List of national parks of Finland
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There are 35 national parks in Finland. They are all managed by the Metsähallitus with the exception of the Koli National Park which is managed by the Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla. The national parks cover a total area of 8,150 km². A total of 1,4 million people visited the parks in 2005[link].
On March 22, 2006 two Finnish environmental organisations proposed a new, 27 km² national park to be established in Sipoonkorpi, Southern Finland. [link] The Ministry of the Environment plans to establish a 14.4 km² conservation area there, but according to Minister of the Environment Jan-Erik Enestam, "the establishment of a national park can only be considered after land use in the area has been decided."[link]
List of national parks
- Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park
- Ekenäs Archipelago National Park
- Helvetinjärvi National Park
- Hiidenportti National Park
- Isojärvi National Park
- Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park
- Koli National Park
- Kolovesi National Park
- Kurjenrahka National Park
- Lauhanvuori National Park
- Leivonmäki National Park
- Lemmenjoki National Park
- Liesjärvi National Park
- Linnansaari National Park
- Nuuksio National Park
- Oulanka National Park
- Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
- Patvinsuo National Park
- Perämeri National Park
- Petkeljärvi National Park
- Puurijärvi-Isosuo National Park
- Pyhä-Häkki National Park
- Pyhä-Luosto National Park
- Päijänne National Park
- Repovesi National Park
- Riisitunturi National Park
- Rokua National Park
- Salamajärvi National Park
- Seitseminen National Park
- Southwestern Archipelago National Park
- Syöte National Park
- Tiilikkajärvi National Park
- Torronsuo National Park
- Urho Kekkonen National Park
- Valkmusa National Park
See also
External links
- [Finland's National Parks]
- [National parks, hiking areas, wilderness areas]
- [Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland]
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