Porojärvi Rental Hut

Two small cabins situated in the Käsivarsi Wilderness Area, in the southeastern shore of Lake Porojärvi. Porojärvi Rental Hut is known as a holiday destination for the ex-president of Finland, Urho Kekkonen. It is possible to go from Kilpisjärvi to Porojärvi by foot, skiing or by snowmobile transport (45 km).

Rental hut, 4 + 4 persons. 15 m² + 15 m²

Due to renovations, the Porojärvi Rental Hut  will be out of use from 16th of August to 6th of September 2021. 

Bookings  

Fell Lapland Visitor Centre, tel. int. +358 206 39 7950.
Service number +358 20 69 2424  
Terms of reservation for the Porojärvi rental hut. See where to pick up the keys.

The 3th of May 2021, at 1 pm begins the reservation of the huts for the year 2022.

Location

Northern Lapland, Municipality of Enontekiö (tosilappi.fi), Käsivarsi Wilderness Area

Driving directions, GPS  X=3285230 Y=7683374

Along the main road E8 to Kilpisjärvi, from where 45 km by foot, skiing or by snowmobile. The cabin is located on the southeastern shore of  Lake Porojärvi, in the place, where begins the River Poroeno.

Porojärvi rental hut, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 69° 8.784' lon: 21° 35.108' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7680184 E: 285117.

Porojärvi open wilderness hut  is situated about 1 km from the rental hut.

Maps

Käsivarsi Wilderness Area Map
Other maps of the area
Excursionmap.fi 

Price 

250 € / day or 1500 € / week (incl. VAT 10%).
Available for rent: around the year.

Keys

Those renting the hut can pick up the keys at Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre, tel. int. +358 206 39 7990, from Neste Kilpisjärvi, Käsivarrentie 14205, 99490, Kilpisjärvi, tel. int. +358 10 320 4771, neste.kilpis(at)gmail.com, from the shop of Arctic Knife, Muoniontie 1632, 99320 Kätkäsuvanto, tel. int. +358 400 695 796 and at Fell Lapland Visitor Centre, tel. int. +358 206 39 7950.

When picking up the keys you must have a receipt with you. Please check the opening times of the key suppliers in advance.

Keys should be returned at the same place where you have fetched them.  

Facilities

The old UKK hut has two bunk beds, candle light, gas stove and wood heated iron heater.
The new hut was build in 1998. It has wood heated iron heater, living room with a bunk bed, kitchenette with bunk bed and bedroom with bunk bed. Candle light. Please note that it takes some time before the huts are properly warm.

Bring your own bed linen or sleeping bag, candles, toilet paper and headlamp.

There is separate wood heated sauna by shore, and boat. A dry toilet and a woodshed are located near the huts. Firewood can be used in the huts and sauna, but not outside in campfires. There is no official campfire site.

The water in the area is usually safe to drink, but we recommended to boil it before use. 

Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Recycling point can be found at Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre. Read more about Hiking without Littering.

Notices

It is 45 km from Porojärvi to Kilpisjärvi village. In Kilpisjärvi there is a shop, a fuel distribution point and restaurants. Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre is open during the peak season from March to September. It is 120 km to Hetta village, the centre of the municipality of Enontekiö. In Hetta there is the Fell Lapland Visitor Centre and other services.

It is possible to have snowmobile transportation to the hut.  

Before leaving the hut, remember to clean it properly. The hut can´t be checked after each customer. If the previous customer has not cleaned the hut, please contact immediately to the maintenance of the hut.  If the hut is not cleaned after the rent, Metsähallitus will charge for the cleaning.

Visitors must come prepared with warm clothing, food, drink, maps, compass, orienteering skills and matches. Fog or storms can form in just a few hours. Take also your own toilet paper.

Fishing area 

When fishing in the rivers, you have to pay the fisheries management fee (eraluvat.fi) as well as a Käsivarsi-Tarvanto 1401 (eraluvat.fi). When fishing at Poroeno you must have a Poroeno 1432 (eraluvat.fi) permit. Fishing permits are sold by the customer service points of Metsähallitus as well as local tourist enterprisers.

Safety on hiking

Maintenance and Management

Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland. For more information contact Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre or Fell Lapland Visitor Centre.

A hand holding a mobile phone showing Excursionmap.fi. Open the map of Porojärvi hut in Excursionmap.fi.

You can check the booking situation here. To book the hut, contact Fell Lapland Visitor Centre.

Booking information