There are usually no waste collection bins along the trails, so you must take care of waste disposal yourself. This means that it is the responsibility of each hiker to bring the waste that accumulates during the trip back to a recycling point. 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.
There is a dry toilet at Kuohkimajärvi open and reservable wilderness hut.
Overnight stays
Camping
Camping is prohibited in Malla Strict Nature Reserve, but pitching a tent is allowed in the Kuohkimajärvi open wilderness hut grounds.
Open and Reservable Wilderness Huts
Huts are 11 km from the nearest road, on the northeastern shore of Lake Kuohkimajärvi, about 100 metres from the Three Nations' Border Point, and the border of Norway and Sweden.
You may stay for one or two nights at the open wilderness hut. You can book and pay a place at the reservable wilderness hut for one or up to two nights, and stay there.
Rental cabins are available through the local entrepreneurs, and caravan sites with a power connection are available as well, and there is one hotel in the village of Kilpisjärvi.
Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre is accessible by wheelchair. There is an accessible toilet in the visitor centre. Hiking routes in Malla Strict Nature Reserve are not suitable for the physically challenged.
Other Services in the Surrounding Area
The nearest banks, cash points, medical centres and pharmacies are located in Hetta, the municipal centre of Enontekiö, and in the village of Muonio.
There is a medical centre in Karesuvanto.
Kilpisjärvi village has a service station and a shop as well as points for permit sales, postal services and pharmacy services. Transportation services (taxi, boat and plane services, car transport service) are also available.
