure you pack a first-aid kit.
- From the March to September is possible to stay in the hut maximum two nights in a row and from October to February maximum 7 nights in a row.
- There is a recycling point at the reservable turf hut. Hikers are however adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.
Maintenance and Management
- Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.
- For more information contact Urho Kekkonen National Park Customer Service tel. int. +358 206 39 7200.