Rumakuru Gorge

Rumakuru Gorge is a natural sight in Urho Kekkonen National Park. The steep gorge was created by Ice Age melting water and it is located near the national park along marked trails. The journey from Saariselkä to Rumakuru is 6 km. Rumakuru also has two day trip huts for hikers. The older of the two is the oldest hut in the area.

Rumakuru Gorge. Photo: Kristiina Aikio, Metsähallitus

Pääsiäiskuru Gorge

You can easily admire Pääsiäiskuru Gorge from along the marked trails. Pääsiäiskuru is an interesting natural sight; it is a fell gorge where you may find snow even in July. It is around two kilometres along both summer and winter trails from Urho Kekkonen National Park's gate at Saariselkä.

Niilanpää Reindeer Round-up Corral

On the western slope of Niilanpää Fell, inside Urho Kekkonen National Park is the Lapland Herding Cooperative's reindeer corral. The corral was built at the start of the 1960s. It has been mainly used as a corral for ear-marking calves in summer, but also for round-ups in autumn. The corral has not been in active use in reindeer work for several years because the Cooperative's reindeers' grazing rotation has been controlled and the reindeer work has taken place mostly in the Cooperative's western parts. A hut, built and owned by the Lapland Herding Cooperative, is situated by the corral. It was built as a base for reindeer husbandry. The reindeer hut's yard also contains a campfire site, dry toilet and a shed, all built for hikers to use.

Old Suomunruoktu Hut

The old Suomunruoktu hut, built in 1935, is nowadays a historical sight in Urho Kekkonen National Park. It is located around 100 metres from the newer Suomunruoktu Open and Reservable Wilderness Hut used by hikers.

Old Suomunruoktu Hut. Photo: Siiri Tolonen, Metsähallitus

Suomujoki Skolt Homestead

Suomujoki Skolt homestead is a Skolt Sami residential area from the 1940s, which has been protected and restored.

Oskarinkoski Skolt Homestead

Oskarinkoski Skolt homestead is located in the north-eastern part of Urho Kekkonen National Park, along the Luttojoki River. The former homestead of the Skolt Sami people is a significant cultural history site.

Oskarikoski Skolt Homestead. Photo: Aini Magga, Metsähallitus

Raja-Jooseppi Homestead

Raja-Jooseppi homestead is a nationally significant cultural history environment.