Pyhä-Luosto National Park lies about 50 kilometres south of Kemijärvi and is one of the most accessible national parks in Finnish Lapland. The park centres on a chain of fells — Pyhätunturi and Luostotunturi — that rise above the treeline and offer genuine hiking country in an otherwise flat landscape.
The park's most dramatic feature is Pyhäjoki Gorge, a steep ravine carved through ancient rock. In autumn the gorge walls turn brilliant red and gold — ruska in Finnish — and the colours are extraordinary. There are marked hiking routes ranging from easy boardwalk trails to full-day ridge traverses, plus wilderness huts for overnight stays. Wolverine and eagle visit the park; reindeer are common on the fells.