Location
Northern Lapland, Municipality of Enontekiö (enontekiolapland.com), Käsivarsi Wilderness Area
Driving directions, GPS X=3285230 Y=7683374
Along the main road E8 to Kilpisjärvi, from where 45 km in the terrain by hiking or skiing. The cabin is located on the southeastern shore of Lake Porojärvi, in the place, where begins the River Poroeno.
Boazojávri / Porojärvi rental hut, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 69° 8.784' lon: 21° 35.108' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7680184 E: 285117.
Boazojávri / Porojärvi Open Wilderness Hut is situated about 1 km from the rental hut.
Maps
Käsivarsi Wilderness Area Map
Other maps of the area
Excursionmap.fi
Price
250 € / day or 1500 € / week (incl. VAT 10%).
Keys
Key for the hut is in a coded key box located outside at the hut door. You will receive further instructions and the code when booking.
Facilities
The old UKK cabin has two bunk beds, candle light, gas stove and wood heated iron heater. The new cabin was build in 1998, and it has a wood burning iron heater, living room, kitchenette and bed room with bunk beds. Candle or headlamp light. Please note that it takes some time before the huts get properly warm.
Separate wood heated sauna by the shore. Boat. The sauna is reserved for the guests in the rental cabin and cannot be used by other hikers. A dry toilet and a woodshed outside near the huts. Firewood can be used only in the hut stoves and sauna, but not outside in campfires.
Bring your own bed linen, sleeping bag, candles, matches, toilet paper and headlamp.
It is recommended to boil water from natural sources before consumption. The lake shore is approximately 50 metres away from the hut.
Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Recycling point can be found at Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre. Read more about Hiking without Littering.
Notices
It is 45 km from Porojärvi to Kilpisjärvi village on a roadless and partly non-marked terrain by walking or skiing. In Kilpisjärvi village there is Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre, a shop, a fuel distribution point and restaurants. It is 120 km to Hetta village, the centre of the municipality of Enontekiö. In Hetta there is the Fell Lapland Visitor Centre.
The Boazojávri rental hut is located about 11 km to the west from the Nordkalott trail. There is no marked trail all the way and it is challenging terrain to navigate to the Boazojávri rental hut.
Pets are allowed in the hut. The hut is located in a reindeer herding area, take into account the free-grazing reindeer and keep your dog on a leash, read more about hiking in the reindeer herding area.
Remember to clean the huts properly before leaving. They have to be clean and ready for the next customers. If the previous customer has not cleaned the huts, please contact immediately to the maintenance. If the hut is not cleaned after the rent, Metsähallitus will charge for the cleaning.
Visitors must come prepared with warm clothing, food, drink, maps, compass and orienteering skills. Fog or storms can form in just a few hours. Safety on hiking.
Mobile network coverage is poor in wilderness areas. Check your operator website for coverage areas.
Fishing area
When fishing in the rivers, you have to pay the fisheries management fee (eraluvat.fi) and have a Käsivarsi-Tarvanto 1401 (eraluvat.fi) permit. When fishing at Poroeno you must have a Poroeno 1432 (eraluvat.fi) permit. Fishing permits are sold by the customer service points of Metsähallitus and Eräluvat webshop (eraluvat.fi).
Maintenance and Management
Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland. For more information contact Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre or Fell Lapland Visitor Centre.
