Visitor Centre is closed until further notice. Customer service is available by phone and email.
Customer service opening hours: on weekdays Mon–Fri 10am–4pm. Exceptionally closed on Friday 20.6.2025.
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Kilpisjärvi sits at the foot of Saana Fell in the middle of the Arctic high-fell area. Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre's permanent exhibition On the Edge of the Caledonides introduces Malla Strict Nature Reserve, Saana Nature Reserve and Research Area, Käsivarsi Wilderness Area, and the residents of Kilpisjärvi. The Visitor Centre is for all visitors, tourists, fishers, and hikers on the Nordkalott Trail.
Avalanche risk remains high in the Käsivarsi Wilderness Reserve and in the Kilpisjärvi area
According to the avalanche forecast by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, there are heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features in the Käsivarsi Wilderness Reserve and in the Kilpisjärvi area (ilmatieteenlaitos.fi).
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