Hetta - Pallas Hiking Trail Directions and Maps
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.
Directions
By Public Transportation
- To Pallastunturi
- There is a coach from Muonio to Pallastunturi from Monday to Friday at 9.30 am. This bus does not drive during Christmas time.
- There is a daily coach (matkahuolto.fi) to Jerisjärvi, which follows the route Rovaniemi - Kittilä - Jerisjärvi - Muonio. From Jerisjärvi visitors must order a taxi to Pallas.
- To Hetta
- There are coaches (matkahuolto.fi) daily from Rovaniemi to the municipal centre of Enontekiö, the village of Hetta.
- More information about connections (tosilappi.fi)
By Taxi-service
- During peak seasons shuttle taxis travel from Kittilä airport (finavia.fi) and Enontekiö airport to the major tourist centres in the area.
By Car
- You can get closest to the trail in the south at Pallastunturi, in the north at Hetta Village and close to the trail's halfway point at Ketomella and Vuontispirtti.
- For detailed directions on how to get to Pallastunturi see the Pallastunturi Visitor Centre page and for details to Vuontispirtti see the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park Directions and Maps page.
- Ketomella is located by road 957 (Raattama - Peltovuoma) about 20 km north of Raattama.
- Private enterprisers can transport your car from one starting point to another between Hetta and Pallas.
- Cape Lapland (hettahuskies.com)
- car transportation
- Koru Laakso (korulaakso.com)
- car and boat transportation
- Lomakylä Hetan Kota (hetankota.fi)
- car and boat transportation
- Lomakylä Paavontalo (tosilappi.fi)
- car and boat transportation
- Lapland Hotels Hetta/Lapland Safaris West Oy (laplandhotels.com)
- boat transportation
- Näkkälä Eräpalvelut (nakkala.com)
- car transportation
- Cape Lapland (hettahuskies.com)
Maps
Electronic Maps
Other Maps
- Pallas Hetta Olos Waterproof Outdoor map, 1:50 000, Karttakeskus 2019. The map is sold by Pallastunturi Visitor Centre, Kellokas Visitor Centre, Fell Lapland Nature Centre and Karttakeskus and well-stocked bookstores.
- Hetta Pallas Ylläs, Waterproof map, 1:50 000, Calazo Förlag 2020. The map is sold by Pallastunturi Visitor Centre, Kellokas Visitor Centre, Fell Lapland Nature Centre.
- Terrain maps V413, V 414, 1:50 000. The maps are sold by Karttakeskus and the National Land Survey of Finland.
- Retkeily GT Pohjois-Suomi: Outdoor GT Northern Finland, 2016, 1:400 000. The maps are sold by Karttakeskus and well-stocked bookstores.
Map Sales Points
Publications of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
Publications of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park (julkaisut.metsa.fi).