FAQ

You can book boat taxi and car transfer services: Hetan Kota (+358 400 183 020) and Tuomo Laakso (+358 40 512 9814). Holiday village Paavontalo (+358 16 521 021) and CAPE Lapland & Hetta Huskies (+358 1664 1590, +358 50 577 2762) have car transfer service.

We hardly have any mosquitoes in June. There are more mosquitoes in July, but their numbers vary from year to year. In open spaces on the fells, the mosquitoes are not a problem, especially if there’s any wind. When you are properly prepared, our little flying friends are unable to torment you. We recommend long sleeve shirts, long pants, and hats with mosquito netting. It also pays to take mosquito repellent with you.

Many 2-18 km long hiking trails leave from the Fell Lapland Visitor Center in Hetta. You can go to Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park for a day trip from Vuontispirtti in Ylikyrö. Routes of different lengths leave from the Kilpisjärvi Visitor Center to the area around Saana and the Malla Strict Nature Reserve.

Browse here for your accommodation options.

Fell Lapland Visitor Center and Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre sell fishing licenses. Fishing licenses for private recreational fishing waters are available from local partners, for more information click here.

Many companies rent canoes, see here for more information here. 

Both disinfection and licenses are available from the same place in Kautokeino: Kautokeino Villmarksenter AS (+47 414 33 464), Hannoluohka 2

For additional information about recreational fishing in northern Norway, see http://www.visitnorway.com/en/what-to-do/active-holiday/fishing-in-norway/.

If you are going to Skibotn, you can get licenses and disinfection in Statoil, Strandbu Camping and Troll kafé. See more information at about fishing in Skibotn from the Fiskenord web pages.

Yes, there is an exchange bureau in Kilpisjärvi.

These vehicles are only permitted to the locals who use them at the reindeer herding and other traditional activities. Visitors are not allowed to use engine vehicles outside the roads on summertime.

Maps are for sale in Hetta at for example the Fell Lapland Nature Center. You can buy maps at the Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre in Kilpisjärvi. You can also order maps online at: www.karttakeskus.fi

The only cash dispenser in Enontekiö is in Hetta, at the Osuuspankki in the town center.

Gas stations in Enontekiö can be found in Hetta (Teboil, St1), Palojärvi (Seo), Karesuvanto (Neste) and Kilpisjärvi (Neste).

Buses leave from Rovaniemi for Hetta and Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö. There is also a bus connection from the Kolari night train to Enontekiö, check the schedules www.matkahuolto.fi and www.eskelisenlapinlinjat.fi

Enontekiö has an airport which has direct flights during high seasons. At other times, you can get to Enontekiö by flying to Kittilä, Kiruna (Sweden) or Tromsø (Norway). You can reserve a taxi from Kittilä airport that will take you to Kilpisjärvi via Hetta. You need to reserve your place in the taxi in advance. The route is only available 3 times a week. Before reserving your flight, check the taxi schedule from Elli-Marja Kultima, at +358 400 138 262.

Boat and land transports to Lätäseno can be organized with Reijo Mannela, Tel. +358 40 731 9195.

You can also get close to Lätäseno with a high-clearance SUV. The road is not maintained and is in poor condition. You should bring a shovel with you. You are not allowed to leave the road to drive on ATV tracks. The road begins near Vuosku hut and ends near Kalkkoaivi hut. The road is marked on the recreational and guide maps of Enontekiö, which are sold in the Fell Lapland Nature Center among other places.

Skiing conditions are at their best between March and April, but you can often already start skiing in November. There are over 200 kilometers of maintained trails. You can ski off the trails, but take a map and compass with you. Watch out for the danger of avalanches on the higher fells, particularly in the spring, and for gorges. For information on snow conditions and avalanche risks, see the websites of ilmatieteenlaitos.

The northern lights are a colorful light phenomenon caused by particles from solar storms hitting the atmosphere. The northern lights can be predicted. For more information on the predictions, see http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/3.

The northern lights are best seen in the dark, generally around midnight. If you see the northern lights early in the evening, you are in luck – this often means that they will be particularly vibrant all night long.