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Keskellä tulentekopaikka, reunoilla penkit. Taustalla hiekkaranta ja järvi.

Hiking structures

Ärjänsaari has versatile services, not only for day trippers but also for visitors who enjoy longer stays. The island has several campfire sites, a cooking shelter, rental huts and a day hut. Visitors staying in rental huts can also bathe in a sauna. There is a pier for boaters in Säippä.

CampsitesDrinking waterToiletsWaste disposal

Campsites

  • As campsites are shared resting places, you should show consideration towards other hikers.
  • Vierasniemen tulentekopaikka vain Vierasniemen vuokranneille asiakkaille
  • Säipän telttailualuee keittokatoksessa on aurinkosähköllä toimiva matkapuhelimen latauspiste.
  • Karkeapään tulentekopaikka päivätuvan yhteydessä (Huom! Vie omat polttopuut)
  • There is no waste management at the campsites, so bring your rubbish home.
  • Lighting fires is only allowed at serviced and designated campfire sites.
  • Before you light a fire, always check if any forest fire warnings are in effect. When a forest fire warning has been issued, lighting fires is prohibited.
  • Firewood is provided at campfire sites. Remember that you may have to chop up the wood yourself. Please use the firewood sparingly.
  • Do not burn rubbish or tear off bark from living trees. You can use a small amount of clean paper and cardboard to light your fire.
  • The last person to leave the campfire site is always responsible for putting out the fire.
  • Further instructions for lighting fires

Drinking water

  • There is a well next to the sheep enclosure on Ärjä. The well water has been tested. It can be drunk and used without boiling.
  • Always boil water from natural sources before drinking it.
  • Do not wash dishes or yourself in natural waters or on well covers.
  • After use, remember to soak any washing water into the ground far enough away from natural waters or water supply points.
  • Read more about drinking water

Toilets

  • Remember to bring your own toilet paper.
  • Check the instructions for using the toilet provided at the campsite.

Waste disposal

  • Take your rubbish home, do not burn it.
  • Remember to bring some rubbish bags when you go out.
  • Do not throw food waste out in the forest.