National Park
Archipelago (Saaristomeri)
Finland
FinlandGrey Seal · Osprey
See parkArctic fells, 350 km of trails, Sami culture
Area
1,020 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1938
Formed in 2005 by merging the former parks of Pallas-Ounastunturi and Yllästunturi, it is the most visited national park in Finnish Lapland. Its fells — rounded mountains worn down by successive glaciations, among the oldest geological formations in Europe — dominate a landscape of boreal forest and peat bog where Sami reindeer herders share the ground with walkers: it has 350 km of summer routes and more than 500 km of cross-country ski tracks. It is also one of the finest places in Europe to watch the northern lights in winter and the midnight sun in summer.
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Region
Northern Europe
Climate
Temperate, Polar / cold
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