AddressKäsivarrentie 14145, 99490 Kilpisjärvi 
Visitor Centre is on a break and customer service is available by phone and email.
Customer service opening hours:
Mon–Wed 10am–4pm
Thur–Fri 10am–1pm
We reserve the rights to changes.
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.
There are currently extremely dangerous avalanche conditions in the Käsivarsi Wilderness Reserve and the Kilpisjärvi area
According to an official measuring station, there is currently more than 150 cm of snow in Kilpisjärvi. Nearly 50 cm of new snow has fallen in recent days, and storm winds have caused snowdrifts, further increasing the avalanche risk. According to the avalanche forecast by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, there are dangerous avalanche conditions in the area, and the avalanche risk is considerable (ilmatieteenlaitos.fi).
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