6 places · 3 with rooms, 2 camping, 1 with meals on the Siilastupa → Ruka section of the Karhunkierros Trail, in Porontimajoki, Suolampi, Valtavaara, Ruka. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Porontimajoen tuvat ja laavu
Two small free huts (5 overnight places each), a lean-to and a cooking shelter by the Porontimajoki, 8 km after Siilastupa. This is the last flowing water before Ruka: fill up for the last 14–15 km.
Suolampi laavu
Lean-to shelter with tent pitches by a pond between Konttainen and Valtavaara, about 4.5 km before the Saarua end. There is no stream here: bring water from Porontimajoki or treat pond water.
Valtavaaran päivätupa
Old fire-lookout hut on Valtavaara, Kuusamo's highest natural hill, now a free day-use hut (no overnight stays), with a kota and a small tent site nearby, about 2.5 km before the end. No water point.
Ski-Inn RukaValley
Hotel rooms and apartments at Bistrotie 2 in East Ruka, about 400 m from the Saarua end of the trail, with a restaurant in the building. Book through RukaBooking (+358 10 382 5225).
Ski-Inn RukaVillage
Hotel at Rukankyläntie 6 in Ruka village, about 1.5 km west of the Saarua end, next to shops, restaurants and the buses to Kuusamo and the airport. Book through RukaBooking.
Ruka-Kuusamo Matkailuinfo
Tourist information in the Kumpare shopping centre, Rukatunturintie 9, about 1.5 km from Saarua: luggage storage (€7 a day), paid showers, maps, a pharmacy point for common medicines and an ATM outside.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "not confirmed by the operator" are listed on OpenStreetMap or in guides but could not be checked on an official page. The huts on the Karhunkierros Trail are run by Metsähallitus: free, first come, first served, for one or two nights, with a wood stove and firewood but no mattresses, power or water tap. Camp only beside the marked huts and rest areas, make fires only at campfire sites, and boil or filter all water.
The Karhunkierros Trail route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.