Rental hut
Hyypiö
Number of beds
4 beds
Size (in square metres)
40 m2
Coordinates
Euref-Fin (~WGS84) lat: 60° 40.863' lon: 23° 50.488' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 6731410 E: 327503
Hyypiö rental hut (kitchen and main room) is located by the beautiful Lake Kyynäräjärvi in Liesjärvi National Park. The grounds are natural, surrounded by a bright forest in a lake landscape. Sauna in a separate building. Very popular all year round.
A rental hut is a place for an overnight stay that can be rented for only your use.
Reservations
The reservation day for reservable and rental huts begins at 2 pm and end at 12 noon.
Bring along your invoice and proof of payment to the hut.
Available for rent all year round.
Basic details of the destination
- Municipality
- Tammela
- Region
- Kanta-Häme
- Location
- Liesjärvi National Park
- Heating
- Stove, wood-burning stove
- Electricity
- No
- Cooking
- Gas stove
- Drinking water
- Must be brought yourself, well (only in the summer)
- Toilet
- Dry toilet
- Staying overnight
- Blankets, bunk bed, mattresses, pillows
- Pets
- Prohibited
- Sauna
- Yes
Arrival instructions
Driving instructions
From Highway 2 (Helsinki - Pori), take the Kanteluksentie road (road sign "Liesjärvi 8" at the junction, no 13 606)). The distance from Forssa to the Kanteluksentie crossroads is 21 km. Drive for roughly 1.5 km along Kanteluksentie, at which point there is a parking area on the right-hand side of the road with a toilet, information board and a sign that reads "Kanteluksentie 211". From the Pirttilahti parking area, there is a roughly 250-metre walk to the Hyypiö Hut.
When there is no snow on the ground, you can drive to the hut yard and park there while you unload your luggage. At other times, you should park at the Pirttilahti parking area roughly 250 from the hut.
By public transportation
Several express coaches (expressbus.com) travel daily along Highway 2. The nearest bus stop is located on Highway 2 at the Kyynäräntie junction. The distance from the bus stop to Hyypiö is some 3 km.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.
Yard
Sauna in a separate building, (the distance to the lake is roughly 50 metres), toilet, well, woodshed, campfire site, waste containers (mixed waste, biodegradable, metal and glass) and a boat.
In addition, the yard has a traditional chimneyless smoke sauna (for use on reservation only).
You can swim in Lake Kyynäräjärvi. There is no official beach.
Camping in the yard is not allowed.
Keys
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 at the time of booking.
Facilities
Heating and lighting
The cabin has wood heating. The kitchen has a wood-burning stove and there is a heating stove in the main room. Please use firewood sparingly. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
The hut has no electricity. We recommend using a headlamp, which leaves your hands free to do chores around the hut. For safety reasons, candles must be burned on a non-combustible surface and constantly monitored.
Cooking
A wood-burning stove and a gas cooker, tableware and cooking utensils.
Drinking water
There is no running water in the hut.
The Harju well located beside the Sauna is also meant for hikers. The water in Harju well is good domestic water (May 2023).
It is recommended to boil water from natural sources before consumption. Water quality is not tested. Drink water taken directly from nature at your own risk.
See tips on how to obtain safe drinking water on a hike (Nationalparks.fi).
Staying overnight
There are two bunk beds in the main room with mattresses, blankets, and pillows.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag.
Sauna
The sauna is near the cabin (the distance to the lake is roughly 50 metres).
The smoke sauna is available on reservation only. The heating season for the smoke sauna is 1.5. - 31.10. The smoke sauna can only be booked if you have booked the hut.
For reservations and queries concerning the smoke sauna contact: Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland, tel int. +358 206 39 5270, sisasuomi(at)metsa.fi. The hut caretaker is responsible for heating the smoke sauna.
Toilet
There is a dry toilet near the hut. Please bring your own toilet paper.
Other things to keep in mind
There are no accessible services in the hut.
Please clean the hut before you leave.
Safety
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.
Hut maintenance
Maintenance and Management: Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.
If you notice that anything requires maintenance, kindly let us know: Nationalparks.fi/feedback.
