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Services, facilities
 
Guiding

  • at Oulanka Visitor Centre
  • at Hautajärvi Nature Cabin
  • at Customer Service Point Karhuntassu at Kuusamo

Trails

A network of trails offers abundant opportunities, while rivers offer great tours for canoe trippers.
1. Natural sights such as Jyrävä, Kiutaköngäs, Taivalköngäs, in addition to the practical visitor centres lie alongside the Karhunkierros (Bear's Trail)winding through the national park (linking up with the UKK hiking trail). Its total length is 90 km, with 64 km inside the park.
2. Those interested in peatland habitats will do best to follow the fascinating 14 km long Keroharju trail.
3. Four nature trails
For further information visit the official site of the Park.

Publications

For information on publications in English visit: http://www.metsa.fi/hiking/index.htm

Park facilities

  • 36 cooking and campfire sites
  • 6 hanging bridges / suspension bridges
  • 8 wilderness huts
  • 1 Lappish kota huts 
  • 13 lean-to shelters
  • 7 waste sorting stations 
  • camping site

Visitor centres

- Oulanka Visitor Centre at Kiutaköngäs
Adress: Liikasenvaarantie 132, 93999 Kuusamo, Finland
Tel: +358 205 64 6850
Telefax: +358 205 64 6851
e-mail: oulanka@metsa.fi
Internet: http://www.metsa.fi/customerservice/oulanka/index.htm
- Nature cabin in Hautajärvi (also a visitor centre)

Education facilities

  • Exhibitions of the area's wildlife and history at Oulanka Visitor Centre and Hautajärvi nature cabin
  • Four nature trails
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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