Tuntsa Wilderness Area is located between the Savukoski - Tulppio road and the Salla - Tulppio road. The nearest villages are Savukoski and Salla. The nearest railway station is in Kemijärvi. The nearest airport is in Rovaniemi.

You can drive to Tuntsa from two directions, via Tulppio in Savukoski or via Naruska in Salla. Please note that the roads (965 Savukoski and Naruskantie Salla) are mainly gravel roads, the road condition may be poor especially in the spring time.

In winter, you must never leave your car on the snow plow route. During winter, Naruskantie in Salla is plowed up to Naruskajärvi. Road no. 965 in Savukoski is plowed up to the border guard station in Ainijärvi, 15 km from Tulppio where the road also ends.

Driving Directions and Services for Car Travelers

• From Salla direction: Turn off of road 965 (Salla - Savukoski) near the village of Särkelä onto the road Naruskantie leading to Tuntsa. There is a sign at the intersection which reads: Naruskajärvi 45 km. From Lake Naruskajärvi it is still a 30 km drive to the village of Tuntsa near the boundary of the wilderness area. There is a dense network of forest roads in the area so it is possible to get even closer to the wilderness area. A popular place to park cars is at Auermavaarankuusikko, 18 km from Naruskajärvi in the direction of Tuntsa. It is not an official parking area though. At Auermavaarankuusikko the UKK Trail crosses the Naruska - Tuntsa road. The road is cleared of snow only up to Naruskajärvi.
• From Savukoski direction: Take road 9671 from Savukoski village towards Sokli and drive 90 km in the direction of Tulppio. You can also continue by car along a forest road network closer to the boundary. The forest roads are shown on the Savukoski - Tuntsa outdoor map. For example Tulppionkaitavaara Fell, the north end of Turjalainen and Ahmatunturi Fell may be reached by car during summer. The roads can be in poor condition. Snow is cleared from road 9671 up to Ainijärvi frontier guard station. The road ends at the station, which is 15 km from Tulppio.
• You can park for a fee in the yard of Tuntsa pub (Tuntsan and Naruskan Tunturilomat Oy, tel. 0400 449 649). You can arrange with the entrepreneur for car heating by the time of return, as well as possible transport of goods or people.
  * Naruskan Retkeilymaja (www.naruska.com, in finnish) offers transport services with the customer's own car to the starting points of hiking trails.
• Transport services are also offered in Savukoski by Samperin Savotta (samperi.com).