Services in Salla

Customer Service and Guidance

Salla Wilderness Park

Salla Visitor Centre
Free experiential exhibition describes the special features of Salla’s nature and culture
Café and restaurant, souvenirs

Nature Exhibition at Salla Visitor Centre

A nature exhibition can be visited free of charge in Salla Visitor Centre. The exhibition provides information about the old-growth forests and their species in Salla National Park and its vicinity and gives an introduction to the magnificent geological sites in the area. The exhibition has been updated in 2020–2022.

In Salla National Park, information boards can be found in Kaunisharju parking area, Salla Wilderness Park and Sallatunturi (ski resort). These information boards are in Finnish and English.

Services Provided by Partners

Metsähallitus’ partners providing services in Salla National Park and nearby area.

These partners have a co-operation agreement with Metsähallitus, and they observe the principles of sustainable nature tourism when operating in the National Park.

Eating, Cooking and Snacking

Cafés, Restaurants, Shops and Kiosks

You can cook your own meals at the lean-to shelters, campfire shelter and campfire sites
You can also find cafés, restaurants, shops and kiosks near Salla National Park.
To buy food supplies for your excursion, you can visit shops, service stations and tourism companies near Salla (visitsalla.fi)
A ski cafe is open in winter (from week 7) in Ruuhitunturi.

Campfire Sites in the National Park

There are lean-to shelters, day-use huts and a campfire hut with campfire sites in Salla National Park.

Campfires are only permitted at official campfire sites built for this purpose.

Open fires are prohibited when a wildfire warning is effective.

This prohibition does not apply to cooking shelters or other fireplaces with a flue. More information about lighting a campfire at a designated campfire site is provided in the Outdoor Guide.

Lean-to Shelters

Kolmiloukkonen
Kolmiloukkosenvaara
Kaunisharju
Tunturilampi
Aatsinginhauta, Koutalampi lean-to shelter
Pitkälampi

Day-use Huts

Open Wilderness Huts

Pahanojankuru

Behind a campfire site there is a wooden building. Around there are trees covered by some snow.

Drinking Water

Surface water, such as water taken from lakes, rivers and streams, should be boiled for a few minutes before drinking, as water quality varies from place to place and depending on the temperature.

See the Outdoor Guide for tips about drinking water for hikers.

Waste Management

Biodegradable waste may be disposed of in the toilets or composters, and small amounts of pure paper and cardboard may be used to light fires.
The principle of litter free hiking should be followed in Salla National Park.
There are no waste containers in the area, and waste management is the responsibility of the visitors. This means that hikers are responsible for their own waste and must bring it out of the area for appropriate sorting.

Dry Toilets

There are dry toilets along the hiking trails in connection with almost every hut and lean-to shelter.
Hikers are advised to bring their own toilet paper as none is provided in the toilets.

Staying Overnight

You can camp outside huts and lean-to shelters. You can also spend the night in lean-to shelters and open wilderness huts of the area.

Accessible Services

The trails maintained by Metsähallitus in Salla are not accessible. Metsähallitus’ exhibition in Salla Wilderness Park is suitable for visitors with reduced mobility.

The observation site of natural phenomena at Kaunisharju is accessible in summer.

Other Services Near Salla

For information about other services in the area, visit the websites of Salla municipality (salla.fi) and Salla tourism (visitsalla.fi).

The nearby tourist resort offers plenty of accommodation and tourism services as well as hiking equipment rentals.

For versatile information about Lapland and tourism services in the area, visit the website for tourism in Lapland (lapland.fi).

Observation Points in Salla

Salla has several easily accessible places to observe the natural phenomena of the arctic regions. The Kaunisharju observation point (visitsalla.fi) is located in the Salla national park.