Services Offered by Enterprises and Other Organisations in Protected Areas and Hiking Areas in the Sotkamo region

Following enterprises and other organisations offer services in the protected areas and hiking areas in the Sotkamo region. They have a partnership agreement with Metsähallitus and they follow the principles of sustainable nature tourism (metsa.fi) when operating in the areas.

Guided Excursions and Nature and Outdoor Activities
Equipment Rental
Food and Catering Services
Lodging and Conference Space Services

Guided Excursions and Nature and Outdoor Activities

CaRet Caravan Retkipalvelu (discoveringfinland.com)

Guided nature tours, hiking, canoeing, wildlife watching and photographing, fishing
Guided tours and programme services in the following areas: Ruunaa hiking area, Patvinsuo, Kolovesi, Hiidenportti and Tiilikkajärvi National Parks, Jonkerinsalo and Kieverrysjärvet protected areas

WildsPiira (wildtaiga.fi)

Canoeing and church-boating trips, rapids floating, wildlife watching
Guided tours in the following areas: Jämäsjärvi recreation area, Jonkerinsalo protected area, River Jongunjoki canoeing tour, Lentua protected area, Kieverrysjärvet recreation area, Hiidenportti National Park, Teerisuo-Lososuo mire reserve

Hellun Retkihetki (hellunretkihetki.fi)

Guided excursions, program services and welfare programs in Hiidenportti and Tiilikkajärvi national parks, in Talaskangas protected area and in the protected areas in Kuhmo region.

Hepokönkään Höppänä / Tmi Kainuun tapahtuma- ja ohjelmapalvelu (renne.fi), Renne Karppinen

Programme services in the following areas: Protected areas in the Kainuu region, e.g. Hepoköngäs, Hossa National Park, Oulanka National Park, Repovesi National Park

Hiiden Torppa (Facebook.com/HiidenTorppaAy)

Guided tours to the Hiidenportti National Park, also nature photographing and fishing
Guided excursions in the following areas: Hiidenportti National Park, Teerisuo-Lososuo mire reserve

Kainuun luontoretket (kainuunluontoretket.fi)

Ski and snow shoe trips, hiking, canoeing and biking trips, berry and mushroom picking trips, fishing and hunting trips, other thematic trips and programs
Camp schools, nature schools

Puukarin Pysäkki (in Finnish, puukarinpysakki.com)

From guesthouse to guesthouse -tours, by foot, crosscountry skiing, cycling and paddling, wild herbal tours
Service packages

Taiga Spirit (taigaspirit.com)

Wildlife watching, snowshoe walking tours
Guided tours and programme services in the following areas: Areas of the Friedship park: Lentua, Iso-Palonen – Maariansärkät, Elimyssalo protected areas. Jämäsvaara recreation area, Sininen polku recreation area, Hiidenportti National Park , Hossa National Park, Martinselkonen protected area

Upitrek Oy (upitrek.com)

Winter programs: Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, multiactivities. Summer programs: Hiking, cycling, canoeing, multiactivities
Camp schools
Guided excursions in the following areas: Oulujärvi and Kylmäluoma hiking areas, Hossa and Hiidenportti National Parks, Tiilikka National Park, Kalevalapark areas, Eastern border trail, Friendship park areas: Elimyssalo, Iso-Palonen - Maariansärkät and Lentua protected areas. Also many other destinations

Vuokatinmaa (vuokatinmaa.com)