Lemmenjoki National Park Directions and Maps

Lemmenjoki National Park is located in Finnish Lapland in the area between the Inari-Kittilä Road 955 and Inari-Angeli Road 9553.

Directions

(excursionmap.fi)

By Public Transportation

• There are coach connections to Inari, but not all the way to Lemmenjoki (Njurkulahti). Timetables (matkahuolto.fi).
• There are taxi enterpreneurs in the villages of Inari and Njurkulahti  (Lemmenjoki).
• The nearest airport (finavia.fi) is in Ivalo. From airport there is a trasportation to Inari (kuljetusliikeilmarislant.fi), notice, that you have to make a pre-booking on the previos day.

By Car

• The roads run along the northern and the eastern edge of the park.
• By car you can get to the village of Njurkulahti. From Njurkulahti there is also a motor boat service to the open wilderness hut at Lake Ravadasjärvi and to Kultahamina.
  • From road 955, turn west to road 9551, which goes to Njurkulahti.
• Also the village of Lisma, in the southern part of the Park, can be reached by car. The road to Lisma turns from road 955.
• Driving directions to Siida.

Starting Points for Excursions

• The parking areas are located in the village of Njurkulahti and at Repojoki in Sallivaara information point along road 955.
• Starting points for trails: Njurkulahti and Sallivaara information points.

Maps

• Lemmenjoki brochure map (Pdf-file 3.9 Mb, julkaisut.metsa.fi)
• Excursionmap.fi of Metsähallitus
• The National Land Survey of Finland map service (karttapaikka.fi)

Other Maps

• Lemmenjoki waterproof outdoor map, 1:100 000 / 1:50 000, Karttakeskus 2017. The map is sold by Karttakeskus, Siida - Northern Lapland Nature Centre and Ivalo Customer Service.
• Lemmenjoki geologinen retkeilykartta: Lemmenjoki geological outdoor map, 1:50 000 and Lemmenjoki Guidebook (Opaskirja), Geological Survey of Finland 2002. The map is sold by Siida - Northern Lapland Nature Centre.
• Maastokartat: Terrain maps W431, W433, W434 and V442, 1:50 000, National Land Survey of Finland 2008 - 2009. These maps are sold by Siida - Nothern Lapland Nature Centre, Ivalo Customer Service, Karttakeskus and National Land Survey of Finland.
• Outdoor GT map Northern Finland, 2016, 1:400 000. Map is sold by Karttakeskus and well-stocked bookstores.
• Lemmenjoki, waterproof map, 1:25 000 and 1:100 000, Calazo Förlag 2016. Map is sold for example by Ivalo Customer Service and Northern Lapland Nature Centre Siida.

Map Sales Points

• Siida - Northern Lapland Nature Centre
• Ivalo Customer Service
• Karttakeskus (karttakauppa.fi)
• Calazo (calazo.fi, in Finnish)
• Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), (gtk.fi) 
• National Land Survey Service Point (maanmittauslaitos.fi)