The Ryettikuoškâ / Ritakoski rental hut is located in the demanding wilderness area of Hammastunturi along River Ivalojoki. Navigation skills are needed to get to the hut. The hut is not accessible during the thaw. Built in the early 1900s, this large log gold prospector’s hut – Ritakosken Kultala – is located on the north bank of the River Ivalojoki, approximately 3 km downstream from the mouth of the River Sotajoki. There is a 6-person open wilderness hut in the same building. Outdoor dry toilet, wood shed, storehouse, campfire site and locked maintenance hut.
A rental hut is a place for an overnight stay that can be rented for only your use.
Creating a user account is worthwhile. As a logged-in customer, you do not need to pay for your reservation immediately. You can also cancel unpaid reservations yourself. Create a user account.
Tip: If you reserve huts for multiple trips, make separate orders for each trip. This way, you can choose to pay for each trip's reservation only 14 days before the start of the reservation. Changes won't be made to reservations made from May 5, 2025.
Ensure a safe trip to the hut. Read the checklist.
The reservation day for shared rental huts and rental huts begins at 2 pm and ends at 12 noon.
Bring along your invoice and proof of payment to the hut. Check the information related to keys in the "Keys" section (located halfway down the page).
By following the hut etiquette, you ensure that the use of hut is smooth. Learn about the hut etiquette (luontoon.fi).
A foreign company can place an order in the company's name only as an unregistered customer.
The use of the hut and other structures for business operations requires a permit from Metsähallitus. Learn about transfer of rights of use (metsa.fi).
| Duration | Hut |
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| Duration | 41,00 € |
| Duration | Hut |
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| Duration | 70,00 € |
The cabin is available for booking for::1.3.–16.10.2026
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1.10.2025
The hut sales and customer service of Metsähallitus Wildlife & Parks will be exceptionally closed from October 28 to 30. At other times, customer service is open on weekdays from 9 AM to 3 PM.
25.4.2025
Bookings of rental and shared rental huts, as well as other sites available for booking for 2026, will open on Monday May 5th 2025 at 9:00am on Eraluvat.fi.
20.11.2024
Eräluvat.fi has been renewed, and also the payment options for hut reservations have been updated. Read more about the options available for private customers and businesses.
From Kultala it is about an 11 km hike to Ritakoski along the northern bank of the River Ivalojoki.
A marked summer hiking trail leads from Pahaoja parking area to Kultala.
There are suspension footbridges over the Ivalojoki and Sotajoki rivers.
The rental hut can also be reached by canoe.
From Saariselkä take road E-75 and drive south along it for 10 km or alternatively drive 2 km north from Kakslauttanen. Then turn onto Kutturantie Road. Follow Kutturantie Road for 17 km and then turn onto Pahaojantie Road, continuing along it for 10 km at which point you will reach Pahaoja parking area.
Pahanojantie Road is not cleared of snow during winter.
The wilderness hut can not be reached by public transport. The closest coach stop is on road E-75 at the intersection for Kutturantie Road. From there it is a 27 km hike to Pahaoja parking area.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.
There is a dry toilet in the yard.
Camping is allowed in the yard area.
The key is in a key code box on the hut wall. The box is protected with a code. Instructions and the code are sent to you by e-mail after the payment.
Take lock de-icer with you just in case the box's lid is stuck due to frost. Metsähallitus does not have maintenance on site.
The hut has a stove and firewood for heating. Please use firewood sparingly. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
The hut has no electricity. We recommend using a headlamp, which leaves your hands free to do chores around the hut. For safety reasons, candles must be burned on a non-combustible surface and constantly monitored.
A gas stove.
There is no running water in the hut.
Visitors can get water from the River Ivalojoki. It is recommended to boil water from natural sources before consumption. Water quality is not tested. Drink water taken directly from nature at your own risk.
See tips on how to obtain safe drinking water on a hike (Nationalparks.fi).
Beds, mattresses, blankets and pillows.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag.
There is a dry toilet near the hut. Please bring your own toilet paper.
There are waste containers by the cabin but visitors are advised to take their accumulated waste with them.
Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about hiking without littering (nationalparks.fi).
Please clean the hut before you leave.
Although Finland has a broad network for mobile phones, there are some areas in the park without signal. If this happens try to climb to a higher place or go into an open area. Check the mobile network coverage with your mobile phone operator before your trip.
There are fire alarms at wilderness huts, but we recommend to bring a 9 V battery and/or your own travel fire alarm with you.
Read more about the area and its current information at Nationalparks.fi.
Maintenance and Management: Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.
If you notice that anything requires maintenance, kindly let us know: luontoon.fi/en/feedback.
Call cost €0.00/min + mobile charge/local network rate. Customer service will be exceptionally closed from October 28th to 30th.
You can find the trails, services, maps, and other information about Hammastunturi Wilderness Reserve on the Luontoon.fi website.
By following the hut etiquette, you ensure that using huts is easy and nice for everyone. You can find the etiquette in the Luontoon.fi service.
Respect Europe's only indigenous people and travel responsibly in the Sámi homeland. You can find the etiquette on the Luontoon.fi website.
