Sioskuru Reservable Wilderness Hut

In the snowy landscape, a log cabin with a full-width porch. There are two doors in the cabin. There is a small wooden dog kennel near the cabin.

Sioskuru Open and Reservable Wilderness Hut. Photo: Marko Huusko.

A close-up picture from a sleeping platform and a turquoise table under the window.

Sioskuru Reservable Wilderness Hut. Photo: Marko Huusko.

A two-story sleeping platform and tables in the cabin.

Sioskuru Reservable Wilderness Hut. Photo: Heikki Sulander / Rinkkaputki.com.

A hut and outbuilding in the early summer fell landscape near a flowing stream. Surrounded by fell birches.

Sioskuru Open and Reservable Wilderness Hut. Photo: Heikki Sulander / Rinkkaputki.com.

Reservable wilderness hut for 8 persons.

Booking

Pallastunturi Visitor Centre, tel. int. +358 206 39 7930. Fell Lapland Visitor Centre, tel. int. +358 206 39 7950.

Terms of reservation for the Sioskuru reservable hut. See where to pick up the keys.

Reservable huts are meant for those travelling by foot, skis or other means of physical movement. These huts may be used for 1 to 2 days by those who have reserved a bed in advance. Commercial use (i.e. guided hikes and tours etc.) of reservable huts is only allowed with special permission from Metsähallitus.

Reservations for 2024 can be made from Tue 2.5.2023 at 12am.

Litter-Free Hetta-Pallas Hiking Trail

The Hetta-Pallas Hiking Trail will officially become litter-free and all waste bins will be removed from the trail in the spring 2023.

Please join the challenge and encourage fellow hikers to take care of our wonderful national park. Let's make the Hetta-Pallas Trail litter-free together! Share the message on social media with hashtags: #RoskatonHettaPallas and #PallasYllästunturinKansallispuisto.

Take your own trash out of the terrain to eco-points at the Fell Lapland Visitor Centre or the Pallastunturi Visitor Centre.

Location, Maps and Description

Northern Lapland Region, Municipality of Enontekiö, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park

Sioskuru, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 68° 17.8690' lon: 23° 49.0229' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7579458 E: 368698

The wilderness hut is situated on the Hetta-Pallas Trail, 15 km from Hetta and 40 km from Pallas in the ravine between Pyhäkero Fell and Siosvaara Fell.

Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park map
Excursionmap.fi

Price and Keys

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

Reservations: Pallastunturi Visitor Centre, 99330 Pallastunturi, tel. int. +358 206 39 7930 and Fell Lapland Visitor Centre, 99400 Enontekiö, tel. int. +358 206 39 7950.

Keys can be picked up from Pallastunturi Visitor Centre or Fell Lapland Visitor Centre.

Facilities

A stove, a gas cooker, a dry toilet and a wood shed. Basic cookware (pot, frying pan, coffee pot). Bunk beds with mattresses, pillows and blankets. NB! Please, take your own sheets and pillowcase to protect your bedding. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.

Notices

The peak seasons for this hut are Easter holidays and the autumn´s ruska season.

Pets are not permitted in the hut.

The building also houses an open wilderness hut for 16 persons.

Visitors must come prepared with warm clothing, food, drink, maps, compass, orienteering skills and matches. Fog or storms can form in just a few hours. Take also your own toilet paper.

Safety on hiking

Waste Management

There are no waste management services at the hut. The goal of the National Park is to be a litter-free area and hikers are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Recycling points can be found at Yllästunturi Visitor Centre Kellokas, Pallastunturi Visitor Centre and Fell Lapland Visitor Centre. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.

Maintenance and Management

Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland. For more information contact Pallastunturi Visitor Centre, tel. int. +358 206 39 7930 or Fell Lapland Visitor Centre, tel. int. +358 206 39 7950.

Terms of reservation

Read the terms of reservation.

Guidelines on using Reservable Wilderness Huts

Read Guidelines on using Reservable Wilderness Huts.

The booking calendar

By checking the booking calendar of the huts (eraluvat.fi) you can see the availability beforehand. For making the reservation, please contact Pallastunturi Visitor Centre or Fell Lapland Visitor Centre.

Please note, that due to the corona situation, the number of beds in the reservable huts has been halved, but the reduction will not appear in the booking calendar! Huts may be booked full for one group.

Outdoor Etiquette

1. Respect nature.

2. Mainly use marked trails.

3. Camp only where it is allowed.

4. Light your campfire only where it is allowed.

5. Do not litter.