Customer Service and Guidance
- For more information on the area contact Finnish Nature Centre Haltia (haltia.com).
- You can get updated information about the National park from Sipoonkorven kansallispuisto - Sibbo storskogs nationalpark (facebook.com). The page is mainly updated in Finnish and in Swedish, but feel free to ask questions in English (facebook.com/sipoonkorvenkansallispuisto/, in Finnish).
Services Offered by Enterprises and Organisations in the National Park
- Enterprises and organisations offering services in the national park
- They have a cooperation agreement with Metsähallitus and they follow the principles of sustainable nature tourism when operating in the national park.
Meals, Where to Buy and Prepare
Cafe Kuusijärvi
Car park for 250 cars, daily heated saunas, swimming, lunch and cafe.
Cafe Kuusijärvi (cafekuusijarvi.fi), address: Kuusijärventie 3, 01260 Vantaa.
Ravintola Tila
Ravintola Tila (ravintolatila.com), address: Knutersintie 262, 04130 Sipoo.
Campfire Sites
- Ängesböle campsite at Byabäcken has a campfire site and lean-to-shelter
- Kalkinpolttaja nature trail has Kalkkiruukki a fireplace, lean-to-shelter and little sleeping shelter (old firewood shed)
- Storträsk has a accessible cooking shelter
- Bisajärvi has a cooking shelter
- Bakunkärr has a cooking shelter
- Fiskträsk has a cooking shelter
Please note that lighting campfires is also forbidden at campfire sites if the forest fire warning or the grass fire warning is in effect. Check the current warnings (en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi). This prohibition does not apply to cooking shelters or other fireplaces with a shelter and a flue.
Drinking water
Next to Bergström hut is a traditional pump well, which can be used by everyone all year round. Pls. note the well water must be pumped for at least half a minute.
Bergström hut reservable cooking shelter
The Bergström hut reservable cooking shelter in Sipoonkorpi National Park is intended for daytime use. It is suitable for various purposes, such as cooking and field trips carried out by different groups of people. It can serve as a rest stop for nature tourism companies, as a hiking destination for scout groups, or even as a birthday party venue. It is not possible to reserve the shelter for night-time use or for overnight stays. The reservation includes firewood and a right to use the dry toilet for the duration of the reservation. The area has a well that can be used by everyone. The reservations can be made in the Eräluvat.fi and the cooking shelter can be reserved for timeslots between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., or between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Location: In the northern part of Sipoonkorpi National Park near the Byabäcken nature trail and the Ängesböle campfire site. The nearest parking area and the starting point of the route is Byabäcken, Länsitie 237, Sipoo.
Waste Management
- The outdoors destinations within the nature reserve do not have waste bins. It is the responsibility of each hiker to dispose of waste that accumulates during your trip. Take all waste out of the area to recycling points.
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Biodegradable waste should be placed in a dry toilet or composter, and small amounts of clean paper and cardboard can be used as kindling in a campfire.
- Read more about Hiking without littering.
Toilets
- There are dry toilets at
- Ängesböle camping site
- Kalkkiruukki lean-to shelter
- Tasakallio / Flatberget parking area
- Storträsk (accessible dry-toilet and dry-toilet
- Bisajärvi
Overnight Stays
- Ängesböle campsite at Byabäcken has a campfire site and lean-to-shelter
- Bisajärven, Fiskträskin and Bakunkärrin campsites have campfire sites.
- Kalkinpolttaja nature trail has Kalkkiruukki a fireplace, lean-to-shelter and little sleeping shelter (old firewood shed)
Services for the Disabled
- Tasakallio - Storträsk demanding accessible trail (1 km) (pdf 265 kt, julkaisut.metsa.fi).
- Storträsk has a accessible cooking shelter, accessible dry-toilet and accessible firewood shed.
Other Services in the Surrounding Area
- Contact the municipality of Sipoo (sipoo.fi) or the city of Vantaa (vantaa.fi) for more information on services in the surrounding area.
Check for Warnings
When forest and grass fire warnings (en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi) are in effect, fire is only allowed at covered campfire sites that have a flue. A fire can be also lit in fireplaces at wilderness and other huts. Always use extreme caution when handling fire. The one who lights a fire is always responsible for its safe use. Please note, that making fire at these campfire sites can be banned locally.
Gathering at the campfire sites increases the risk of coronavirus infection. Guidelines concerning coronavirus COVID-19.
