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The national parks cover a total area of 9,892 square kilometres (3,819 sq mi) – 2.7% of Finland's total land area. A total of 3.2 million people visited the parks in 2018. [1] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of national park visitors strongly increased, with a total of 8.5 million people visiting the parks in 2021. [2]
The protected areas of Finland include national parks, nature reserves and other areas, with a purpose of conserving areas of all of Finland's ecosystems and biotopes.
Pages in category "National parks of Finland" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. ... Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park;
Lemmenjoki National Park (Finnish: Lemmenjoen kansallispuisto, Inari Sami: Lemmee aalmuglâšmecci, Northern Sami: Leammi álbmotmeahcci) is situated in area of municipalities of Inari and Kittilä, Lapland, in Northern Finland. It was founded in 1956 and has since been expanded twice.
Photo highlights allow Google Maps user to see points of interest in national parks. Make sure to download the map before you go to the park and potentially lose cell service.
The landscape of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is dominated by a chain of fells stretching for approximately 100 km and the taiga forests in the boreal forest zone. In terms of visits, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is Finland's most popular national park. In 2019, the visitor counters recorded 561,200 visits.
Archipelago National Park (Swedish: Skärgårdshavets nationalpark, Finnish: Saaristomeren kansallispuisto) is a national park in Southwest Finland. It was established in 1983 and includes 500 km 2 (190 sq mi) of land area. [2] [3] Most of the land is on islands smaller than 1 km 2 (0.39 sq mi). The park encompasses about 2,000 of the 8,400 ...
The Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park (Finnish: Itäisen Suomenlahden kansallispuisto, Swedish: Östra Finska vikens nationalpark) is a national park in the Kymenlaakso region of Finland. It was established in 1982 and has a total land area of 6.7 square kilometres (2.6 sq mi).