Helsingin Melontakeskus rents kayaks and canoes primeraly for paddling sessions starting and ending to Melontakeskus.
Check the rental conditions from here and allowed paddling area from here. You can of course rent one even for you cottage, but our pricing policy doesn't favor long term rentals.
Kayaks and SUP -boards are rented on first come - first served basis but SUP -boards can be reserved beforehand though our web pages.
Please note that for safety reasons rental is closed on foul weather. Please check our main page for status information.
Open hours
Kayaks, canoes and SUP boards are rented by Helsingin Melontakeskus during summer time and warm waters at Rajasaarenpenger 8.
Open hours are on weekdays 12.00 - 20.00, Sat 10.00 - 18.00 and Sun 12.00 - 18.00; returns are expected within open hours. Last rental time starts an hour before closing time. During foul weather rental is not open.
SUP reservations
You can reserve a SUP board from here
This YouTube clip shows techique of SUP board paddling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCFkG2tKAnE, it matches with our understanding how to paddle and control a SUP board.
Pricing
| Duration | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hour | 2 hours | 4 hours | 24 hours | Weekend | Week | |
| Kayak singles | ||||||
| Beginner | 20 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 80 | 150 |
| Touring | - | - | 30 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Kayak doubles | ||||||
| Touring | 30 | 40 | 50 | 80 | 160 | 300 |
| Canoes | ||||||
| Touring | 30 | 40 | 50 | 80 | 160 | 300 |
| SUP | ||||||
| SUP board, 1 person | 20 | 25 | 30 | |||
| Accessories | ||||||
| Spare paddle, vest |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
| Prices include paddle(s) and vest(s) 1-2 pcs, kayaks also incluse a sprayskirt | ||||||
| Weekend rental starts on Fri 16.00 and end on Sun 18.00 | ||||||
Forms of payment
We accept cash, debit and credit cards, Edenred, ePassi and Smartum payments.