Accommodation in Hetta and the wider area of Enontekiö
Five hotels, guesthouses, wilderness centres, campsites and around 50 high-quality log cabins - plus Finland's wilderness hut network.
Enontekiö has a long tourism tradition and a wide choice of places to stay: five hotels, two guesthouses, three hiking or wilderness centres, five campsites, c. ten holiday villages and c. 50 high-quality log cabins. In total there are approx. 1000 beds in the municipality, 400 of them in Hetta. Private enterprises also rent holiday cottages in Hetta, Nunnanen, Leppäjärvi and Palojärvi.
- Approx. 1000 beds in the municipality (400 in Hetta)
- Five hotels, two guesthouses, three wilderness centres, five campsites
- c. ten holiday villages and c. 50 high-quality log cabins
- c. 20 bookable cabins and 50 open huts run by the Forest & Park Service
Notable destinations
Notable destinations include the Fell-Hotel Vuontispirtti, Raattama village in the north of Kittilä municipality, Kalmakaltio Wilderness Centre and Kelotin Rantamajat Holiday Village. Vuontispirtti, in the south-eastern corner of the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, draws hikers, cross-country skiers and berry pickers. Kalmakaltio (north-east of Nunnanen) and Kelotin Rantamajat (on Lake Leppäjärvi) are good bases for hunting, fishing and cloudberry picking.
Enontekiö's hut network
The Forest and Park Service and the Forest Research Institute also own about 20 bookable cabins and 50 open huts for hikers. A separate page explains how Finland's wilderness hut network works and how the huts are classified, from open wilderness huts and day-trip huts to turf huts, lapp pole tents, reservable huts and rental huts.
Accommodation in HettaA rundown of the main hotels, cabin companies, hostels and camping options providing the 400-odd beds in Hetta village itself.
Accommodation near HettaHoliday centres and private cabins for hire in the small villages around Hetta - to the north, west, east and south - ideal if you have your own transport.
Accommodation outside HettaHotels, luxury cabins, hostels and camping across the wider Enontekiö region - from Vuontispirtti and Kilpisjärvi to the road towards Norway.
Hetta Huskies AccommodationHetta Huskies' own wilderness cabins and traditional farm kota, used as refreshment and overnight points on winter safaris and available for rent in the off season.
National Park HutsThe open and bookable wilderness huts along the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, including the famous Hetta-Pallas hiking and skiing route.
Other Available HutsOpen huts, reservable Lapp huts, shelters and private cabins in and around Hetta, near Saivomuotka and elsewhere in Enontekiö.
Wilderness Hut ClassificationA guide to Finland's wilderness hut network and the difference between reservable huts, rental huts, rental cabins, open huts, day trip huts, turf huts and Lapp pole tents.
Wilderness Hut NetworkA detailed catalogue of the open and reservable wilderness huts across the Pöyrisjärvi, Pulju, Tarvantovaara and Käsivarsi wilderness areas and the Kilpisjärvi region.Planning a trip this far north?
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