Halti autiotupa

The place

Autiotupa (free wilderness hut) run by Metsähallitus in the Käsivarsi wilderness area (municipality of Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland), in a bare, rocky landscape. **Former border-guard cabin** on the north shore of a lake south of Mount Halti, about 1.5 km from the Kalottireitti trail. About 50 km on foot or ski from the village of Kilpisjärvi, with significant elevation change and rivers to ford. Building includes a dry toilet and woodshed; 200 m away, the old Halti autiotupa with its own woodshed and dry toilet. One of about 20 Metsähallitus huts in the Käsivarsi wilderness area.