Visit Pyhä-Luosto Visitor Centre Naava

Customer Service opening hours in 2024

(in the Visitor Centre, via phone or via email)

2.1. - 17.2. Tues - Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
18.2. - 3.3. Sun - Thu 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
4.3. - 10.3. Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
11.3. - 24.3. Tues - Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
25.3. - 31.3. Tues - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
1.4. - 30.4. Tues - Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Exceptional opening hours:
2.4. closed

We reserve the right to change the opening hours.

Free entry.

Café Loimu (www.cafeloimu.fi) is open daily. On days when the Visitor Centre customer service is closed you can explore the exhibition on your own during Café Loimu´s opening hours.

Visitor Centre Naava in Pyhä-Luosto. Image: Anna Pakkanen

Contact Information

Address: Luontotie 1, 98530 Pyhätunturi (Pelkosenniemi), Finland
Telephone: +358 206 39 7302
E-mail: pyhaluosto(at)metsa.fi

Directions

By Car

  • From Main Road 4 (Rovaniemi-Sodankylä), turn on to Road 962 at the village of Torvinen towards Luosto, and continue on for about 38 km to Pyhätunturi Fell.  
  • From Main Road 5 (Kemijärvi-Pelkosenniemi), turn to Road 962 at the village of Vuostimo towards Pyhätunturi Fell (approx. 14 km).
  • Pyhä-Luosto tourism area as well as Pyhä and Luosto fells are well signposted from all directions. On approaching Pyhätunturi Fell there are signposts to Visitor Centre Naava.
  • Cars can be left in the visitor centre's own parking area or in the common parking area next to the visitor centre.
  • Visitor centre is located in the immediate vicinity of the Pyhä ski resort.

A map of surroundings of Pyhä-Luosto visitor centre.
By Public Transportation

Pyhä-Luosto Visitor Centre Naava and Pyhä-Luosto National Park are easily reachable by public transport:


Further Connections from Rovaniemi and Kemijärvi

  • Skibus operates from Rovaniemi to Luosto and Pyhätunturi. Skibus collects travellers from the bus station, railway station, and airport in Rovaniemi. Skibus is handy also on the return journey. The coach stops at Luosto by the main entrances of Hotel Luostotunturi and Santa's Hotel Aurora. At Pyhätunturi, the stops are at Hotel Pyhätunturi, in front of Restaurant HuttuHippu, and at Pyhä shopping centre. The coach will stop on request at any of the bus stops along the Pyhä-Luostontie road. For further information and timetables, go to pyha.fi (pyha.fi) and Matkahuolto's website (matkahuolto.fi).
  • There is a connection to Pyhätunturi from the morning train that arrives at Kemijärvi railway station. Local buses can also be used to get from Pyhätunturi to the evening train. For further information and timetables, go to pyha (pyha.fi) and Matkahuolto's website (matkahuolto.fi).
  • Local buses stop at Hotel Pyhätunturi and in front of Pyhä shopping centre.

Outdoor Etiquette

A cartoon picture of a family walking on a summer path.

1. Respect nature.

2. Mainly use marked trails.

3. Camp only where it is allowed.

4. Light your campfire only where it is allowed.

5. Do not litter.

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