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Visit Yllästunturi Visitor Centre Kellokas
Opening Hours in 2023
4.12.–31.12. Mon–Sun 10am–5pm
Closed 24.–25.12.
Opening Hours in 2024
1.1.–5.5. Sun–Fri 10am–5pm
6.5.–9.6. Mon–Fri 9am–4pm
10.6.–27.10. Sun–Fri 10am–5pm
28.10.–1.12. Mon–Fri 9am–4pm
2.12.–31.12. Sun–Fri 10am–5pm
Closed 9.5., 24.–25.12.
Free entry.
We reserve the rights to changes.
Cafe Kellokas
Opening hours
23.10.–4.12. Closed
From 11.12. Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
Contact Information
Address: Tunturintie 54, 95970 Äkäslompolo (Kolari), Finland
Telephone: +358 206 39 7039
E-mail: kellokas(at)metsa.fi
Directions and Maps
By Car
- Visitor Centre is signposted from all directions.

By Public Transportation
- Trains (vr.fi) from Helsinki arriving to Kolari have a bus connection (matkahuolto.fi) to Ylläsjärvi and Äkäslompolo. The bus to Äkäslompolo also serves the visitor centre.
- A ski bus (yllas.fi) operates between the villages in Ylläs and the ski resorts. All buses can be used to access the visitor centre.
- There is a bus connection to Ylläsjärvi and Äkäslompolo (matkahuolto.fi) from flights to Kittilä (finavia.fi). During the slow seasons of early winter and spring, transportation must be booked in advance.
Skyview
Yllästunturi Visitor Centre Kellokas in Skyview (skyview.fi)
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.