Rumakuru

About 6 km from Saariselkä and from Laanila, by marked hiking routes or maintained skiing tracks. The steep and rocky Rumakuru is a product of the Ice Age. One of the two day huts in the Rumakuru valley is from about 1900, probably built by gold diggers. You can choose another route for returning.

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Prospector's trail
Prospector was the gold mining firm. The trail leads to a mine and a mine hut near Laanila (1 km). The trail (skiing track in winter) continues to meet other trails in the national park (trail description, background story).
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Iisakkipää
There is a nature trail (6 km) to the top of Iisakkipää (slightly higher, with a view less disturbed by ski resort structures) and back, telling about traces of the Ice Age. There is also a shorter variant (2.5 km), along the lower slopes. In winter the trails are marked as snowshoe trails.
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Kiilopää
There are natural trails (1–6 km) and a trail to the fell top also at Kiilopää (546 m; no lifts here), some 15 km south from Saariselkä. If you take the time to roam around, you can enjoy the fell heaths and fell landscapes, not much disturbed by modern development. Gravel roads and footpaths lead further into the national park, such as via Raututunturit to Rautalampi (10 km from the Kiilopää hotel), where you can overnight in an open wilderness hut. The Kiilopää resort has a restaurant, equipment rental etc.
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Laanilan Kievari
Restaurant serving à la carte dishes with good beverages. Also possible to book a sauna and outdoor jacuzzi for own use.
Mon–Sat 16:00–22:00