- Information on the natural features and hiking opportunities in the Oulanka and Riisitunturi National Parks and in the other national parks and nature reserves in the nearby region. For hire: child backpack carriers.
- For sale: maps of the nearby areas, books, posters, fishing licences and themed products on the Oulanka and Riisitunturi National Parks.
- The visitor centre's auditorium is available for hire for private occasions (max. 40 people). Price: 50€/hour or part of an hour (incl. VAT 10%). Outside normal opening hours, fees will be doubled.
- Restaurant services: Restaurant Ravintola Talonpöytä (talonpoyta.fi) is open during the peak seasons. The selection of the restaurant includes soup lunch, hamburger meals, café products and local souvenirs.
Tourist information:
- Kuusamo info (ruka.fi), contact: tel. +358 (0)40 860 8365, info(at)kuusamo.fi
- Ruka info (ruka.fi), contact: tel. +358 (0)8 8600 250, info(at)ruka.fi
Accessible Services
- The visitor centre is accessible by wheelchair and pushchair from the parking area, which is located at a distance of 30-100 metres from the building.
- The exhibition space can be toured by wheelchair and pushchair.
- A toilet for the disabled and a baby care room.
- The café accommodates 30 wheelchairs at a time, with special arrangements.
- The Könkään kuohu Trail (0.3 km), accessible for all, will take you to see the lower course of the gushing Kiutaköngäs Rapids.
Restaurant Ravintola Talonpöytä Oulanka
The restaurant is closed. We are open again in June!
In summer season, the soup lunch is served at 11-15. Also hamburgers and other tasty meals made of local ingredients can be ordered from the menu. The orders have to be made at the latest a half-an-hour before the closing time.
The restaurant is closed from the end of October until mid-February.
E-mail: info(at)talonpoyta.fi
Tel. +358 40 124 2994
Website (talonpoyta.fi)
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