Rental hut

Palovartija House

Number of beds

4 beds

Size (in square metres)

83 m²

Address

Punkaharjun harjutie 124, 58500 Punkaharju

Coordinates

ETRS89 (WGS84) (lat.) 61° 46.271', (lon.) 29° 20.963' ETRS-TM35FIN 6850930, 623957

Palovartija House rental hut is originally built in 1845 and last renovated in 2005. It is located on a high esker ridge in the beautiful national landscape of Punkaharju. Well-stocked Lake Pihlajavesi is right next to the hut at the foot of a steep esker, and there is also a pond, bunkhouse (sleeps 4), waterfront sauna and root cellar on the grounds. The Palovartija House serves sometimes as a shepherd's hut.

Visitors to Palovartija House can easily explore the National landscape, its numerous trails and sights of Punkaharju.

A rental hut is a place for an overnight stay that can be rented for only your use.

Terms of reservation for huts

Reservations

Tips for a smooth booking

Make all reservations under the same order if you book several huts or other sites for the same trip. According to the reservation terms, the minimum refundable amount per order is €30.
Make reservations under separate orders if you book huts or other sites for several different trips. Managing separate reservations is easier, and you will receive a separate due date for each one, 14 days before the start of the reservation.

Notes for all bookers

The reservation day for shared rental huts, rental huts and other rental structures begins at 2 pm and ends at 12 noon.
Keep the order confirmation of your paid reservation with you. 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).

Notes for corporate customers

A foreign company can place an order in the company's name only as an unregistered customer.
When a company regularly takes its customers to destinations with hiking infrastructure maintained by Metsähallitus, it must have a cooperation agreement. Read more in the information bank for entrepreneurs.

Hut-specific information

Minimum length of reservation is 2 nights.
The rate does not include the final cleaning fee.

Rental hut

Price list 10.12.2024–21.5.2026

Duration	Hut
Duration	114,00 €

Price list 22.5.2026–

Duration	Hut
Duration	114,00 €

The cabin is available for booking for::22.5.–28.9.2026

March 2026

Arrival date

Departure date

Basic details of the destination

Municipality: Savonlinna
Region: Etelä-Savo
Location: Punkaharju Nature Reserve
Heating: Electric heating
Electricity: Yes
Cooking: Electric cooker/oven, refrigerator
Drinking water: Tap water
Toilet: Dry toilet
Staying overnight: Bed, blankets, bunk bed, mattresses, pillows, sofa
Pets: Prohibited
Sauna: Yes

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Arrival instructions

Palovartija House is located on the shore of Lake Pihlajavesi, close to ship traffic. The hut can be reached by car from Punkaharjun harjutie. There is parking space for a few cars on the hut grounds.

Driving Instructions

Palovartija House can be reached by car on highway 14; 32 km from Savonlinna and 90 km from Imatra. The hut is 370 km from Helsinki. When driving in from the south, turn onto Punkaharjun harjutie 4792, drive another 1.2 km, and then turn left at the address sign 124 onto the narrow cottage road, which runs up the ridge. The hut is approximately 200 metres from Harjutie.

By Public Transportation

Punkaharju can also be easily reached using public transportation. Palovartija is 2,3 km away from Punkaharju railway station.
Buses (matkahuolto.fi) run regularly from both Savonlinna and Imatra.
A railbus (vr.fi) stops several times a day at the Punkaharju village, Retretti and Lusto stops.

By Boat

Palovartija House can easily be reached by boat from the fairways on Lake Pihlajavesi and Lake Puruvesi. There is no pier on the shore.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Luontoon.fi.

Yard

The wood-burning waterfront sauna is located at the foot of the hill, on the shore of an esker pond. There is a campfire site next to the sauna. Firewood can be found in the shed.
Root cellar and dry-toilet in the yard.
Stairs lead from the hut down to the Lake Pihlajavesi shore, where there is no pier.
There is a rowboat at the guests’ disposal on the shore of Lake Pihlajavesi.
There are fences in the yard area, as shepherd weeks are also occasionally organised in Palovartija.
Pitching tents in the yard is not allowed.
The yard and its buildings are for the exclusive use of the renter.

Keys

The key is in a key code box on the site's 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

Electric heating only in the main building. The hut’s wood-burning baking oven and wood-burning stove are not in use.
The hut also has electric lighting.

Cooking

Electric cooker and refrigerator, kitchen utensils and dishware for eight.

Drinking water

The main building has a water supply, but it is recommended to boil the water before use.

Staying overnight

In the main building, the bedroom has a double bed and there is a pull-out sofa in the main room. The bunkhouse has bunks for four. There are pillows, blankets and mattresses.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag and towel.

Sauna

A wood-burning waterfront sauna.

Toilet

There is a dry toilet near the site. Please bring your own toilet paper.

Waste disposal

There are waste containers by the site 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 (luontoon.fi).

There is a collection container for mixed waste at the shed.
There are collection containers for sorted waste (cardboard, metal, glass, plastic, paper) in the centre of Punkaharju, near the S-market store.

Other things to keep in mind

You can hear cars and the railbus on the grounds.
There are no accessible services in the hut. The elevation difference between the house, the sauna and the campfire site is significant.
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.
Huts are equipped with smoke detectors, but we recommend that you bring your own smoke detector. An increasing number of huts have smoke detectors with long-life batteries that cannot be replaced by visitors. The battery is replaced by the hut maintenance staff.

Hut maintenance

Instructions for the user of the site

Each user of the site is responsible for keeping the site clean. The site does not have regular maintenance.
Please note that Metsähallitus sites are wilderness‑like and modest, and the indoor areas may contain, for example, insects, rodents, and their droppings.

Site maintenance

Maintenance and Management: Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.
If you notice that anything requires maintenance, kindly let us know: luontoon.fi/en/feedback.