We support the Finnish National Parks

2025 – Safely in Nature – Strengthen Your Hiking Skills

In 2025, we wanted to address a topic that has sparked a great deal of discussion and concern among rescue authorities and experienced hikers alike: hiking skills, their development, and preparation for treks.

It’s wonderful that more and more people are answering nature’s call and daring to venture even off marked trails. At the same time, we want to remind everyone that hiking is for everyone — but always within the limits of one’s own skills and safety.

Vuoma Company wants to help make every trip into nature both inspiring and safe. That’s why each year, we dedicate a share of our product revenue to supporting nature — and this year, our donation will go toward promoting hiking safety.

With the €1,400 raised from sales of our 2024 National Park products, we’re organizing a free “Hiking Safety” webinar on November 18, led by experienced wilderness guide and instructor Minna Jakosuo.

The webinar will cover topics such as planning off-trail hikes, preparing the right gear, and practical safety tips. Participation is limited to 50 people.

If you have suggestions for future donation targets, please let us know at: info@vuomacompany.fi

Learn about Minna here: erataival.com

2024 – Donation of the year: Hirvaan Kierros Sauna in Salamajärvi

This year, our donation will be used to refurbish yhe equipment of the sauna on the Hirvaan Kierros trail in Salamajärvi National Park: hot water cauldron, buckets, wash basins, washing stools, and sauna ladles. The donation amount has been collected from the 2023 sales of Vuoma Company's national park products, and the renovation will be carried out in the fall of 2024.

We wanted to continue supporting the renovation of national park saunas because we received a lot of positive feedback from last year's donation project, Luirojärvi huts and sauna in Urho Kekkonen National Park. It seems that sauna bathing is an essential part of Finnish hiking and trekking culture. The saunas in national parks are heavily used, and some of them are in need of renovation.

The donated amount has grown by 20% from last year, now totaling €1,200. A big thanks once again to all our customers and partners who have made this donation possible.

The Valvatti sauna is located along the popular Hirvaan Kierros trail in Salamajärvi, slightly outside the main national park area. The sauna is part of the yard of the former forest ranger's house, renovated in 2007, which now serves as an open wilderness hut.

2023 – With this year's donation the large-scale cleaning of the Luirojärvi huts and sauna in the Urho Kekkonen National Park will be carried out

This year, our donation will fund the large-scale cleaning of the huts and sauna at Luirojärvi, located in Urho Kekkonen National Park. We are contributing €1,000 to cover materials and organizational costs, while the actual cleaning will be carried out by volunteers.

The entire donation sum was raised from the sales of our National Park products in 2022, so our heartfelt thanks go to all friends of Finnish nature who made this possible by purchasing our products — either through our online store or from our retailers.

Choosing this year’s donation target was an easy decision for us, as the impact of this project is especially significant. Urho Kekkonen National Park, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is Finland’s second-largest national park and one of the most popular destinations managed by Metsähallitus. Last year alone, it welcomed an impressive 405,400 visitors.

While we don’t have exact figures for how many people visit the huts at Luirojärvi each year, we know they are heavily used — and, after a long day of hiking, there’s nothing quite like arriving at a clean and well-maintained hut and sauna to rest, eat, and relax.

In addition to finding such a meaningful donation target, we at Vuoma are also thrilled that our donation amount has grown by 43% compared to our first year — and the positive trend looks set to continue this year as well.

Timo

timo.moilanen@castanja.fi

2022 – We´re Happy and Proud – On March 23, 2022, Vuoma Company made Its First Ever Donation to Finland's National Parks!

In the first year of our online store, sales totaled about €10,000, from which we donated €700 — that’s 7%! This historic first donation was given to Metsähallitus to support the wilderness hut host 'Kämppäkummi' program at Hannukuru open wilderness hut in Pallas–Yllästunturi National Park.

We believe the hut host program is a great example of the kind of activity we want to support. Volunteering is always valuable and deserves recognition, and this particular program has a wide-reaching impact, as it involves learning new outdoor and hiking skills. When all visitors learn to follow shared rules in wilderness huts, staying overnight becomes safer and more enjoyable for everyone.

Our donation will help produce materials for the hut host program and cover related arrangements — for example, meals for the volunteer hosts.

And of course, a huge thank-you to everyone who has boldly joined us in supporting Finland’s wonderful national parks and spreading the joy of Finnish nature. Let’s make next year’s donation even bigger — together!

Timo

timo.moilanen@castanja.fi

P.S. Do you have ideas for new products or initiatives we could develop further? Don’t hesitate to get in touch — we’d love to talk!

We love our National Parks

It's wonderful how more and more people have found the joy of being in nature and that a growing number of people finds it important to preserve our unique nature. We want to support this development, and we do it by donating an annual amount from the sale of our products to the development of Finland's national parks.