List of national parks of Finland

There are 41 national parks in Finland. They are all managed by the Metsähallitus. 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. 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.

Lake Pielinen seen from a hill in Koli National Park.

List of national parks

National park	Photo	Region	Land area (km2)	Established	Visitation (2021)	Coordinates
Archipelago		Southwest Finland	500	1982	84,000	59°54′53″N 21°52′39″E
Bothnian Bay		Lapland	2.5	1991	6,300	65°37′N 024°19′E
Teijo		Southwest Finland	33.85	2015	104,700	60°13′26″N 022°57′37″E
Salla		Lapland	99.83	2022
Bothnian Sea		Southwest Finland & Satakunta	913	2011	95,300	61°32′06″N 21°33′50″E
Eastern Gulf of Finland		Kymenlaakso	6.7	1982	16,300	60°17′5″N 27°16′26″E
Ekenäs Archipelago		Uusimaa	52	1989	59,400	59°49′22″N 23°27′15″E
Helvetinjärvi		Pirkanmaa	49.8	1982	67,000	62°2′N 23°51′E
Hiidenportti		Kainuu	45	1982	15,000	63°52′22″N 29°3′31″E
Hossa		Kainuu	11	2017	112,900	65°29′23″N 29°19′25″E
Isojärvi		Central Finland	19	1982	30,200	61°41′54″N 25°0′39″E
Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas		Southern Ostrobothnia / Satakunta	57	1982	29,700	62°10′45″N 22°24′23″E
Koli		North Karelia	30	1991	256,900	63°3′27″N 29°53′14″E
Kolovesi		Southern Savonia	23	1990	17,200	62°15′27″N 28°49′0″E
Southern Konnevesi		Central Finland / Northern Savonia	15.44	2014	38,600	62°33′30″N 26°38′50″E
Kurjenrahka		Southwest Finland	29	1998	77,600	60°43′14″N 22°23′1″E
Lauhanvuori		Southern Ostrobothnia	53	1982	20,500	62°09′7″N 22°10′30″E
Leivonmäki		Central Finland	29	2003	33,400	61°56′N 26°2′E
Lemmenjoki		Lapland	2,850	1956	29,500	68°30′N 25°30′E
Liesjärvi		Tavastia Proper	22	1956	60,100	60°40′50″N 23°51′30″E
Linnansaari		Southern Savonia / Northern Savonia	38	1956	36,000	62°6′38″N 28°30′34″E
Nuuksio		Uusimaa	45	1994	314,500	60°18′27″N 24°29′57″E
Oulanka		Northern Ostrobothnia / Lapland	270	1956	253,300	66°22′32″N 29°20′19″E
Päijänne		Päijänne Tavastia	14	1993	15,000	61°23′12″N 25°23′36″E
Pallas-Yllästunturi		Lapland	1,020	2005	699,200	68°9′32″N 24°2′25″E
Patvinsuo		North Karelia	105	1982	20,200	63°6′41″N 30°42′16″E
Petkeljärvi		North Karelia	6	1956	29,800	62°35′N 31°11′E
Puurijärvi-Isosuo		Pirkanmaa / Satakunta	27	1993	21,700	61°14′57″N 22°34′1″E
Pyhä-Häkki		Central Finland	13	1956	21,400	62°50′44″N 25°28′21″E
Pyhä-Luosto		Lapland	142	2005	232,700	67°3′59″N 26°58′25″E
Repovesi		Kymenlaakso / Southern Savonia	15	2003	172,900	61°11′N 26°53′E
Riisitunturi		Lapland	77	1982	89,900	66°14′N 28°30′E
Rokua		Northern Ostrobothnia / Kainuu	4.3	1956	62,600	64°33′22″N 26°30′36″E
Salamajärvi		Central Ostrobothnia / Central Finland	62	1982	22,400	63°16′N 24°45′E
Seitseminen		Pirkanmaa	45.5	1982	48,200	61°56′N 23°26′E
Sipoonkorpi		Uusimaa	18.6	2011	146,400	60°18′54″N 25°13′8″E
Syöte		Northern Ostrobothnia / Lapland	299	2000	117,800	65°44′51″N 27°54′43″E
Tiilikkajärvi		Northern Savonia / Kainuu	34	1982	25,300	63°40′N 28°18′E
Torronsuo		Tavastia Proper	25.5	1990	55,500	60°44′N 23°37′E
Urho Kekkonen		Lapland	2,550	1983	446,300	68°13′5″N 28°8′25″E
Valkmusa		Kymenlaakso	17	1996	25,400	60°34′N 26°44′E

See also

• Protected areas of Finland
• Strict nature reserves of Finland
• Wilderness areas of Finland

Other references on Wikipedia:

• Hagen, Ekenäs

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