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STF Mountain hut Pältsa

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Opening hours: 9/3-12 - 1/5-12
22/6-12 - 16/9-12; Member's prices 2012
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22/6 - 13/7 265:- /person
14/7 - 26/8 290:- /person
27/8 - 16/9 265:- /person

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Pältsan is Sweden’s northernmost mountain region, right along the Norwegian border. The hut was used during World War II as a base for resistance forces. It is located along the Nordkalott Trail just south of Treriksröset, where Sweden meet Norway and Finland.

The landscape is characterised by tundra with a peculiar flora thanks to the cold and barren climate. Here, you can hike along vast boulder ridges close to extremely steep mountain peaks on the Norwegian side.
If you walk up the mountain Pältsan you might be forunate enough to find the Laestadius poppy, a botanical rarity worth seeing.
The area is very rich in bird life, in particular passerines and wading birds. Many lakes and watercourses in the area are rich in fish.

From Pältsan, you can see the midnight sun from mid-May to the end of July.

The easiest way to Pälsta mountain hut in the summer is via Norway and Signaldalen (Gappohytta 11km), or from Kilpisjärvi with a beautiful boat tour the first few kilometres. From the boat in Koltaluokta it is 14km.
In the winter, you can reach Pältsa by skis or snowmobile via the winter trail from Keinovuopio, 34km.

You cannot book a bed in a mountain hut. You are, however, guaranteed a roof over your head. There are extra mattresses for those days when all the beds are taken.

Opening hours

9/3-12 - 1/5-12
22/6-12 - 16/9-12

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