Nature Centre's Menu

Services in Syöte Visitor Centre

  • Reservations and keys to the Ahmatupa, Rytitupa and Isoniemi reservable huts.
  • For hire: snowshoes, a child pulling sledge, a child backpack carrier, hammocks and frisbee golf discs
  • Books and magazines at the café, free WLAN. Relax and take a break at the visitor centre's café, read magazines or nature-themed books. At the visitor centre, you can read local magazines as well as hiking, cycling and hunting magazines.  
  • For sale: maps on the nearby areas and nature-themed products, such as books and games.
  • The visitor centre lunch-café​​
    • Hot and cold drinks, sweet and salty snacks, ice cream.
    • Souvenirs 
    • Lunch buffet on opening days from 11 a.m to 3 p.m (22.6.2018 onwards)
  • Tourist information in Pudasjärvi (www.pudasjarvi.fi, in Finnish), Taivalkoski (www.visittaivalkoski.fi) and Posio (posiolapland.com).
    • Contact information: The Syöte centralised booking system +358 (0)8 823 400, keskusvaraamo@isosyote.fi, Taivalkoski Tourist Information tel. +358 (0)40 524 8013, info@visittaivalkoski.fi, Posio Tourist Information tel. +358 (0)44 767 4218 matkailu.neuvonta@posio.fi.
  • For hire: the auditorium (60 seats and a WLAN connection) all year round.
    • The meeting packages can include café services and other programmes. For more information, contact the Nature Centre tel. +358 (0)40 583 1608 or email syote@metsa.fi.
    • Rent 25€/h, 6-8 hours 150 €.

Services for the Disabled

  • All of the visitor centre's premises are accessible by wheelchair. There is a toilet for the disabled in the building.
  • There is wheelchair access (requires an assistant) from the visitor centre's yard to the Salojen siivekkäät ("Wingbeats in the wilderness") Nature Trail (0.5 km) and to the visitor centre's lean-to shelter (50 m).

Services for Teachers and School Groups

  • Bring your pupils to the Syöte Visitor Centre and we will organise a short national park info session or a day of adventure in the nearby wilderness! The Syöte Visitor Centre staff are happy to help you in planning and implementing the excursion. Guide services for groups of day care children, pupils and students are free of charge. We tailor guided activities for each group according to their wishes. You can also invite us to visit your day care centre or schools in the nearby area free of charge.