List of national parks of Finland
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Template:Short description Template:Side box There are 41 national parks in Finland. They are all managed by Metsähallitus. The national parks cover a total area of Script error: No such module "convert". – 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 4.0 million people visiting the parks in 2021. In 2024 the visitor numbers had fallen back to a level of 3.6 million.[2]
Approximately 7.4 million visits were made to state protected areas managed by Metsähallitus in 2024. In addition to national parks, the figure includes state hiking areas and other protected areas that are significant for recreational use.[3]
List of national parks
| National park | Photo | Region | Land area (km2) | Established | Visitation (2024)[2] | Coordinates |
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| Archipelago | File:Gullkrona-överblick.jpg | Southwest Finland | 500 | 1982 | 78,800 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Bothnian Bay | File:Bothnian Bay Kemi.jpg | Lapland | 2.5 | 1991 | 6,300 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Bothnian Sea | File:Säpin satama.JPG | Southwest Finland & Satakunta | 913 | 2011 | 79,400 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Eastern Gulf of Finland | File:Ulko-Tammio.jpg | Kymenlaakso | 6.7 | 1982 | 15,800 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Ekenäs Archipelago | File:Sundharu Jussarö.jpg | Uusimaa | 52 | 1989 | 53,600 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Helvetinjärvi | File:Helvetinkolu.jpg | Pirkanmaa | 49.8 | 1982 | 44,000 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Hiidenportti | File:Hiidenportin kansallispuisto.jpg | Kainuu | 45 | 1982 | 11,300 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Hossa | File:Housivirta.jpg | Kainuu | 11 | 2017 | 75,500 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Isojärvi | File:Isojärvi Isojärven kansallispuisto 2.jpg | Central Finland | 19 | 1982 | 24,400 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas | File:Kauhaneva.jpg | Southern Ostrobothnia / Satakunta | 57 | 1982 | 26,200 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Koli | File:Koli hill view.jpg | North Karelia | 30 | 1991 | 249,800 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Kolovesi | File:KolovesiRocks.jpg | South Savo | 23 | 1990 | 17,200 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Kurjenrahka | File:Savojärvi near Kurjenpesä.jpg | Southwest Finland | 29 | 1998 | 66,800 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Lauhanvuori | File:Lauhanvuori 5.jpg | Southern Ostrobothnia | 53 | 1982 | 21,700 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Leivonmäki | File:Leivonmäki National Park I.jpg | Central Finland | 29 | 2003 | 29,100 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Lemmenjoki | File:River at Lemmenjoki national park, Finland IMG 0330.JPG | Lapland | 2,850 | 1956 | 21,100 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Liesjärvi | File:Saruwine - Faery Tale Forest (by-sa).jpg | Kanta-Häme | 22 | 1956 | 57,300 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Linnansaari | File:Linnansaari1.jpg | South Savo / North Savo | 38 | 1956 | 31,600 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Nuuksio | File:Mustalampi Lake in Nuuksio.jpg | Uusimaa | 45 | 1994 | 312,600 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Oulanka | File:FI-Oulanka NP1.jpg | Northern Ostrobothnia / Lapland | 270 | 1956 | 187,400 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Päijänne | File:Päijänne and päijätsalo.jpg | Päijät-Häme | 14 | 1993 | 67,000 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Pallas-Yllästunturi | File:Pallastunturi Finland.jpg | Lapland | 1,020 | 2005 | 598,800 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Patvinsuo | File:Patvinsuo kohosuota.jpg | North Karelia | 105 | 1982 | 18,600 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Petkeljärvi | File:Kuikan kierros.jpg | North Karelia | 6 | 1956 | 17,300 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Puurijärvi-Isosuo | File:Isosuo mire at Puurijärvi-Isosuo NP.jpg | Pirkanmaa / Satakunta | 27 | 1993 | 19,800 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Pyhä-Häkki | File:Pyhä-Häkki National Park 5.jpg | Central Finland | 13 | 1956 | 17,900 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Pyhä-Luosto | File:Isokuru.JPG | Lapland | 142 | 2005 | 198,900 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Repovesi | File:Repoveden Kansallispuisto Kesayonauringossa.jpg | Kymenlaakso / South Savo | 15 | 2003 | 100,900 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Riisitunturi | File:Noukavaara - Riisitunturi - Posio - Finland.jpg | Lapland | 77 | 1982 | 58,800 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Rokua | File:Rokuan kansallispuisto.JPG | Northern Ostrobothnia / Kainuu | 4.3 | 1956 | 50,700 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Salamajärvi | File:Salamajärvi national park.jpg | Central Ostrobothnia / Central Finland | 62 | 1982 | 24,500 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Salla | File:Old Sallatunturit, Airistunturi and Vitarinne in Russia behind Tunturilammit as seen from the lower Peak of Sallatunturit in Salla, Lapland, Finland.jpg | Lapland | 99.83 | 2022 | 55,900 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Seitseminen | File:Seitseminen-mylly.jpg | Pirkanmaa | 45.5 | 1982 | 42,300 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Sipoonkorpi | File:Duckboards towards the lake Storträsk in Sipoonkorpi, Helsinki, Finland, 2021 May.jpg | Uusimaa | 18.6 | 2011 | 165,500 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Southern Konnevesi | File:Lake Konnevesi Mustalahti.jpg | Central Finland / North Savo | 15.44 | 2014 | 30,400 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Syöte | File:Syote National Park.jpg | Northern Ostrobothnia / Lapland | 299 | 2000 | 88,200 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Teijo | File:Matildanjärvi Mathildedal Perniö Salo Finland January 2015.jpg | Southwest Finland | 33.85 | 2015 | 92,100 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Tiilikkajärvi | File:Tiilikkajarven kansallispuisto Venajanhiekka.jpg | North Savo / Kainuu | 34 | 1982 | 26,100 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Torronsuo | File:Torronsuo National Park.jpg | Kanta-Häme | 25.5 | 1990 | 58,600 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Urho Kekkonen | File:Paratiisikuru waterfall.JPG | Lapland | 2,550 | 1983 | 435,900 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Valkmusa | File:Valkmusan suolahde.jpg | Kymenlaakso | 17 | 1996 | 20,300 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
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See also
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References
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External links
- Finland's National Parks
- National parks, hiking areas, wilderness areas
- I left my heart in Lapland, thisisFINLAND by Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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