Rautulampi, Reservable Wilderness Hut

Location

• Northern Lapland, Municipality of Sodankylä, Urho Kekkonen National Park.    
• Rautulampi, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 68° 18.802' lon: 27° 38.954' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7577944 E: 526773
• The hut is situated on a marked hiking trail on the north shore of the Lake Rautulampi, 12 km from Kiilopää Fell.
• You can get to the hut on foot or by skis from several starting points (pdf 659kt).
• The closest huts are the Luulampi day trip hut, the Suomunruoktu open and reservable wilderness hut and the Lankojärvi open  and reservable wildeness hut.   
• Excursionmap.fi       

Price

16,50 €/night / person (incl. VAT 10%).

• In the hut is possible to stay maximum two nights in a row.

Keys

You can pick up the keys at the following places

Ivalo Customer Service
the key drop box in Saariselkä
the key drop box in Kiilopää 
Samperin Savotta (samperi.com) in Savukoski
Tulppion Majat (tulppio.fi, Finnish) in Savukoski
Sodankylä Väri- ja Urheilu Simonen Oy (simonen.fi, in Finnish)
Taxi Vuotso / JJR Pehkonen Oy, tel. 044-243 2449, 044 2422967 (call in advance).

The customer must have payment receipt and hut reservation confirmation with in so that one can prove the reservation and its payment.

Please check the opening hours of the place where you intend to collect the key in advance. Outside opening hours, the key can be collected from the key box at all key collection points by appointment. If you intend to collect the key after opening hours, contact the key collection point 3-5 weekdays before the key collection date.

When collecting the key from Saariselka or Kiilopää, you get instructions for collecting the key from Urho Kekkonen National Park Customer Service. Contact customer service 3-5 weekdays before you collect the key (ukpuisto@metsa.fi, 020 6397200).

The key can be returned to any of the locations mentioned.

Facilities

• Two-tiered sleeping platforms, mattresses, a table, and benches.
• A wood-burning stove, a gas cooker, a saucepan, and a frying pan.
• There's no lighting in the hut, please bring your own candles.
• There is a smoke alarm in the hut, but we recommend bringing your own device with you.
• A campfire site, a dry toilet and a woodshed
• Drinking water can be taken from the River Rautuoja. Household water is taken from the lake.

Notices

• You can camp by the campfire sites.
• There are no accessible services in the hut.
• When leaving the hut, remember that it has to be clean and ready for the next customers.
• Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
• Make sure you pack a first-aid kit.
• Pets are not permitted in the hut.
• Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Hiking Without Littering.
• Safety on hiking.

Maintenance and Management 

• Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.
• For more information contact Urho Kekkonen National Park Customer Service tel. int. +358 206 39 7200.