Kellokas Visitor Centre

Become acquainted with the nature of the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park and its wide range of hiking possibilities. At Kellokas you will find Ylläs Café Milli, Kellokas Gallery, the Ylläs Travel Association and Kolari municipality’s Ylläs tourist information.

Opening hours in 2010

10.1. - 14.2.
Mon - Fri 9 am - 4 pm
15.2. - 2.5.
Mon - Sun 9 am - 5 pm
3.5. - 20.6.
Mon - Fri 9 am - 4 pm
21.6. - 3.10.
Mon - Sun 9 am - 5 pm
4.10. - 31.10.
Mon - Sat 9 am - 4 pm
1.11. - 28.11.
Mon - Fri 9 am - 4 pm
29.11. - 5.12.
Mon - Sun 9 am - 4 pm
6.12. - 23.12.
Mon - Fri 9 am - 4 pm
26.12. - 31.12.
Mon - Sun 9 am- 4 pm

Exceptions
Closed 24. - 25.12.

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Entrance

The recreation exhibition and the internet library are all free. An entry fee is charged for the nature and culture exhibition and the art gallery. DVD presentations about the Torne River and fell nature are shown hourly to ticket purchasers.

Contact information

Address: Kellokas Visitor Centre, Tunturintie 54, 95970 Äkäslompolo, Finland
Tel. int. +358 205 64 7039
Fax: +358 205 64 7040
E-mail: kellokas(at)metsa.fi

The visitor centre is managed by Metsähallitus, Natural Heritage Services Northern Finland.

Directions

By Car

• There are signposts to the Visitor Centre from road 9401, which runs between Äkäslompolo and Ylläsjärvi.

By Public Transportation

• The closest
railway station (www.vr.fi) is in Kolari.
• There are coaches from there to Ylläsjärvi and Äkäslompolo.
Timetables (www. matkahuolto.fi).
• The closest airport is in Kittilä. Flight information (www.finnavia.fi). Visitors can travel by taxi from the airport to the Visitor Centre.

Services

• Information on Metsähallitus services and products.
• Information on
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park and hiking possibilities in Fell Lapland.
• We sell maps of surrounding areas, books and other products.
• Group tours.

Café and restaurant services

• Café, lunch and restaurant services, Ylläs Café Milli, tel. + 358 50 327 7106.

Ylläs Tourist Information

Kolari Municipality's (www.kolari.fi) tourist information.
• Address: Tunturintie 54, 95970 Äkäslompolo, Finland.
  Tel.int: +358 40 550 2424
  Email: info@yllas.fi

Ylläs Travel Association

• Ylläs Travel association (www.yllas.fi) takes care of the skiing trails, events and marketing in the Ylläs Area.

Events

• We arrange a variety of exhibitions and other events at Kellokas Visitor Centre.

Permanent exhibition

• “Meän elämää” (Our life), the Visitor Centre’s fun and interactive exhibition on the fell villages of Ylläs and life along the Torne River, offers something for all ages.

Kellokas Gallery

• An art gallery run by
Artists´ Association Of Lapland (www.lapintaiteilijaseura.com) and Arts Council of Lapland (www.artslap.fi).
• Events and exhibitions.

Meän Gallery

• Exhibitions and events run by Kellokas Visitor Centre.
• Events and exhibitions.

Entrance fees to exhibitions

• Adults, 6 €
• School children 7- 17 years, 3 €
• Children under 7 free of charge
• Students and pensioners, 4 €
• Family ticket, 12 €
• One-year ticket: 12 € / adult, 6 € children
• Groups over 10 people, 4 € / person
• Group tours in the exhibitions 45 € / h

Conference and congress facilities

Kellokas offers conference and congress services all year round. If required, the conference package can include café and restaurant services and other activities. Kellokas has an auditorium which seats 134.

Kellokas Sali, 134 seats: 40 € / h, 200 € / day with internet connection; 25 € / h, 150 € / day without internet connection.
Väylä, 36 seats: 20 € / h, 100 € / day
Konttuuri, 18 seats: 10 € / h, 50 € / day
Kamari, 10 seats: 10 € h, 30 € day
Aviisi, 6 seats: 10 € h, 30 € day
• Outside of opening hours the rates are double and 45 € / h for surveillance.
• Café and restaurant services from Ylläs Café Milli, tel. +358 50 327 7106.

Logging museum

• The logging museum situated in the Visitor Centre’s grounds offers the opportunity to become acquainted with the life of a logger. Visitors can access the Varkaankuru nature trail and Ptarmigan’s round in summer from Kellokas’ yard. Also ski trails can be accessed from there.

Services for school groups

• The Visitor Centre’s staff will gladly assist in planning and executing nature education for camp schools and school groups.

Services for the disabled

• All of the Visitor Centre’s facilities and the logging museum are wheelchair accessible with the help of an assistant. A disabled accessible toilet and a lift are located in the building. A short wheelchair trail leads from Kellokas’ yard to a near-by mire.

Sight Seeing Locations

• Teuravuoma - Kivijärvenvuoma

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