M701 TIKANKOLO

Tikankolo is a very modest cabin for hikers in Nuuksio National Park. Tikankolo is in the western part of the National Park, by the pond Saarilampi. It was originally built to accommodate  forest workers. The cabin has two rooms and a sauna in a separate building.

Please note: You need to bring drinking water. This cabin requires outdoor attitude and skills (how to make fire, for example). If you’re not sure, please consider another option. Villi Pohjola does not take resposibility for your skills.

Classification:

Wilderness cabin

Region:

Vihti

People/m2:

6 prs / approx. 25 m2

Facilities:

Please note:
This cabin does NOT have electricity, WC or running water. To enjoy your stay you need outdoor attitude and skills. You MUST know for example:
- how to read a map 
- how to make fire
- how to use an iron-stove
- how to saw and chop wood
- have basic knowledge of the Finnish climate
On wintertime:  have basic outdoor skills in winter conditions, i.e. understand the importance of warm clothing, how to make water from snow etc.

There is:
- bunk beds (with mattress and pillows)
- a wood-heated iron stove for cooking and heating the cabin
- an earth-closet
- candlesticks
- kettles, a frying pan
- buckets
- a saw, an axe
- sauna

You need to bring with you:
- drinking water
- the keys (see below)
- sleeping bags
- matches
- candles / flashlight
- cutlery (knives, plates etc.)
- food. Attention: Do your shopping in Helsinki or Espoo City, because there aren't any shops in Nuuksio area!
- a proper map over Nuuksio National Park. The brochure is not enough!
Helsinki: Bookstore Akateeminen or Map Shop Karttakeskus. Ask for the Nuuksio-Luukkaa map.

When you arrive at the cabin
- make sure the dampers are open (do not close them at all)
- fill the oil lamps with lamp oil (you'll find it from the shed)
- the key of the shed is hanging on the wall of the cabin
- make sure that the ashes are removed from the stove
- in Oravankolo: to get more light into the sauna, you need to hang a oil lamp outside the window of the sauna

Before leaving the cabin
- tidy up the cabin
- wash the dishes
- empty the buckets from water (empty the water container situated in sauna, too)
- place the buckets upside down, so they don't collect water (voles can drown in there)
- fill the oil lamps with lamp oil
- make sure there is enough chopped firewood for the next visitor
- put all tools in the shed
- remove the ashes from the stove (and sauna)
- sweep the floor
- place the racks which are on the floor of the Sauna against the wall of the sauna and leave the vent open
- make sure the dampers are open (do not close them at all)
- remove all the leavings (food) from the cabin, do not leave any food you brought with you
- sign the guest book
- remember to lock the doors (of the shed and the cabin)

Reachable by car:

No

How to get there:

Tikankolo is in the western part of the National Park, by the pond Saarilampi.

CAR: From Helsinki, along Turku Highway (towards Turku). Exit from the Veikkola junction and to the right (approx. 12 kms from Kehä III). Drive straight through two traffic circles, towards Turku (road 110). After the second traffic circle, take the first turn right. See sign Kurjolampi 5 and Kaislampi 4. Drive along (head for Kurjolampi 3 and Elohovi), after 4,5 kms there's a sign "Yleinen tie päättyy" (= public road ends) and the road turns into a gravel road. Head towards Elohovi. After 300 meters there's a sign to to the right "Valkealampi 1,7". Soon after, you'll come to a parking space. From there it's a 800 m hike to the cabin.

BUS: A bus to Veikkola, from there 5 kms along road/path. Or with a regional bus (bus 28) the closest is the terminal stop in Siikajärvi. From there it is 5,5 kms through the woods - you'll need a map. Please check the bus timetables in advance!

Keys:

You must present the receipt and invoice to the key provider. The key can be picked up at the following (Always check in advance the opening days/hours with them!)
- Haukkalampi Nature Cabin (Haukanpesä Guide Hut) tel. 0205 64 4790. The Guide Hut is not open throughout the year so remember to check opening hours in advance!
- Hotel Elohovi, tel (09) 2242 840
- St1/(ex Esso) gas station, Mikkelänkallio 1, 02770 Espoo. Tel (09) 867 8730. Open 24/7.

Return the key to the same key supplier where you picked them up. The key must be returned immediately when your reservation has ended.

Map:

Nuuksio-Luukkaa map (1:20 000). Order villipohjola(at)villipohjola.fi

Please note:

Reservations
Fill out the Cabin Enquiry Form or call Villi Pohjola, tel. 0203 44122  (Mon-Fri 8 am – 4 pm)

Please read about campfires (the link will open a new window)

Prices:

60 €/day, 360 €/week
Midnight summer (Thu-Sun) 240 €