Services Offered by Enterprises and Organisations in Kolovesi National Park
14.7.2021
During a forest fire warning (ilmatieteenlaitos.fi), fire is only allowed at covered campfire sites that have a flue or in fireplaces at huts, but only with extreme caution. The one who lights the fire is always responsible for its safety. Making a fire at campfire sites can be banned locally.
Following enterprises and organisations offer services in the national park. They have a cooperation agreement with Metsähallitus and they follow the principles of sustainable nature tourism (metsa.fi) when operating in the national park.
- Guided Excursions and Nature and Outdoor Activities
- Equipment Rental
- Food and Catering Services
- Transportation Services
- Lodging and Conference Space Services
- Other Services
Guided Excursions and Nature and Outdoor Activities
- Erä- ja luontopalvelut Hyväntähen (hyvantahen.fi, in Finnish)
- Skiing, white water rafting, snow shoe walking, canoeing, hiking, theme excursions and nature excursions to national park
- Erässeikkailija (erasseikkailija.com, in Finnish)
- Berry and mushroom picking and hiking
- Four Seasons Outdoors (fourseasonsoutdoors.fi)
- Skiing, canoeing, hiking, snow shoeing trips and thematic tours
- Saimaa Holiday Oravi (oravivillage.com)
- Canoe and kayak rental, tours in the park.
- CaRet Wildlife Caravan Safaris (discoveringfinland.com/fi/destination/caret-caravan-retkipalvelu/)
- Guided excursions: hiking, canoeing, photography safaris (Birds, wolverine, bear, beaver, tracks), fishing
- Wilderness camping (Accommodation during trips in mobile home facilities)
- Cottageholidays (cottageholidays.fi)
- tours in the park.
- Karu Survival Oy (karusurvival.com)
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Skiing, snow shoe walking, canoeing, hiking, theme excursions
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- LakelandGTE (lakelandgte.fi)
- Cruises, guided canoeing and fishing excursions
- Moln Ab (moln.fi)
- Kayaking tours
- Tmi Trillivikla (finntrek.com, in Finnish)
- Guided nature tours, bird watching tours, canoeing trips, tour skating
- Tres Hombres Adventures Oy (treshombres.fi)
- Kayak paddling trips
Equipment Rental
- Cottageholidays (cottageholidays.fi)
- Canoe rental only for cottage renters, kayak rental
- Saimaa Holiday Oravi (oravivillage.com)
- Canoe and kayak rental
- Kolovesi Retkeily (sealtrail.com)
- Canoe, kayak and row boat rental
- Olo Centre (fi.olocentre.com)
- Rental of e-fatbikes, SUP boards, canoes and kayaks
- Rental of e-fatbikes, SUP boards, canoes and kayaks
Food and Catering Services
- Olo Centre (fi.olocentre.com)
- Organic breakfasts, lunch baskets and dinners by reservation
Transportation Services
- Erässeikkailija (erasseikkailija.com, in Finnish)
- Boat transportation
- Olo Centre (fi.olocentre.com)
- Transportation services for accommodation customers
Lodging and Conference Space Services
- Cottageholidays (cottageholidays.fi)
- accommodation services
- Olo Centre (fi.olocentre.com)
- Half and full board accommodation as well as experience and meeting services
Other Services
- Erä- ja luontopalvelut Hyväntähen (hyvantahen.fi, in Finnish)
- School camp and nature school
- Olo Centre (fi.olocentre.com)
- Wood-heated courtyard sauna
- Sound Journey relaxation
- Somatic education
For Entrepreneurs
Tourist entrepreneurs operating in the National Park need a cooperation agreement with Metsähallitus. A fee is charged for using the service infrastructure for business activities.
- See Cooperation with nature tourism business (metsa.fi).
- Contact form for entrepreneurs (webropol.com).
- Metsähallitus organizes study trips and training for co-entrepreneurs.