Tammakkolampi Rental Turf Hut

22.3.2024
Exceptionally, bookings for the reservation and rental huts maintained by National Parks Finland for the year 2025 can only be made starting from the beginning of November 2024. More information

Rental turf hut for 2 persons

Booking

Hut can be booked directly at Eräluvat.fi webshop (verkkokauppa.eraluvat.fi/en/). Terms of reservation for the Tammakkolampi rental hut. The hut cannot be booked 11.-31.5.

Smoke rises from the chimney of the small log cabin. There is a small door in the middle of wall. Behind the hut is a slope where grows pine and birch .
Photo: Tero Turpeinen.
The walls of the low log cabin have darkened and the end wall shows an engraving: 1935. Against the end wall is a sleeping loft with two mattresses next to each other. There are two boards on the wall with a lot of text. There is a small window on the right and a narrow table in front of it and pots and pans hanging on the wall.
Photo: Kirsi Luonuankoski.

Suitable for overnight stays for hikers with good navigation skills. The hut is located in the Urho Kekkonen National Park's wilderness zone, which has no marked trails. The nearest shops and restaurants are located in Saariselkä. The turf hut was built in 1967. Northeast of Kopsusnokka by the River Suomujoki you will find the old Suomunruoktu hut, which is a historical attraction. The distance to the hut is about 2.5 km.

Location

Price

30 €/night (incl. VAT 10%). 
  • From the March to September is possible to stay in the hut maximum two nights in a row and from October to February maximum 7 nights in a row.
  • The hut cannot be booked 11.-31.5. 

Keys

Key for the hut is in a coded key box located outside at the hut door. You will receive further instructions and the code when booking.

Facilities

  • A sleeping platform, matresses and pillows.
  • A wood-burning stove, a gas cooker, a saucepan, and a frying pan.
  • A campfire site, a dry toilet and a woodshed.
  • There is a smoke alarm in the hut, but we recommend bringing your own device with you. 
  • Take own candles, toilet paper and headlamp with you.
  • Household water is taken from the lake Kopsuslampi.

Notices

  • It is allowed to bring pets in the hut.
  • There are no accessible services in the hut.
  • Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
  • When leaving the hut, remember that it has to be clean and ready for the next customers.
  • You can camp by the campfire sites.
  • The route includes some river crossings. There are bridges by the River Suomujoki at Aitaoja, Kotaköngäs, and Porttikoski and by the River Luttojoki at Raja-Jooseppi. The wading cable is located by the River Nuorttijoki some 300 metres upstream from the Kärekeoja hut.
  • Make sure you pack a first-aid kit.
  • From the March to September is possible to stay in the hut maximum two nights in a row and from October to February maximum 7 nights in a row.
  • There is a recycling point at the reservable turf hut. Hikers are however adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.

  • Safety on hiking.

Maintenance and Management 

Booking information

A hand holding a mobile phone showing Excursionmap.fi. Open the map of surroundings of Tammakkolampi turf hut in Excursionmap.fi.