Things to Do and See in Fell Lapland Visitor Centre
3.3..2021
There are differences in the epidemic situation between regions in Finland. Some Nature Centres may have to close. Check the current situation on the webpage of the Destination or Nature Centre you are planning to visit.
3.3.2021
Because of the coronavirus, safe distances should be kept even in nature, and thorough hand hygiene should be followed at huts, campfire sites and after using the toilet. Metsähallitus' policies and guidelines will be updated as the general corona guidelines become more specific. Check our website for the current situation: www.nationalparks.fi/coronavirusguidelines.
Permanent Exhibitions
- Vuovjjuš – Wanderers exhibition tells about the nomadic Sámi culture and northern nature. The star of the exhibition is the reindeer – the link between nature and man. Read more.
- Travellers of the North is a description of the researchers, tourists, and other travellers attracted to the area by the arctic fell nature.
- 8 seasons is a story of the special atmosphere of nature in Enontekiö.
- The children's exhibition, Nestling, focuses on nature trips and life on the fells.
- Yrjö Kokko library is a tribute to Yrjö Kokko, a veterinarian and author who saved the whooper swan from extinction.
- Lauri Pappila's birds is an amazing collection of wooden birds by the outsider artist and sculptor based in Enontekiö.
- For more information on the visitor centre's permanent exhibitions.
Changing Exhibitions
In the Visitor Centre there is all the time art and photo exhibitions, which are usually related to Sámi culture, nature and outdoors activities.
Guided Group Activities
Guided tours can be booked with cooperating partners.
- Introduction to Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
- An introduction to Pallas-Yllästunturii National Park, a short film about the national park and it's nature.
- Free of charge. Duration: 30 min.
Films at the Auditorium
- Several presentations on fell nature, culture, and Palla-Yllästunturi National Park can be viewed in the auditorium. Read more.
- Kino Hetta shows films at the visitor centre weekly. For more information about the films and showing times, go the Enontekiö municipality's website (enontekio.fi, in Finnish) or Facebook (facebook.com, in Finnish).
Yrjö Kokko Library
The library includes books about the nature, history, and culture of Northern Lapland and an extensive collection of books by Yrjö Kokko, a veterinarian and author who lived in Enontekiö, at the Ungelo farm. His books saved the Whooper Swan from extinction in Finland. The library's collection also includes the personal collection of Marja Vuorelainen, a famous female photographer, who photographed people of Lapland in the 1940s and 1950s.
In the Surroundings of the Visitor Centre
- Jyppyrä (in Finnish) offers a magnificent view of the fell area.
- Peuranpolku Nature Trail (in Finnish) (2 km), describing the hunting of wild deer.