Permits for Making a Fire
When moving in terrain, it is recommended to use a portable stove rather than making an open fire. When making an open fire, marked and maintained fire sites must be used whenever possible. Making a fire in a location other than a designated fire site requires the landowner’s permission.
By decision, Metsähallitus has granted a general permit for making fires in terrain on state-owned land in Lapland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Fires may be made using dry branches, twigs, and small root remnants found on the ground. If there is a maintained fire site within a distance of less than half a kilometre, fires must be made there.
In protected areas for which a management and use plan has been prepared or rules and regulations have been issued, fire-making must follow what is stipulated in those plans and rules. For example, in most national parks, making a fire is permitted only at maintained fire sites. Making a fire is not permitted in restricted zones. Sites are marked on hiking maps:
Open Fires Prohibited During Wildfire Warning
Making an open fire is prohibited in all areas during a wildfire warning. Open fires are also prohibited when conditions such as drought, strong winds, or other reasons make the risk of a wildfire evident. The above-mentioned restrictions apply to all open fire sites. However, during a wildfire warning, fires may be made in fireplaces with chimneys in huts and cooking shelters.