Varkaankuru Lapp Hut
Varkaankuru Lapp Hut is a wilderness hut in Kolari, Tunturi-Lappi, Finnish Lapland. Varkaankuru Lapp Hut is situated nearby to the pond Varkaanlampi, as well as near the peak Kellostapuli.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ylläs and Yllästunturi Visitor Centre Kellokas.
Ylläs
Ylläs, or Yllästunturi in Finnish, is a 719-metre high fell in the municipality of Kolari in the Finnish Lapland. There are two villages near Ylläs: Äkäslompolo on the north side and Ylläsjärvi in the south.
Yllästunturi Visitor Centre Kellokas
Ranger station
Yllästunturi Visitor Centre Kellokas is a ranger station, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Varkaankuru Lapp Hut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Äkäslompolo.
Äkäslompolo
Photo: Heikki Immonen, CC BY 3.0.
Äkäslompolo is a resort town and a village of 600 inhabitants in Finnish Lapland, around the namesake lake in the municipality Kolari. It is a hub for travellers of the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park both in the summer and winter, part of the Ylläs ski resort and also a destination of its own, with a large track and trail network for skiing, snowmobiling, hiking and mountain biking.
Varkaankuru Lapp Hut
- Type: Wilderness hut
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Kolari, Tunturi-Lappi, North-west Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
67.58258° or 67° 34′ 57″ northLongitude
24.22747° or 24° 13′ 39″ eastOperator
Parks & Wildlife FinlandOpen location code
9GV6H6MG+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1203017307OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=wilderness_hutOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
“Varkaankuru Lapp Hut” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Varkaankurun kota”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Varkaanlampi and Kellostapuli.
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