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Nature centres and hiking lodges
You can find hiking lodges in the following outdoor recreation areas:
Hiking lodges, nature centres, huts and lean-tos on a map
Hiking lodges, nature centres, huts and lean-tos in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area on a map.
Cooking shelters
Cooking shelters are located in several outdoor recreation areas and on several islands managed by the City of Helsinki. Cooking shelters and campfire places usually do not have firewood.
Some outdoor recreation areas of other municipalities (Karjakaivo, Luukki, Pirttimäki, Salmi and Vaakkoi) have firewood for hikers. In the archipelago, firewood can be found at the cooking shelters of Kaunissaari and Pihlajasaari. You should bring your own firewood to the other islands. There is firewood in the campfire area of Seurasaari.
Cooking shelters and other campfire sites on a map
Cooking shelters in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area on a map.
Birdwatching towers, birdwatching platforms and hides
Helsinki has several birdwatching towers, birdwatching platforms and hides. Birdwatching towers and platforms are located by the bird waters of Vanhankaupunginlahti, but also on the island of Harakka and Lauttasaari. Accessible birdwatching platforms can be found in Lammassaari, along the plank trail leading to the island, and at the end of the Kivinokka nature trail. Most of the towers and platforms are accompanied by bird-related information boards.
Birdwatching towers, birdwatching platforms, hides and observation platforms on the map
Birdwatching and scenic towers and platforms in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area on the map.
Saunas
Helsinki and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area have several comfortable saunas in outdoor recreation areas and on islands. The saunas can be rented and some of them also have public sauna hours. Most of the saunas are managed by companies.
Saunas in outdoor recreation areas and on islands
- Elisaari saunas (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)
- Furuvik saunas (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)
- Kaunissaari saunas (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)
- Lonna sauna(Link leads to external service)
- Luukki saunas (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)
- Lähteelä saunas (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)
- Paloheinä hiking lodge sauna (in Finnish)
- Pihlajasaari saunas(Link leads to external service)
- Pirttimäki hiking lodge sauna (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)
- Rastila saunas(Link leads to external service)
- Villa Wuorio lakeside sauna (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service)
Saunas in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area on a map(Link leads to external service)
Camping
Camping is a comfortable and relaxed way to spend time in nature. In addition to a tent, you can spend the night in, for example, a hammock. See Camping -page few things you should consider when planning to go camping. Check alsothe top 5 camping places in the archipelago of the capital region.