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
Karhulahti rental campfire hut
Size (in square metres)
50 m2
Coordinates
Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat.: 61° 11.067' lon.: 26° 49.544' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 6783345 E: 490629
Karhulahti rental campfire hut is locating in a beautiful place on the top of the small hill and close to Repovesi lake, one kilometre from Olhava hill. Kaakkurinkierros hiking trail pass close the hut. A spacious campfire hut is suitable for accommodating small groups or serving as a base camp for larger groups. Room for 25–30 persons and space on the floor and benches for about 10 people to stay overnight. The yard, enclosed by fences, features its own campfire site and is exclusively for the use of renters.
A rental campfire 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 February/March–December.
Rental hut
Price list 19.5.–19.10.2025
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 119,00 € |
Price list 20.10.2025–19.2.2026
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 104,00 € |
Price list 20.2.–14.5.2026
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 115,00 € |
Price list 15.5.–19.10.2026
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 130,00 € |
Price list 20.10.2026–
| Duration | Hut |
|---|---|
| Duration | 115,00 € |
The cabin is available for booking for:16.2.2025–1.1.2026, 20.2.2026–1.1.2027
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic details of the destination
- Municipality
- Kouvola
- Region
- Kymenlaakso
- Location
- Repovesi National Park, Kaakkurinkierros hiking trail
- Heating
- Stove
- Electricity
- No
- Drinking water
- Must be brought yourself
- Toilet
- Toilet with suction emptying
- 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
By hiking
The Kaakkurinkierros hiking trail pass nearby the campfire hut. Kaakkurinkierros can be started from any parking area of National Park.
Driving instructions
There is about 4 kilometers from the nearest parking area (there’s no road access with any motor vehicle to the Karhulahti kota), which is Saarijärvi parking area, Kuismantie 990, Kouvola (Road 368). Space for approximately 60 cars. During the winter maintenance period, the parking area is smaller.
By public transport
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.
Yard
A wood-shed (locked), some cut firewood and an axe.
A fireplace with benches and a toilet with suction emptying on the yard.
Own yard defined by fences, camping is allowed in the yard.
There is a public campfire spot near the grounds. Karhulahti is also a popular camping site.
Near the rental campfire hut, about 100 meters away, are the Karhulahti boat and paddling docks.
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.
Please note that the door will be get locked automatically. It’s recommended to keep the key in the key box.
Facilities
Heating and lighting
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.
Cooking
A stove, coffee and tea pots, one big and one small kettle (separate kettles for indoor and outdoor use). No cutlery or dishes.
Drinking water
There is no running water in the hut.
Nearest drinking water well is located 1 km away at Olhava district.
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).
Staying overnight
Broad benches by the walls. Room for 25–30 persons.
Space on the floor and benches for about 10 people to stay overnight.
Toilet
There is a toilet with suction emptying. Putting leftovers or litter into the toilet is prohibited.
Please bring your own toilet paper.
The toilet is an accessible dry toilet.
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
Dogs and other pets are welcome to this campfire hut. Always keep your pets on leash in national parks.
Smoking is prohibited in the hut.
Dishwashing liquid, spices, candles, 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
+358206396000
Call cost €0.00/min + local network rate/mobile charge
Hiking information services: Koli Nature Centre Ukko
Ylä-Kolintie 39
83960 Koli
Check additional information and opening hours