From today, it is easier to get to Repovede National Park than before – see what the hikers said

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A scout standing with a rucksack on his back. In the background are his other scout friends.
According to Antton Oinaanoja, a scout who came from northern Espoo, the planning phase of the trips is very important. He started planning the trip to Repovede with his scout friends already in the winter.

Those near Repovedi National Park can now be reached by train. You can get from the train stop to the nature trails and back by, for example, a bus connection.

Repovedi National Park can now be accessed more smoothly by public transport. Hillosensalmi train stop, located next to Repovede National Park, was opened today. For those traveling to the national park, there is also a bus connection from the train station to Lapinsalmi along the nature trails.

Repovede train station sign. Also in the photo is a minibus with many hikers queuing up.
We were so satisfied with last year’s bus rides from the train station to Lapinsalmi that VR agreed to extend the service for this year.

– I probably have to walk more. That 26 kilometers goes quickly to the finish line, says Perkkiö.

Two young hikers next to the train station.
Ilmari Kumpula and Maaria Perkkiö were the first to arrive at the train stop in Hillosensalmi. Kumpula says that he is most looking forward to the beautiful scenery of Repove.

– We were prepared for the fact that we would have to walk from the train station to Lapinsalmi. It came as a surprise that this bus connection existed, Perkkiö says.

Scouts decorate Repove's information wall. Also in the picture is a fox carved from wood.
Repove National Park turns 20 this year.

The bus connection from the train stop to Lapinsalmi also surprised the patrol group, Niipper’s Nuolihaukas, who arrived from Pohjois Espoo. The scouts had prepared for the fact that they would have had to walk about seven kilometers to get to the national park trails.

Scouts reading the map on the information wall in Repove.
Lapinsalmi is one of the three starting points of the Repove nature park. From Lapinsalmi you can reach, among other things, the longest route in Repovedi. The route is 26 kilometers long.

Niipper’s Nuolohaukas plan to spend two nights in Repovedi. Oinaanoja, who is staying in the log cabin, tells how she plans to stay warm during the cold spring nights.