Services in Tiilikkajärvi National Park

Customer Service

  • The main information point is Sammakkotammi. The Information Point is located by road 5850 on the shore of Lake Sammakkojärvi.
  • More information: Koli Nature Centre Ukko.

Services Offered by Enterprises and Organisations in the National Park

Hikers at a campfire place on a beach, with the lake and the forest in the background.

Meals, Where to Buy and Prepare

Campfire Sites

The park's campfire sites are located:

  • At Sammakkotammi
  • At Uiton kämppä Rental Hut
  • At Koirakivi rock
  • At Koseva and Venäjänhiekka camping sites
  • Campfires are not allowed while a forest fire warning or grass fire warning is in effect. Check the current warnings (en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi).  
    • This ban does not apply to the stove in the Koseva open wilderness hut.

Drinking Water

  • A well can be found on the grounds of Uiton kämppä rental hut, but the quality of water doesn't fill the requirements set for the household water (Set on July 2020).
  • Surface waters, like that in lakes, rivers and streams should be boiled, before drinking it as water quality varies from one area to another.

Waste Management

  • There are no waste-bins in the National Park. Measures should be taken in advance to avoid taking unnecessary waste into the area. Take all other waste out of the area. Read more about Hiking without Littering.
  • Dry toilets in the area serve as composters and by campfire sites there are instructions about what wastes can be burned. 

A wooden latch with carvings depicting birds.Toilets

Dry toilets can be found:

  • At the Sammakkotammi information point
  • In the vicinity of Uiton kämppä rental hut and Tiilikanautio
  • At Koirakivi rock
  • At Pohjoisniemi parking area
  • At Koseva and Venäjänhiekka camping sites

A canoeist resting near their canoe on beach bordered by a forest.

Overnight Stays

Camping

Tiilikkajärvi National Park has two camping sites:

  • Venäjänhiekka camping site at Venäjänhiekka Beach.
  • Koseva camping site in the centre of Cape Pohjoisniemi.

The shore is covered by untouched snow. There is one tent on the shore whose bright red colour stands out against the white landscape.

Open Wilderness hut

Koseva (2 persons). The open wilderness hut is located by Lake Tiilikka about midway along the southern shore of Pohjoisniemi headland which stretches far into the lake. Distance is 2 km from Pohjoisniemi parking.

Rental Hut

Two children make faces at the photographer from a hut bunk bed.Uiton kämppä rental hut is intended for summer time use of organised group outdoor tours. It is situated in the centre of Tiilikkajärvi National Park, 3,5 km from Sammakkotammi parking area.

Where to Wash

The sauna at Uiton kämppä is included in the rent.

A campfire place and a table with benches on a beach. In the forest in the background there are two small buildings.

Accessible Services

There are no special accessible services in the area.

Other Services in the Surrounding Area

The closest shops, banks, petrol stations and other services can be found in the municipality centre of Rautavaara (rautavaara.fi, in Finnish), which is 15 km from Tiilikkajärvi National Park.

Tiilikkajärvi Brochure


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Reservations for Huts

Our webshop serves you also in English (verkkokauppa.eraluvat.fi).