Customer Service and Guidance
- Syöte Visitor Centre, tel +358 206 39 6550
- Syöte Visitor Centre has the following services: Information on and instructions for hiking, maps and small nature-related products on sale, auditorium (60 seats), exhibitions, a café and guided tours on nature trails.
Meals, Where to Buy and Prepare
Cafés and Restaurants
- The café at Nature Centre is open at our opening hours. We offer hot and cold drinks and something salty and sweet to eat.
- The services of the Iso-Syöte holiday resort (syote.fi) are close by.
- Several local tourism enterprises and other organisations offer also cafe and restaurant services.
Lean-to Shelters and Wilderness Huts
- Day-use huts Riihitupa and Annintupa
- Lake Lauttalampi and Lake Kellarilampi lean-to shelters
Making open fires is always prohibited at both marked campfire sites and when fires are permitted by the land owner if a forest fire warning has been issued for the area (ilmatieteenlaitos.fi).
- This prohibition does not apply to cooking shelters or other fireplaces with a flue.
Drinking Water
The water in springs and flowing streams within the hiking area is usually safe to drink, but it has not been tested.
Waste Management
- It is the responsibility of each hiker to dispose of waste that accumulates during the trip. Biodegradable waste should be placed in a dry toilet or composter, and small amounts of clean paper and cardboard can be used as kindling in a campfire. Read more about Hiking without littering.
Toilets
- Syöte Visitor Centre has toilets including an accessible toilet.
- There are dry toilets at all the hiking area's rest spots and wilderness huts.
- There is a dry toilet at Lake Kellarilampi, which is wheelchair accessible.
Overnight Stays
Camping and Lean-to Shelters
Camping in Iso-Syöte Hiking Area is permitted as an Everyman's Right (environment.fi).
- There are lean-to shelters at Lakes Lauttalampi and Kellarilampi.
- Lighting campfire is only permitted at designated spots at lean-to shelters.
Lodging in the Surrounding Area
Holiday resorts in the Syöte area offer many different types of accommodation; hotels, cottages, camping grounds, caravan parks and farm lodging. More information can be found on the Iso-Syöte holiday resort website (syote.fi).
Equipment Rental
Accessible Services
- Syöte Visitor Centre is accessible by wheelchair and the building has an accessible toilet.
- The Korpikolvan polku, a nature trail, is located near the Syöte Visitor Centre and is accessible by wheelchair with assistance of an aide.
- The whole of Kellarilampi Nature Trail is accessible by wheelchair. Services on the trail, which are accessible are a lean-to shelter, a dry toilet, an angling pier, and a boat and canoe stage.
Services Offered by Enterprises and Other Organisations in Iso-Syöte
There is a variety of tourism enterprises and other organisations that offer services in the nature reserve. They have a cooperation agreement with Metsähallitus and they follow the principles of sustainable nature tourism when operating in nature reserve.
Other Services in the Surrounding Area
