Shared rental hut

Megonjávri / Meekonjärvi

Number of beds

8 beds

Coordinates

Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 69° 09.7203' lon: 21° 20.5475' ETRS-TM35FIN; P: 7682788m I: 275669m

The Megonjávri / Meekonjärvi shared rental hut is a demanding wilderness destination. Navigation skills are needed to get to the hut. The hut is not accessible during the thaw. The hut is located in the Käsivarsi Wilderness Reserve on the southern shore of Lake Meekonjärvi, approximately 30 km by hiking or skiing from the village of Kilpisjärvi.  The hut is suitable for hikers and skiers on the Nordkalott Trail. Near the hut rises Saivaara (Čáivárri), a fell which appears in the emblem of Käsivarsi Wilderness Reserve, with a peak at around 830 meters.

The ski touring season is from March to April, and in summer, the recommended hiking season is from early July to early September.

A shared rental hut is a reservable place for an overnight stay where you can book a paid bed for 1–2 nights.

Map files and brochures

Terms of reservation for huts

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.
Ensure a safe trip to the hut. Read the checklist.

After reservation

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.
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).
Reservable huts are meant for those travelling by foot, skis or other means of physical movement (not motorized vehicles).
Hiking and skiing groups of partner entrepreneurs can book reservation huts year-round with the following restrictions
- 5 groups during the summer season from June 1st to October 31st
- 5 groups during the winter season from November 1st to May 30th

Shared rental hut

Price list 10.12.2024–31.12.2025

Duration	Bed
1 night	17,10 €

Price list 1.1.2026–

Duration	Bed
1 night	20,00 €

The cabin is available for booking for:1.1.2025–1.1.2026, 2.1.2026–1.1.2027

Number of beds

May 2025

Basic details of the destination

Municipality: Enontekiö
Region: Lappi
Location: Käsivarsi Wilderness Reserve, Nordkalott Trail
Heating: Stove
Electricity: No
Cooking: Gas stove
Drinking water: Lake/river nearby, must be brought yourself
Toilet: Dry toilet
Staying overnight: Blankets, bunk bed, mattresses, pillows
Pets: Prohibited
Sauna: No

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Arrival instructions

The shared rental hut is approximately 30 km hike or ski from Kilpisjärvi.
The nearest other shared rental huts are Guonjarjohka (Kuonjarjoki) and Bihčosjávri / Pitsusjärvi.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.

Yard

There are three locked huts on the grounds, the northernmost of which is the shared rental hut.
There is a dry toilet and wood shed on the hut grounds.
You can camp near the hut.

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.

Facilities

Heating and lighting

The hut has a wood-burning 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 gas stove and basic cookware (pot, frying pan, coffee pot).

Drinking water

There is no running water in the hut.
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

Bunk beds, matresses, blankets and pillows.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag.
A shared rental hut is a shared overnight accommodation where hikers sleep in the same space, usually shoulder-to-shoulder in bunk beds.

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).

Recycling point can be found at Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre.

Other things to keep in mind

Megonjávri/Meekonjärvi open wilderness hut is located approximately 500 metres northwest, on the other side of Bierfejohka. The distance to the open wilderness hut is 1,4 km along the Kalottireitti Trail via a bridge across the river.
The firewood should only be used for heating the huts. Making campfires outdoors is prohibited if the hut does not have an official campfire site.
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.