Rental hut

Pärnälahti Red

Number of beds

10 beds

Address

Rantatie 136c, 83960 Koli

Coordinates

Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 63° 01.7517' lon: 29° 57.4213' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 6992283 E: 649592

Pärnälahti Red rental hut (3 rooms, kitchenette, sauna) is on the shores of Lake Pielinen in the southern part of Koli National Park, at the bottom of a bay near a shallow sandy beach. The shoreside sauna is on the shore of Lake Pielinen, on the edge of a luminous pine forest. A magnificent rock wall rises east of the rental hut, and a stream runs at its foot. The hut is heated with electricity and well equipped. The hut is 2 km away from the Herajärven kierros Trail, Turusenaho. The neighbouring rental hut is 150 metres away.

A rental hut is a place for an overnight stay that can be rented for only your use.

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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.

Available for rent 1.5.–31.10. No reservations longer than one week at a time.

Basic details of the destination

Municipality: Lieksa
Region: Pohjois-Karjala
Location: Koli National Park
Heating: Electric heating, wood-burning stove
Electricity: Yes
Cooking: Electric cooker/oven, refrigerator
Drinking water: Must be brought yourself
Toilet: Toilet with suction emptying
Staying overnight: Bed, blankets, bunk bed, mattresses, pillows, sofa
Pets: Allowed
Sauna: Yes

Arrival instructions

Driving instructions

From Koli Nature Centre Ukko, drive downwards along Ylä-Kolintie Road for 2 km and turn right towards the Koli village. Distance from the Nature Centre to the Koli village is altogether 3,6 km. When you reach the village, turn right onto Merilänrannantie towards Loma-Koli and drive for roughly 1 km, then turn right onto Rantatie road and continue for another 1 km until you reach the harbor. After Koli Harbour, continue south along Rantatie for 12.6 km to the south and turn onto the road that turns left.
There is a barrier at the intersection, and the distance is approximately 550 m to the hut from the barrier. The barrier is usually open. If the barrier is closed, you have to first walk to the hut, fetch the hut keys and return to open up the barrier. You can drive directly to the hut yard.
In the first half of May you might not be able to drive all the way up to the hut depending on the snow situation. Please notice, that the same road leads also to Pärnälahti Kelomökki, so do not block the route when parking.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.

Yard

Log-built sauna, campfire site, rowboat and toilet with suction emptying.
Camping in the yard is prohibited.

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.

Always keep the keys inside the key box, so they won’t get lost or locked inside the hut.

Facilities

Heating and lighting

The hut has electric heating (basic heat not turned on) as well as a wood-burning stove and firewood for heating. Please use firewood sparingly. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
In rainy weather and during low pressure, smoke will not exit the fireplaces properly. The fireplace may then smoke up the hut. It is a good idea to preheat the fireplace so that smoke exits properly. Check the heating instructions in the hut folder.
The hut also has electricity and electric lighting.

Cooking

An electric stove, a refrigerator with an ice box, a microwave oven, a coffee maker, an electric kettle, a cooker hoodand and tableware and cutlery for ten people.

Drinking water

There is no running water in the hut.
Drinking water must be brought along.
It is also possible to get clean drinking water from the Koli Nature Centre Ukko.
Please do not use the lake water or swim in it, if you see marks of blue-green algae blooming (thl.fi ).
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

Sleeping spots for 10: single beds for 6 and a bunk bed for 2. A bed sofa for 2. There is no heating in the upstairs lobby that sleeps three. Mattresses, pillows, and blankets.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag.
In the summertime it's recommended to bring a mosquito net with you to quarantee a good night's sleep.

Sauna

A log-built sauna at the shore.
You must carry the water to the sauna from the lake. The water tank of the sauna stove must be full of water when warming up the sauna.

Toilet

There is a toilet with suction emptying. Putting leftovers or litter into the toilet is prohibited.

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).

For the biowaste, there is a composter at the hut.

Other things to keep in mind

There are no accessible services in the hut.
Metsähallitus is not to be held responsible for possible disconnections in electricity network during storms.
Dishwashing liquid, spices, fire-making equipment and toilet paper are not included.
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.