Services Offered by Enterprises and Organisations in Syöte National Park
European Charter Certified Local Business Partners
The local businesses offering quality services for the visitors in cooperation with the Syöte National Park may be awarded the European Charter (european-charter.org) Partner Business certificate.
The certified Charter Partners are committed to the Metsähallitus' Principles of Sustainable Tourism. They actively cooperate with the Syöte National Park staff, developing outstanding and environmentally friendly services for visitors. The Charter Partners also maintain and implement the Green Start Action Plan to promote sustainability in their operation. The common goal of the Syöte National Park and the Charter Partners is to offer sustainable visitor services with outstanding quality and unforgettable experiences.
The following businesses have been awarded the Charter Partner certificate:
- Hotel Iso-Syöte (hotelli-isosyote.fi)
- Accommodation, restaurant and program services
- Syötteen Eräpalvelut Ltd. (syotteenerapalvelut.fi)
- Program services including dog sledge rides, canoeing, fishing, snowshoeing, picking berries and mushrooms, thematic hiking, white water rafting, hiking, snowmobiling outside protected areas
- Equipment rental: canoes, snowshoes, fishing gear
- Transportation services for canoes
- Catering services also outdoors, rental sauna, conference services
- Outdoor programmes
Following enterprises and other organisations offer services in the national park. They have a cooperation agreement with Metsähallitus and they follow the principles of sustainable tourism (metsa.fi) when operating in the national park and hiking area.
- Guided Excursions and Nature and Outdoor Activities
- Equipment Rental
- Food and Catering Services
- Transportation services
- Lodging and Conference Space Services
- Other Services
Guided excursions & program services
- Erässeikkailija (erasseikkailija.com, in Finnish)
- Berry and mushroom picking, cycling and hiking
- Finn-Jann Huskyfarm (finn-jann.com)
- Dog sled rides
- Finnature Ltd (finnature.com)
- bird- and photography excursions
- Hakamajat (booking.com)
- Fishing excursions
- Hikes'nTrails (hikesntrails.com)
- Nature activities like hiking, kayaking and biking in wilderness
- Hotel Iso-Syöte (hotelli-isosyote.fi)
- Programme services
- Kelosyöte Aten Mökit (atenmokit.fi)
- Berry picking, fishing, hunting, cycling and skiing excursions
- Korpihilla (korpihilla.fi, in Finnish)
- Snowshoeing, picking berries and mushrooms, hiking
- Oulu Deaconess Institute (odl.fi)
- Rehabilitation, Health -And condition monitoring, employee well-being days, the well-being from nature
- Piipposen Pirtti, Esko Piipponen tel.int. +358 400 388 231
- Berry picking, fishing, hunting, ski excursions
- Pikku-Syöte (pikkusyote.fi)
- Program services: snowshoeing, picking berries and mushrooms, biking, hiking, theme excursions
- Youth centre
- Saijan lomakartano (saija.fi)
- Dog sled rides, snowshoe and canoe excursions, picking berries, skiing
- Syöte Booking Centre (syote.net)
- Reservations of the programme services for the Syöte region
- Syöte Reindeer Farm, Mika Käsmä tel.int. +358 400 390 016
- Visits to the reindeer farm, reindeer safaris, the services provided by a wilderness guide
- Syötteen Eräpalvelut Ltd. (syotteenerapalvelut.fi)
- Program services including dog sledge rides, canoeing, fishing, snowshoeing, picking berries and mushrooms, thematic hiking, white water rafting, hiking, snowmobiling outside protected areas
- Syötteen sieni ja yrtti Ky (facebook.com/syotteensienijayrtti, in Finnish), riitta.rontu@gmail.com, +358 (0) 400 680 215
- picking mushrooms and berries, nature excursions
- Taigavire (taigavire.fi, in Finnish)
- Guided hiking trips, services of the wilderness chef, recreation days and courses
Equipment rental
- Finnature Ltd (finnature.com)
- Photography hides
- Pikku-Syöte (pikkusyote.fi)
- Mountain bikes, skis and snowshoes
- Saijan lomakartano (saija.fi)
- Canoes, bicycles, SUP paddling boards, rownig boat
- Syötteen Eräpalvelut Ltd. (syotteenerapalvelut.fi)
- Canoes, snowshoes, fishing gear
- Syötteen sieni ja yrtti Ky (facebook.com/syotteensienijayrtti, in Finnish), riitta.rontu@gmail.com, +358 (0) 400 680 215
- Mushroom picking equipment, baskets and knives
- Taigavire (taigavire.fi, in Finnish)
- Fatbike rental
Restaurants, food & catering services
- Café Korppi (facebook.com/kahvilakorppi, in Finnish)
- Café and lunch soup
- Hotel Iso-Syöte (hotelli-isosyote.fi)
- Restaurant
- Kelosyöte Aten Mökit (atenmokit.fi)
- A campfire hut restaurant, licensed to serve alcohol, a café
- Korpihilla (korpihilla.fi, in Finnish)
- cafeteria, meals in the terrain
- Pikku-Syöte (pikkusyote.fi)
- Restaurant and café, meals in the terrain
- Saijan lomakartano (saija.fi)
- Restaurant
- Syötteen Eräpalvelut Ltd. (syotteenerapalvelut.fi)
- Meals (an advance booking is required), meals in the wilderness
- Syötteen sieni ja yrtti Ky (facebook.com/syotteensienijayrtti, in Finnish), riitta.rontu@gmail.com, +358 (0) 400 680 215
- open fire meals in the terrain, coffee and snacks
- Syöte Reindeer Farm, Mika Käsmä tel.int. +358 400 390 016
- Meals at the campfire hut
- Tunturi Market Iso-Syöte (syote.fi, in Finnish)
- Foods, a café-restaurant, brokerage
Transportation services
- Erässeikkailija (erasseikkailija.com, in Finnish)
- Boat transportation
- Kelosyöte Aten Mökit (atenmokit.fi)
- Taxi services
- Piipposen Pirtti, Esko Piipponen tel.int. +358 400 388 231
- Taxi services
- Syötteen Eräpalvelut Ltd. (syotteenerapalvelut.fi)
- Transportation to canoeing excursions
Accomondation and the Rental of Facilities
- Café Korppi (facebook.com/kahvilakorppi, in Finnish)
- Rental of Syöte Visitor Center auditorium
- Finnature Ltd (finnature.com)
- Photography- and bird courses
- Finn-Jann Huskyfarm (finn-jann.com)
- Rental of cabins
- Hakamajat (booking.com)
- Cabins, rental of the smoke sauna
- Hotel Iso-Syöte (hotelli-isosyote.fi)
- The hotel, cabins, sauna, the rental of the meeting facilities
- Kelosyöte Aten Mökit (atenmokit.fi)
- Cabins, rental of a sauna
- Kelosyöte Paulin Mökit (kelosyote.com, in Finnish)
- Cabins, Rental cabin bookings, rental of sauna, congress room and services
- Pikku-Syöte (pikkusyote.fi)
- Hotel, cambing area services, sauna, conference room and services
- Piipposen Pirtti, Esko Piipponen tel.int. +358 400 388 231
- Accommodation, farm tourism, rental of the meeting facilities, meeting services
- Syöte Booking Centre (syote.net)
- Cabins and hotel rooms
- Saijan lomakartano (saija.fi)
- Hotel, congress room and services, smoke sauna
- Syötteen Eräpalvalut Ltd. (syotteenerapalvelut.fi)
- Rental sauna and conference services
Other services
- Hotelli Herkko (hotelliherkko.com)
- Programmes: skiing, fishing, husky and reindeer rides, snowshoeing, snowmobiling
- Equipment: skiis, snowshoes
- Café, restaurant
- Hotel, cottages, conference services
- Pikku-Syöte (pikkusyote.fi)
- Camp and outdoor schools, ski resort
- Syöte Booking Centre (syote.net)
- Reservations of the meeting packages for the Syöte region
- Syötteen Eräpalvelut Ltd. (syotteenerapalvelut.fi)
- Outdoor wellbeing programmes
- Tunturi Market Iso-Syöte (syote.fi, in Finnish)
- Souvenirs and accessorioes, a computer with Internet access
- Wild Nordic (wildnordic.fi) Holiday cottage rental agency
For Entrepreneurs
Tourist entrepreneurs operating in national parks or other areas managed by Metsähallitus need a cooperation agreement. A fee is charged for using the routes and service infrastructure for business activities.