Urho Kekkonen National Park Customer Service Kiehinen

Welcome to Urho Kekkonen National Park Customer Service Kiehinen
Customer Service in Kiehinen provides professional hiking and tourist information services. You may choose to hike from one wilderness hut to another towards Urho Kekkonen National Park, or perhaps make a canoe trip on Ivalojoki River, known for its gold-digging history. Customer service point is also the location of the tourist information point for Inari municipality.
Opening hours in 2023
1.1. - 26.2. Mon-Fri 9 am. - 4:30 pm
27.2. - 16.4. Mon-Fri 9 am. - 4:30 pm., Sat-Sun 9 am. - 2 pm.
17.4. - 2.7. Mon-Fri 9 am. - 4:30 pm.
3.7. - 30.7. Mon-Fri 9 am. - 4:30 pm., Sat-Sun 9 am.- 2 pm.
31.7. - 27.8. Mon-Fri 9 am. - 4:30 pm.
28.8. - 17.9. Mon-Fri 9 am. - 4:30 pm, Sat-Sun 9 am.- 2 pm.
18.9.- 3.12. Mon-Fri 9 am. - 4:30 pm.
4.12.-31.12. Mon-Fri 9 am. - 4:30 pm., Sat-Sun 9 am. - 2 pm.
Exceptions:
On New Year´s Day 1.1. closed, on Epiphany 6.1. closed, open 30.3. exceptionally 10-16.30, open at Easter 7.-10.4. 9 am. - 2 pm, closed on 25.4, closed on 1.5, on Ascension Day 18.5. closed, on Midsummer's Eve 23.6. closed, on Independence Day 6.12. closed, on Christmas Holidays 24.-26.12. closed.
We reserve the right to make changes to the opening hours.
Free entry.
Contact Information
Address: Lutontie 16 (Santa's Hotel Tunturi's Gielas building), 99830 Saariselkä (Inari), Finland
Telephone: +358 206 39 7200
E-mail: ukpuisto(at)metsa.fi, hammastunturi(at)metsa.fi
Contact Saariselkä-Inari Tourist Infomation:
Telephone: +358 40 168 7838
E-mail: tourist.info(at)saariselka.fi
Directions and Maps
By Car
- The service point is located in Saariselkä by Main Road 4/E75 (Rovaniemi-Utsjoki), 30 km south of Ivalo and 260 km north of Rovaniemi. Kiehinen is located in the center of Saariselkä in the Santa´ s Hotel Tunturi Gielas building ground floor, which is opposite to Lapland Hotel Riekonlinna.
By Public Transportation
- Daily bus lines (matkahuolto.fi) operate along Main Road 4/E75 (Rovaniemi–Utsjoki) and along Saariseläntie. The nearest bus stop is on other side of road (Lapland Hotel Riekonlinna bus stop), approximately 20 metres from the customer service point.
- The nearest airports are in Ivalo (finavia.fi) and Rovaniemi (finavia.fi).
- The nearest railway station (vr.fi) is in Rovaniemi.
- Buses from Rovaniemi pass via the Rovaniemi railway station, and some of the lines serve Rovaniemi Airport.
- There is an airport bus connection from Ivalo Airport to Saariselkä and Kiilopää (eskelisen.fi).
This is the web page nationalparks.fi/urhokekkonennationalparkcustomerservice
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.