National Parks in Finland

Protecting nature is one of the main functions of national parks. The national parks are protected areas for the more valuable and characteristic habitats and land forms in the country, such as the archipelago, lakes, forests, peat lands and fells.

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    Head north from the Arctic Circle to reach a paradise for hikers and skiers, in a land of ancient rocky fells...

    Head north from the Arctic Circle to reach a paradise for hikers and skiers, in a land of ancient rocky fells and endless forests.
  1. Pyhä-Luosto National Park

    Pyhä-Luosto National Park description

    Head north from the Arctic Circle to reach a paradise for hikers and skiers, in a land of ancient rocky fells and endless forests.

  2. Check out the two contrasting faces of this national park in Western Finland – sandy pine-clad esker forests,...

    Check out the two contrasting faces of this national park in Western Finland – sandy pine-clad esker forests, and wide open bogs rich in marshland plants and birds.
  3. Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park

    Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park description

    Check out the two contrasting faces of this national park in Western Finland – sandy pine-clad esker forests, and wide open bogs rich in marshland plants and birds.

  4. Hop on a boat at Hamina or Kotka and head out to wild and historic islands where the air echoes to the cries...

    Hop on a boat at Hamina or Kotka and head out to wild and historic islands where the air echoes to the cries of seabirds.
  5. Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park

    Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park description

    Hop on a boat at Hamina or Kotka and head out to wild and historic islands where the air echoes to the cries of seabirds.

  6. Thousands of beautiful islands await you in Finland's fantastic Baltic archipelago. Take a boat trip into a...

    Thousands of beautiful islands await you in Finland's fantastic Baltic archipelago. Take a boat trip into a world of unspoilt islands where local people have preserved their own traditional way of life in harmony with nature.
  7. Archipelago National Park

    Archipelago National Park description

    Thousands of beautiful islands await you in Finland's fantastic Baltic archipelago. Take a boat trip into a world of unspoilt islands where local people have preserved their own traditional way of life in harmony with nature.

  8. Hike through the wild forests and bogs of easternmost Finland in the realm of the brown bear.

    Hike through the wild forests and bogs of easternmost Finland in the realm of the brown bear.
  9. Patvinsuo National Park

    Patvinsuo National Park description

    Hike through the wild forests and bogs of easternmost Finland in the realm of the brown bear.

  10. Explore one of the biggest bogs in Southern Finland – just 100 km NW of Helsinki – but be careful not to get...

    Explore one of the biggest bogs in Southern Finland – just 100 km NW of Helsinki – but be careful not to get bogged down if you stray off the trail crossing the park's atmospheric marshlands.
  11. Torronsuo National Park

    Torronsuo National Park description

    Explore one of the biggest bogs in Southern Finland – just 100 km NW of Helsinki – but be careful not to get bogged down if you stray off the trail crossing the park's atmospheric marshlands.

  12. Come and see the spectacular rocky gorge of Hiidenportti ("Devil's Gate") in the wild forests of Eastern...

    Come and see the spectacular rocky gorge of Hiidenportti (
  13. Hiidenportti National Park

    Hiidenportti National Park description

    Come and see the spectacular rocky gorge of Hiidenportti ("Devil's Gate") in the wild forests of Eastern Finland.

  14. Right on Helsinki's doorstep, Nuuksio provides a welcome window into wild Finland for city-dwellers and...

    Right on Helsinki's doorstep, Nuuksio provides a welcome window into wild Finland for city-dwellers and visitors to the Finnish capital. Nuuksio's green forests are dotted with dozens of lovely lakes.
  15. Nuuksio National Park

    Nuuksio National Park description

    Right on Helsinki's doorstep, Nuuksio provides a welcome window into wild Finland for city-dwellers and visitors to the Finnish capital. Nuuksio's green forests are dotted with dozens of lovely lakes.

  16. Explore the unspoilt old-growth forests of Pyhä-Häkki in this wild region of Central Finland.

    Explore the unspoilt old-growth forests of Pyhä-Häkki in this wild region of Central Finland.
  17. Pyhä-Häkki National Park

    Pyhä-Häkki National Park description

    Explore the unspoilt old-growth forests of Pyhä-Häkki in this wild region of Central Finland.

  18. Spend a day rambling along easy trails that lead through beautiful examples of Southern Finland's typical wild...

    Spend a day rambling along easy trails that lead through beautiful examples of Southern Finland's typical wild lakeside, woodland and marshland scenery.
  19. Leivonmäki National Park

    Leivonmäki National Park description

    Spend a day rambling along easy trails that lead through beautiful examples of Southern Finland's typical wild lakeside, woodland and marshland scenery.

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