Rental hut
Palovartija House
Number of beds
4 beds
Size (in square metres)
83 m2
Address
Punkaharjun harjutie 124, 58500 Punkaharju
Coordinates
ETRS89 (WGS84) (lat.) 61° 46.271', (lon.) 29° 20.963' ETRS-TM35FIN 6850930, 623957
Palovartija House rental hut is originally built in 1845 and last renovated in 2005. It is located on a high esker ridge in the beautiful national landscape of Punkaharju. Well-stocked Lake Pihlajavesi is right next to the hut at the foot of a steep esker, and there is also a pond, bunkhouse (sleeps 4), waterfront sauna and root cellar on the grounds. The Palovartija House serves sometimes as a shepherd's hut.
Visitors to Palovartija House can easily explore the National landscape, its numerous trails and sights of Punkaharju.
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.
Minimum length of reservation is 2 nights.
The rate does not include the final cleaning fee.
Basic details of the destination
- Municipality
- Savonlinna
- Region
- Etelä-Savo
- Location
- Punkaharju Nature Reserve
- Heating
- Electric heating
- Electricity
- Yes
- Cooking
- Electric cooker/oven, refrigerator
- Drinking water
- Tap water
- Toilet
- Dry toilet
- Staying overnight
- Bed, blankets, bunk bed, mattresses, pillows, sofa
- Pets
- Prohibited
- Sauna
- Yes
Arrival instructions
Palovartija House is located on the shore of Lake Pihlajavesi, close to ship traffic. The hut can be reached by car from Punkaharjun harjutie. There is parking space for a few cars on the hut grounds.
Driving Instructions
Palovartija House can be reached by car on highway 14; 32 km from Savonlinna and 90 km from Imatra. The hut is 370 km from Helsinki. When driving in from the south, turn onto Punkaharjun harjutie 4792, drive another 1.2 km, and then turn left at the address sign 124 onto the narrow cottage road, which runs up the ridge. The hut is approximately 200 metres from Harjutie.
By Public Transportation
Punkaharju can also be easily reached using public transportation. Palovartija is 2,3 km away from Punkaharju railway station.
Buses (matkahuolto.fi) run regularly from both Savonlinna and Imatra.
A railbus (vr.fi) stops several times a day at the Punkaharju village, Retretti and Lusto stops.
By Boat
Palovartija House can easily be reached by boat from the fairways on Lake Pihlajavesi and Lake Puruvesi. There is no pier on the shore.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.
Yard
The wood-burning waterfront sauna is located at the foot of the hill, on the shore of an esker pond. There is a campfire site next to the sauna. Firewood can be found in the shed.
Root cellar and dry-toilet in the yard.
Stairs lead from the hut down to the Lake Pihlajavesi shore, where there is no pier.
There is a rowboat at the guests’ disposal on the shore of Lake Pihlajavesi.
There are fences in the yard area, as shepherd weeks are also occasionally organised in Palovartija.
Pitching tents 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
Electric heating only in the main building. The hut’s wood-burning baking oven and wood-burning stove are not in use.
The hut also has electric lighting.
Cooking
Electric cooker and refrigerator, kitchen utensils and dishware for eight.
Drinking water
The main building has a water supply, but it is recommended to boil the water before use.
Staying overnight
In the main building, the bedroom has a double bed and there is a pull-out sofa in the main room. The bunkhouse has bunks for four. There are pillows, blankets and mattresses.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag and towel.
Sauna
A wood-burning waterfront sauna.
Toilet
There is a dry toilet near the hut. Please bring your own toilet paper.
Waste disposal
There are waste containers by the cabin but 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 collection container for mixed waste at the shed.
There are collection containers for sorted waste (cardboard, metal, glass, plastic, paper) in the centre of Punkaharju, near the S-market store.
Other things to keep in mind
You can hear cars and the railbus on the grounds.
There are no accessible services in the hut. The elevation difference between the house, the sauna and the campfire site is significant.
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.
Hiking information services: Saimaa Nature Centre Riihisaari
Riihisaari
57130 Savonlinna
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