Nature tourism

When a company utilizes state areas or recreational structures maintained by Metsähallitus in its business operations, a cooperation agreement is usually required. For one-time activities, paying a usage fee in advance through the Eräluvat.fi service is sufficient. In addition, companies can reserve shared rental huts and rental huts for their use.

Promoting tourism, supporting the local economy, enabling entrepreneurship, and ensuring the sustainability of nature tourism are important goals for Metsähallitus. Metsähallitus collaborates with hundreds of companies across Finland.

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Cooperation agreement or usage fee?
Hut reservations for companies
Tourism company inquiries

Cooperation agreement or usage fee?

When a company uses state lands or recreational structures maintained by Metsähallitus in its business operations, the company usually needs to make a cooperation agreement with Metsähallitus. The possibilities for using the site vary depending on the type of area: for example, tourism activities are more restricted in nature conservation areas and freer in multiple-use forests. As part of the cooperation agreement with Metsähallitus' Parks & Wildlife, nature tourism entrepreneurs commit to Metsähallitus' principles of sustainable tourism (metsa.fi).

If the activity is one-time, it is not practical to make a cooperation agreement. In this case, the company pays a usage fee for the service structures, which is €75 + VAT.

Hut reservations for companies

Companies may use paid shared rental huts and rental huts for their business activities. Hut reservations for both private individuals and companies are made through the Eräluvat.fi service.

Reservation options

Reserving with company details without signing in

The reservation must be paid for immediately at the time of booking.
A paid reservation cannot be modified.

Reserving with a personal user account

A person authorized by the company may make reservations using their personal user account.
The payment due date is 14 days from the reservation date. We recommend paying for the reservation on the due date.
A paid reservation cannot be modified.
It is not possible to create a separate company account for hut reservations.

Paying by invoice

If a hut reservation is paid by invoice, an invoicing fee will be added (€3,50).
Invoice request is submitted using the customer service (luontoon.fi).
If the reservation has not yet been made, please include the reservation details in your message (what you wish to reserve and for what time).
Customer enquiries are processed on weekdays between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.

Additional Information

We recommend making a separate hut reservation for each excursion. This makes cancellations and changes easier to manage.
Some huts may have restrictions on how many reservations a single company can make during one season. Any restrictions are specified on the relevant hut's page in the Eräluvat.fi service.
Please note that open wilderness huts may not be used to accommodate customers as part of commercial activities.
From 1 January 2027 onwards: If a company reserves a paid rest site or accommodation for its customers and also uses other recreational infrastructure, such as marked trails or other rest areas, a separate user fee must be paid for that additional use.
- If the activity is regular, the company must enter into a cooperation agreement (metsa.fi) with Metsähallitus and pay an annual user fee.
- If the activity is occasional or one-off, the user fee is paid through the Eräluvat.fi service.