Rental hut

Mäntysalonkämppä

Number of beds

14 beds

Size (in square metres)

120 m²

Address

Mäntysalo 28, 79700 Heinävesi

Coordinates

Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 62° 17.7689' lon: 28° 46.3476' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 6908431 E: 591925

Mäntysalonkämppä rental hut (a large common room, one bedroom and a kitchen) is situated on the eastern shore of Mäntysalo Island on the northern end of Kolovesi National Park. The hut, an old loggers' cabin built in 1940, was restored for its current purpose in 2006-2007. The Mäntysalonkämppä hut is situated on an island, and tenants must arrange passage from the mainland to the island independently. A 1.7 km connecting path runs from the hut to the Mäntysalo nature trail. The Mäntysalo nature trail is 3.8 km long. 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.

Map files and brochures

Terms of reservation for huts

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.

2024: Available for rent from 24 May to 28 September.

Basic details of the destination

Municipality: Heinävesi
Region: Pohjois-Karjala
Location: Kolovesi National Park
Heating: Wood-burning baking oven
Electricity: No
Cooking: Gas refrigerator, 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

By boat

The hut is accessible from the south by canoe, rowing boat or electric motor boat. Motor boats with internal combustion engine may not enter the southern part of Kolovesi National Park. The hut is approximately 17 km away from the Käkövesi guidance and boat launching site and approximately 9 km from the Kirkkoranta guidance and boat launching site.
From the north, the hut is accessible from the boat route, the so-called Heinävesi route across the northern part of the national park. The hut is approximately 2.5 km away from the route. From the north, the hut is also accessible by motor boat.

Driving Instructions

It is about 15 km from the municipality of Enonkoski to the boat launching place of Käkövesi, where there is an information board with a map. The way is signposted from the centre of Enonkoski, from where you need to continue in the road no 471 to the ferry over Hanhivirta and onto the fork of the road going to Käkövesi boat launching place, where there is a brown and white sign to Kolovesi National Park Käkövesi. There is a parking area at Käkövesi boat launching place. Parking area is not ploughed in winter.
The Kirkkoranta guidance and boat launching site is also accessible from road no. 471. Kirkkoranta is 25 km from Enonkoski, approximately 23 km from Savonranta and around 30 km from Heinävesi. A sign for the Kolovesi National Park stands at the crossroads for Kirkkoranta. There is a parking area at the end of the road.

By Public Transportation

The Kolovesi National Park is not accessible by public transport and there are no regular bus services to the park. Some bus services run to Enonkoski from Savonlinna and Heinävesi. Always check the timetables (matkahuolto.fi). Enonkoski is about 33 km from Savonlinna and 55 km from Heinävesi.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.

Yard

A campfire site, a sauna, a well and a dry toilet in the yard.
There is a jetty for boats and canoes/kayaks by the shore. Water by the shore deepens quickly.
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 hut has a wood-burning stove in the kitchen-living room and firewood for heating. Please use firewood sparingly. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm. No basic heating.
There are candles and battery-powered lanterns at the hut for lighting.
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

Gas stove and fridge, cooking utensils and tableware for 16 people.

Drinking water

There is no running water in the hut.
There is a well in the yard. The quality of the water in the well has been analysed and boiling is recommended before using it as drinking water.

Staying overnight

There is accommodation for 10 people in bunk beds in the common room, four in the bedroom. Mattresses, blankets and pillows.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag and towels.

Sauna

The lakeside sauna is wood-burning.

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).

There is a “well” for greywater at the western end of the outbuilding.
The Kirkkoranta waste collection point has containers for metal, mixed waste and clear and coloured glass.

Other things to keep in mind

In the winter, 1.1.-30.4., it is forbidden to enter any of the islands (including Mäntysalo) in the park.
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

Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland is responsible for the maintenance of the hut.

Acute maintenance needs, tel. +358 400 191 542.

General observations, customer service and maintenance needs:

Saimaa Nature Centre Riihisaari, saimaa(at)metsa.fi. Tel. +358 206 39 5929. The price of the call is EUR 0.00/min + mobile phone charge specified in your mobile phone subscription or local network charge when using a landline phone. Please notice that the calls can sometimes be re-directed to Nature Centre Ukko.

If you notice any deficiencies at the cabin, please report them to the maintenance team so that we can react to them as quickly as possible.