Services Offered by Enterprises and Other Organisations in Protected Areas and Hiking Areas in the Sotkamo region

Following enterprises and other organisations offer services in the protected areas and hiking areas in the Sotkamo region. They have a partnership agreement with Metsähallitus and they follow the principles of sustainable nature tourism (metsa.fi) when operating in the areas.

Guided Excursions and Nature and Outdoor Activities

CaRet Caravan Retkipalvelu (discoveringfinland.com)

  • Guided nature tours, hiking, canoeing, wildlife watching and photographing, fishing
  • Guided tours and programme services in the following areas: Ruunaa hiking area, Patvinsuo, Kolovesi, Hiidenportti and Tiilikkajärvi National Parks, Jonkerinsalo and Kieverrysjärvet protected areas

Hepokönkään Höppänä / Tmi Kainuun tapahtuma- ja ohjelmapalvelu (renne.fi), Renne Karppinen

  • Programme services in the following areas: Protected areas in the Kainuu region, e.g. Hepoköngäs, Hossa National Park, Oulanka National Park, Repovesi National Park

Hiiden Torppa (Facebook.com/HiidenTorppaAy)

  • Guided tours to the Hiidenportti National Park, also nature photographing and fishing
  • Guided excursions in the following areas: Hiidenportti National Park, Teerisuo-Lososuo mire reserve

Kainuun luontoretket (kainuunluontoretket.fi)

  • Ski and snow shoe trips, hiking, canoeing and biking trips, berry and mushroom picking trips, fishing and hunting trips, other thematic trips, programs and tutorials
  • Camp schools, nature schools

Koe Kainuu (koekainuu.fi)

  • Guided tours and excursions
  • Outdoor catering services

Metsäkädet (metsakadet.fi)

  • Wilderness and handcrafting excursions
  • By appointment, the excursion includes catering services

Taiga Spirit (taigaspirit.com)

  • Wildlife watching, snowshoe walking tours
  • Guided tours and programme services in the following areas: Areas of the Friedship park: Lentua, Iso-Palonen – Maariansärkät, Elimyssalo protected areas. Jämäsvaara recreation area, Sininen polku recreation area, Hiidenportti National Park , Hossa National Park, Martinselkonen protected area

Vellamon Retket (vellamonretket.fi, in Finnish)

  • Guided fishing trips to rapids and lakes in Kuhmo
  • Well being trips
  • Body positive photographing
  • Unique products from the webshop

Vuokatinmaa (vuokatinmaa.com)

  • Variety of guided tours in nature (fishing, hunting, hiking etc.)

WildsPiira (wildtaiga.fi)

  • Canoeing and church-boating trips, rapids floating, wildlife watching
  • Guided tours in the following areas: Jämäsjärvi recreation area, Jonkerinsalo protected area, River Jongunjoki canoeing tour, Lentua protected area, Kieverrysjärvet recreation area, Hiidenportti National Park, Teerisuo-Lososuo mire reserve

Äksyt Ämmät (aksytammat.fi)

  • Nature tours and activity services, responsible and eco-friendly nature experience online shop

Equipment Rental

Kainuun luontoretket (kainuunluontoretket.fi), Timo Kaikkonen, tel +358 400 758 295

  • Rental equipment: electric fatbikes, canoes and kayaks, rowing boats, skis

Koe Kainuu (koekainuu.fi)

  • Rental glide shoes

Laitalan lomat (laitalanlomat.com)

  • Rental equipment: snowshoes, rowing boat, canoes

Vellamon Retket (vellamonretket.fi, in Finnish)

  • Fishing equipment in Kuhmo

Vuokatinmaa (vuokatinmaa.com)

  • Rental equipment

Vuokatti Walkabout (vuokattiwalkabout.com)

  • Guided hiking day tours in Hiidenportti and Koli National Parks, other guided tours

WildsPiira (wildtaiga.fi)

  • Rental canoes and kayaks

Food and Catering Services

Break Sokos Hotel Vuokatti (sokoshotels.fi)

  • Catering services

Haapala (haapalabnb.fi)

  • Catering services, breakfast

Hiiden Torppa (Facebook.com/HiidenTorppaAy)

  • Summer cafe in the Hiidenportti National Park
  • Catering services

Koe Kainuu (koekainuu.fi)

  • Outdoor catering services

Laitalan lomat (laitalanlomat.com)

  • Catering services in Valtimo

Vuokatin Aateli (majoitus.vuokatinaateli.fi)

  • Catering services

Äksyt Ämmät (aksytammat.fi)

  • Outdoor meals, catering upon request

Lodging and Conference Space Services

Break Sokos Hotel Vuokatti (sokoshotels.fi)

  • Accommodation in Vuokatti
  • Private saunas, meetings and functions

CaRet Caravan Retkipalvelu (discoveringfinland.com)

  • Outdoors-camping (camper)

Haapala (haapalabnb.fi)

  • Hotel level accommodation
  • Rental sauna
  • Meetings, celebrations

Kainuun luontoretket (kainuunluontoretket.fi), Timo Kaikkonen, tel +358 400 758 295

  • Rental cottage

Kolinkajo (kolinkajo.com)

  • Rental cottages

Laitalan lomat (laitalanlomat.com)

  • Accommodation services in Valtimo
  • Festivities and meetings

Myyntipalvelu Piia Huttunen, 040 764 0621, myynti.huttunen@gmail.com

  • Cottage Kullaus and Talastupa near Hiidenportti National Park

Vuokatin Aateli (majoitus.vuokatinaateli.fi)

  • Accommodation: hotel, villas, apartments, a unique paradise island Aateli Island
  • Meetings, Rental sauna

Vuokatinmaa (vuokatinmaa.com)

  • Cottage accommodation

Äksyt Ämmät (aksytammat.fi)

  • Guesthouse Pihlajapuu in Nurmes, meeting rooms, smoke sauna