Rental hut
Keimiöjärvi
Number of beds
9 beds
Size (in square metres)
50 m2
Coordinates
WGS84 lat: 67° 57.3270' lon: 24° 08.7018' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7540658 E: 380454
Keimiöjärvi rental hut is a demanding wilderness destination. The hut is not accessible during the thaw. The hut is located on the northwest shore of Lake Keimiöjärvi, in the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. The hut is suitable for visitors hiking or skiing. Thanks to its location, the hut is ideal for aurora borealis photographers. The most popular time is winter and spring. In the winter it should be kept in mind that there is no maintained ski track by the hut.
A rental hut is a place for an overnight stay that can be rented for only your use.
Reservations
The reservation day for shared rental huts and rental huts begins at 2 pm and end at 12 noon.
Bring along your invoice and proof of payment to the hut.
The use of huts and other structures in business operations requires a permit from Metsähallitus (metsa.fi).
Basic details of the destination
- Municipality
- Muonio
- Region
- Lappi
- Location
- Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
- Heating
- Stove
- Electricity
- No
- Cooking
- Gas stove
- Drinking water
- Lake/river nearby, must be brought yourself, stream
- Toilet
- Dry toilet
- Staying overnight
- Blankets, bunk bed, mattresses, pillows
- Pets
- Prohibited
- Sauna
- No
Arrival instructions
The rental hut is situated on the northwest shore of Lake Keimiöjärvi, about 17 km from Pallas and 9 km from Rauhala. The rental hut is about 4 km from Koivarova parking area.
Driving Instructions
Take road 79 (Kittilä - Muonio) and at the village of Rauhala turn onto road 9572 in the direction of Jeris. Then drive to Koivarova parking area on the boundary of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. From the parking area you can in the summer hike and in the winter ski the 4 km to the rental hut.
By Public Transportation
There are daily coaches between Rovaniemi, Kittilä and Muonio. Some of these coaches drive by Jeris and Koivarova parking area. Timetables (matkahuolto.fi).
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.
Yard
Outdoor campfire site, dry toilet, wood shed.
The hut's campfire site is reserved for the tenant and not for use by other hikers.
There is no sauna in the hut.
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 hut has a stove and firewood for heating. 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 gas hot plate, basic cookware and tableware.
Drinking water
There is no running water in the hut.
The water supply point is approx. 50 metres from the hut. Water can be taken from the spring or from the lake. If the spring freezes, a melted spot can be found at the shore of the lake from where the spring falls.
It is recommended to boil water from natural sources before consumption.
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
Bunk beds, matresses, pillows and blankets.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag.
Toilet
There is a dry toilet near the hut. Please bring your own toilet paper.
Waste disposal
There are no waste containers by the cabin. Visitors are advised to take their accumulated waste with them.
Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about hiking without littering (nationalparks.fi).
Recycling points can be found at Yllästunturi Visitor Centre Kellokas, Pallastunturi and Fell Lapland Visitor Centre.
Other things to keep in mind
Pets are not permitted 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.
