UOA owns a cabin near the Syöte Skiing resort, which all members can rent (prices and payment info below). The cabin is suitable for both summer and winter activities and has space for up to 8 people. The OUA cabin is a communal cabin, and in this way differs somewhat from private rental cabins. There is no 24/7 reception or maintenance service, but the good maintenance of the cabin is on every tenants’ responsibility.
Location and facilities:
The Syöte Cabin is located next to the Ala-Huuhkanen lake, 11 km from the Iso-Syöte Skiing resort and 5 km from Pikku-Syöte (Syöte Center). Pudasjärvi is 50 km away and Taivalkoski 440 km.
The Syöte Cabin is about 50 m2 large half of a duplex, with a living room with a fireplace, two bedrooms (first with a double bed and second with a bunk bed), kitchen, sauna & washroom and 20m2 sized sleeping loft. There is space for 8 people for sleeping. The cabin has all basic utilities, cutlery etc., you need to bring your own bed linen and towels. There is also a rowboat available and life jackets for three adults and one child. There is a charcoal grill at the cabin, the tenants have to bring their own charcoals lighter fluids etc. And also take good care of fire safe use.
A skiing route and mountain biking route start right next to the cottage, and there are lots of possibilities for hiking, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, berry & mushroom picking and fishing. For more information about outdoor activities and routes see https://www.luontoon.fi/syote.
The pricing of Syöte cabin (from June 2022 onwards)
Days are arrival days.
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun 20 € / day
Fri, Sat according to the season: Winter (Dec-Apr) 60 €/day, Summer (Jun-Aug) 50 €/day, other seasons 40 €/day
Special seasons with special pricing.
| Month | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| January | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 60 € | 60 € | 20 € |
| February | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 60 € | 60 € | 20 € |
| March | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 60 € | 60 € | 20 € |
| April | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 60 € | 60 € | 20 € |
| May | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 40 € | 40 € | 20 € |
| June | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 50 € | 50 € | 20 € |
| July | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 50 € | 50 € | 20 € |
| August | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 50 € | 50 € | 20 € |
| September | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 40 € | 40 € | 20 € |
| October | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 40 € | 40 € | 20 € |
| November | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 40 € | 40 € | 20 € |
| December | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € | 60 € | 60 € | 20 € |
Special seasons
- The weekdays and holidays between Christmas and Epihpany (24.12.–6.1.)50 €/day and 60 €/day
- Winter holiday 9 days (Fri, Sat, Sun of week 9 + week 10) 70 €/day
- Easter 4 days (Good Friday–Easter Monday) 70 €/day
- The eve of May Day + May Day 50 €/day (unless the eve of May Day is Fri, Sat, in which case 60 €/day).
Reservations and cancellations:
From June 2022 onwards the cabin reservations will be made through an electronic reservation calendar at https://evaraus.fi/syotemokki/ .
On the reservation calendar, choose the starting date of your stay and click reserve. One cannot choose dates that are already booked. The rent period starts at 2 pm on the starting day and ends at 1 pm on the day of departure. Fill in the reservation sheet and remember to include your UOA member number as well. Also remember to choose the day of departure for your stay. In case you travel with a pet, click to pay the pet fee (+5 €). If you need to charge an electric car, select “electric car charging fee (+10 €).
As you’re finishing your reservation, remember to read the conditions of reservation and to pay your stay. When you’re ready with your reservation, you will receive a confirmation to your email, please keep it safe.
The cabin has been in great demand for the past year, and we would like to offer every member a chance to book time at the cabin. For this it would be desirable that the members wouldn’t make more than two reservation per season. In case a member makes much more reservations, UOA can cancel the reservations.
In case you need to cancel more than 10 days before your stay, you can do it through the reservation confirmation in your email, and your payment will be returned. Click the link on the confirmation that leads you to your reservation and cancel the reservation. The handling charge of a refund is 10 €. Please send your bank details to the cabin manager by email. Cancellations and refunds will be dealt with once a month, except for June, July and December. Later cancellations will not be reimbursed. In case you need to cancel less than 10 days before your stay, please contact info.syotemökki(at)gmail.com or the cabin manager by phone.
There is a safety locker for the key at the cabin. The locker code can be found in the reservation confirmation.
Cleaning the cabin at the end of the stay is on the tenant’s responsibility. Cleaning costs will be charged if the cleaning is not properly taken care of. Please contact the cabin manager for possible flaws or needs at the cabin.
Contact information:
Queations, notices on shortage, wishes etc. primarily by email to info.syotemokki(at)gmail.com
Cabin manager: Elina Rossi, 0405191206 (best reached via WhatsApp or text message).
members of the cabin crew: Elina Rossi, elina.rossi(at)oulu.fi; Ville Kellokumpu, ville.kellokumpu(at)oulu.fi.