There are a total of 200 kilometres of maintained ski tracks around Saariselkä, Kiilopää and Kakslauttanen. Some ski tracks run in Urho Kekkonen National Park, some outside the national park, forming a uniform ski track network. Most ski tracks are suitable for both classic and skating skiing styles. The ski tracks are marked in the terrain with clear trail posts, and trail markings on open fells are larger wooden crosses.

The autumn season will begin with the opening of the first snow track in Saariselkä. The next step is to open illuminated ski tracks in the area, the total length of which is approximately 25 kilometres, and which run outside the national park. When there is more snow, the ski tracks in the fell area of the national park will also be opened. The Vellinsärpimä-Taajoslaavu trail and the Rautulampi trail will be opened last in the spring as well as the Kulmakuru trail located entirely outside the national park.

Ski track network

• Overall length 200 km.
• Around 25 km of illuminated track.
• Around 30 km of dog track.
• The ski track network is at its largest in the spring when the amount of snow is the greatest.
• There are day huts with firewood and other campsites along the ski tracks.
• The Saariselkä management cooperative (saariselkatrails.fi) is responsible for track maintenance.

The difficulty of the ski tracks is marked on the ski trail map (saariselkatrails.fi) with different colours

• Tracks marked in blue are easy.
• Tracks marked in red are medium.
• Tracks marked in black are demanding.

Track maps can be purchased from tourism companies in the region. The track map is also available in an electronic format (kartta.saariselkatrails.fi). The paid version of the electronic map shows real-time trail maintenance.