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Conditions

Weather and conditions

Tuesday

11°C / 14°C

5.4 mm

Wednesday

8°C / 14°C

8.6 mm

Thursday

6°C / 13°C

2.1 mm

Friday

4°C / 12°C

0.1 mm

Station: Oulangan Kansallispuisto, Kuusamo

Source: FMI

09/13 at 12:30

Oulanka Visitor Centre will exceptionally open a couple of hours later on Thursday, 18 September 2025.

Oulanka Visitor Centre will exceptionally open at 12:00 on Thursday, 18 September 2025. The restaurant Talonpöytä will be open as usual from 10:00 to 18:00. On other days in September, the visitor centre is open from Tuesday to Saturday between 10:00 and 17:00.

News and events

A person sitting on the steps of a building. Through the doorway an autumnal old yard can be seen.

09/11/2025 at 10:23

Metsähallitus customer service recommends peaceful autumn colour hikes

Autumn arrives and brings with it the autumn colours – nature’s own art exhibition, where the forests glow in ever-changing shades of yellow, orange, and red. Hiking in the autumn colours is a perfect way to enjoy the cooling days, the fresh air, the slowly darkening evenings, and nature’s bounty of mushrooms and berries.

A poster featuring a nature-themed image of a bird holding a nut in its beak. The poster promotes the exhibition "KORVAAMATTOMAT – Insights into the World’s Keystone Species" by Juha Kauppinen and Janne Toriseva. The exhibition will be held at the Oulanka Visitor Centre from June 28 to September 27, 2025. At the bottom are the logos of the sponsors: Kone Foundation, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Kuvittajat ry, and Siltala.

06/23/2025 at 09:00

Korvaamattomat exhibition at the Oulanka Visitor Centre

The exhibition Korvaamattomat – Insights into the World’s Keystone Species by non-fiction author Juha Kauppinen and illustrator Janne Toriseva will be on display at the Oulanka Visitor Centre from June 28 to September 27, 2025.

05/23/2025 at 15:05

The cable boat on the Keroharjun kuiskaus hiking trail has been installed in place

The rope boat on the Keroharju Whisper hiking trail at the Niitselys River has now been installed for the open-ground hiking season! When using the ferry, please remember not to pull the boat all the way onto the shore. This way, it can be accessed from both directions and won’t get stuck on the opposite bank. The boat should be used by a maximum of 2 people at a time.