The Björkören rental hut (1 room, sleeping alcove and kitchen) has a colourful history, both as a hunting hideout and as a base for smugglers during the prohibition period. The hut is a good base for canoe trips as it is situated by a channel that is suitable for canoes and small watercraft. The hut is also situated near the starting point of the 12,5 km long Björkö-Panike hiking trail. A boat is needed to cross the sound in order to reach the hiking trail. You can order a boat transportation from the partners of Parks & Wildlife Finland. There is also a sauna in the yard.
A rental hut is a place for an overnight stay that can be rented for only your use.
The hut is well-suited as a base for canoeing and fishing trips.
This hut can only be rented through the below-mentioned company.
20.11.2024
Eräluvat.fi has been renewed, and also the payment options for hut reservations have been updated. Read more about the options available for private customers and businesses.
19.11.2024
Every fishing and hunting area and hut has a page with a map window that shows the location of the destination. In case of permit areas, you can see the borders of the area. Did you know that you can choose what and how information is displayed on the map?
19.11.2024
The Eräluvat.fi website and the Eräluvat webshop have been merged and renewed. As a result of the update, old customer accounts are no longer be available. Paid permits continue to be valid.
Start by driving 21 km north from Vaasa along road no. 724 towards Replot. At Replot, you will reach grocery store Sale. Turn left from Sale towards Norra Vallgrund and continue for 7,4 km to Norra Vallgrund.
At Norra Vallgrund, turn right towards Panike and Söderudden (road no. 7245). Continue for 20 km. Note that after about 16 km the road will turn into a dirt road after a small bridge. Drive this dirt road for about 4 km and then turn right to Vargisvägen road.
At the beginning of Vargisvägen road, you will pass an unlocked gate. After the gate, there are signposts to Björkören hut.
A locked boom has been placed on the small road leading to Björkören rental hut. The boom key will be handed over to the renter with the other keys.
Buses (matkahuolto.fi) run on weekdays. In accordance with the above-mentioned instructions, the journey from the start of Vargisvägen can be continued by walking 1.5 km.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.
Sauna is located in the separate building and there is a changing room in the sauna building.
There is a dry toilet at the back of the yard.
A rowing boat is included in the rent. Life vests are at the sauna's changing room.The low dock is also suitable for canoeists. The dock and the rowing boat are raised up for the winter and not in use then.
There is a campfire site at the waterside.
The key is in a key cabinet on the hut wall. The cabinet is protected with a code. Instructions and the code are sent to you by e-mail after the payment.
The hut has an electric radiator for basic heating as well as a wood-burning baking oven and firewood for heating. Please use firewood sparingly. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
The hut also has electricity and electric lighting.
An electric stove, cookware for 6 persons, coffee maker, electric water boiler and refrigerator.
There is no running water in the hut or well in the yard.
You must bring drinking water with you.
Municipal tap water can be collected a short distance away.
Beds for 6 persons: two bunk beds and a sofa-bed for two persons, mattresses, pillows and blankets.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag.
Sauna and the changing room is located in the separate building.
Two persons can sleep on the wide benches if necessary. The changing room is heated with a wood-heated stove.
In the sauna, there is a wood-heated hot-water tank in the separate washroom. There is a smaller hot-water tank on the side of the sauna stove. You can use sea water for washing or alternatively, bring fresh water with you.
Only fresh water should be poured on the sauna stove; rain water, melted snow or water you have brought. Never pour seawater into the sauna stove, because it will rust!
The sauna stove is heated with wood. Locked woodshed with firewood is located at the storage shed near the dry closet. There are an axe and a saw in the woodshed and visitors saw and chop their own firewood from bigger logs.
There is a dry toilet near the hut. Please bring your own toilet paper.
With the main huts key comes a key to a locked container at Stormossen recycling point, which is located in the Replot Sale parking lot, Vallgrundvägen 1. You can put both combustible waste and biowaste in the container. Clean paper, glass, and metal have their own containers at the recycling point.
On the huts wall there is a more accurate waste sorting guide.
The hut is equipped with a composter for small food scrapings.
Read more about Hiking Without Littering (Nationalparks.fi).
You must clean the premises after your stay. More detailed instructions can be found in the hut folder.
There are no accessible services in the hut.
Always remember to close the unlocked gate at the beginning of Vargisvägen.
The road to the hut is ploughed, but be prepared for delays in the event of heavy snow. Visitors renting the hut are responsible for clearing snow.
Read about fishing rights and make sure that you have the required permits.
Although Finland has a broad network for mobile phones, there are some areas in the park without signal. If this happens try to climb to a higher place or go into an open area. Check the mobile network coverage with your mobile phone operator before your trip.
There are fire alarms at wilderness huts, but we recommend to bring a 9 V battery and/or your own travel fire alarm with you.
Read more about the area and its current information at Nationalparks.fi.
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