25.4.2025
Huts
Bookings for rental huts for 2026 open on May 5th at Eraluvat.fi
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.
Rental hut
Ikolanaho
Number of beds
4 beds
Size (in square metres)
18 m2
Address
Kotaniementie 28, 83960 Koli
Coordinates
Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 63° 04.4817' lon: 29° 49.7580' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 6997058 E: 642910
Ikolanaho rental hut (1 room, kitchenette) is located on the slope of Mäkrävaara Hill, at the intersection of the Herajärven kierros Trail in Koli National Park. The hut is surrounded by a hilly meadow. The flowers are at their most beautiful in the middle of summer. Mäkrävaara’s iconic viewing spots are a bit over a kilometre’s demanding hike away from the hut. There is a public campfire site right around the corner. Ikolanaho is at its busiest in the summer.
A rental hut is a place for an overnight stay that can be rented for only your use.
Reservations
Before reservation
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.
After reservation
The reservation day for shared rental huts, rental huts and other rental structures begins at 2 pm and ends at 12 noon.
Bring along your invoice and proof of payment to the hut.
By following the hut etiquette, you ensure that the use of hut is smooth. Learn about the hut etiquette (luontoon.fi).
Attention entrepreneurs
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).
Available for rent all year round. No reservations longer than one week at a time.
Rental hut
Price list 1.1.–9.6.2025
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 44,00 € |
Price list 10.6.–25.8.2025
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 52,00 € |
Price list 26.8.–31.12.2025
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 44,00 € |
Price list 1.1.–9.6.2026
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 45,00 € |
Price list 10.6.–25.8.2026
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 55,00 € |
Price list 26.8.2026–
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 45,00 € |
The cabin is available for booking for:1.1.–9.6.2025, 10.6.–26.8.2025, 27.8.2025–1.1.2026, 2.1.2026–1.1.2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic details of the destination
- Municipality
- Lieksa
- Region
- Pohjois-Karjala
- Location
- Koli National Park, Herajärven kierros Trail
- Heating
- Fire place
- Electricity
- No
- Cooking
- Gas stove
- Drinking water
- Must be brought yourself
- Toilet
- Dry toilet
- Staying overnight
- Bunk bed, mattresses, pillows
- Pets
- Allowed
- Sauna
- No
What's new
20.11.2024
Huts
Payment options for hut reservations in the new Eräluvat.fi service
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.
19.11.2024
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Arrival instructions
Hiking
The distance from Nature Centre Ukko to hut via the peaks of Ukko-Koli and Mäkränaho is 2.8 km.
Driving instructions
The rental hut is a 700 m walking trip from Peiponpelto parking area. To get to the parking area, drive from Koli Nature Centre Ukko downwards along Ylä-Kolintie Road for 2 km and turn left onto Jerontie Road. Continue for 1,3 km and turn left onto Kotaniementie Road. Continue for 2,6 km until you reach Pieni Mäkräntie Road intersection where the Peiponpelto parking area is.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.
Yard
There is a firewood shed and a public campfire site right next to the hut.
The firewood consists of long logs, and you must saw and chop any firewood you intend to use in the hut.
The separate dry toilet is located around 60 metres downhill from the hut, in the direction of the Peiponpelto parking area.
Camping in the yard is prohibited.
Keys
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.
Always keep the keys inside the key box, so they won’t get lost or locked inside the hut.
Facilities
Heating and lighting
The hut has a soapstone fireplace and firewood for heating. Please use firewood sparingly. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
In rainy weather and during low pressure, smoke will not exit the fireplaces properly. The fireplace may then smoke up the hut. It is a good idea to preheat the fireplace so that smoke exits properly. Check the heating instructions in the hut folder.
In winter, the hut’s base temperature will remain cool despite heating. Bring along a warm winter sleeping bag and warm clothes.
The hut has solar panel powered lights and charging facility (USB socket).
We also 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.
Cooking
Gas cooker, pots, coffee pot, frying pan and small set of cutlery.
Drinking water
There is no running water in the hut.
The well and spring nearby the Ikolanaho reservable hut are out of commission. Therefore do not drink the water even after boiling it. It it recommended to bring enough drinking water with you to the hut.
It is also possible to borrow water containers and get clean drinking water from the Nature Centre Ukko.
Staying overnight
Sleeping spots for 4 in bunk beds, mattresses and pillows.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag.
In the summertime it's recommended to bring a mosquito net with you to quarantee a good night's sleep.
Toilet
There is a dry toilet near the hut. Please bring your own toilet paper.
Waste disposal
There are no waste containers by the cabin. 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).
Other things to keep in mind
There are no accessible services in the hut.
Dishwashing liquid, spices, fire-making equipment and toilet paper are not included.
Please clean the hut before you leave.
Safety
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.
Hut maintenance
Maintenance and Management: Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.
More information:
Koli Nature Centre Ukko, ukko(at)retkipaikka.fi, tel. +358 40 773 2442.
If you notice that anything requires maintenance, kindly let us know so that we can react to the needs as quickly as possible.
Contact details
Information on hut reservations on weekdays 9 am–3 pm. Billing and cancellations to reservations are always handled via email.
Hiking information services: Koli Nature Centre Ukko
Ylä-Kolintie 39
83960 Koli
Check additional information and opening hours