Parking at Saariselkä: where to park to ski

OpenStreetMap lists 2 car parks within 1.5 km of a lift base at Saariselkä. The closest to the slopes is Car park by Tuolihissi, Chairlift, 70 m from the Tuolihissi, Chairlift lift. The largest with a recorded capacity is Kaunispää: 60 spaces.

Charges: 2 free, 0 paid and 0 with no data on the map.

Car parks at Saariselkä, closest to the lifts first

Distances are in a straight line to the nearest lift base, not by road. Spaces, price and type are those recorded in OpenStreetMap; where there is no data, we say so.

Is there free parking at Saariselkä?

Yes: OpenStreetMap marks these as free: Car park by Tuolihissi, Chairlift, Kaunispää. Whether a car park is free can change from one season to the next; if there is a barrier or a pay machine, the sign wins.

How much does parking cost at Saariselkä?

We do not publish tariffs: no open source keeps them up to date, and a figure from memory is exactly the one that is wrong on the day you drive up. In OpenStreetMap none of the 2 car parks at Saariselkä is marked as paid (2 free, 0 with no data). If they charge, the price is on the resort’s or the town’s website.

How many parking spaces are there at Saariselkä?

At least 60: that is the sum of the 1 car parks with a recorded capacity in OpenStreetMap. The other 1 have none, so the real total is higher.

Tips for parking at Saariselkä

• On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays the car parks by the main lifts fill up early: arrive before the lifts open or use the outer car parks and ride the shuttle or gondola.
• If you park at the foot of the slopes, leave the car facing downhill with the handbrake on lightly: in a hard frost the brakes can freeze on.
• Carry snow chains or fit winter tyres: in snow the access road can be closed to cars without them.
• Motorhome and coach parks are separate: overnight stays in car parks are not allowed unless signposted.

What about going without a car?

If you would rather skip the parking, see how to reach Saariselkä by public transport or transfer, and where to stay at the foot of the slopes.

• Saariselkä piste map
• Saariselkä webcams

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