Protected areas of Finland

The protected areas of Finland include national parks, nature reserves and other areas, with a purpose of conserving areas of all of Finland's ecosystems and biotopes.

Protected areas include:

• National parks of Finland (Kansallispuisto/Nationalpark) – 8,170 km²
• Strict nature reserves of Finland (Luonnonpuisto/Naturreservat) – 1,530 km²
• Mire reserves of Finland (Soidensuojelualue/Myrskyddsområde) – 4,490 km²
• Protected herb-rich forest areas (Lehtojensuojelualue/Lundskyddsområde) – 13 km²
• Protected old-growth forest areas (Vanhat metsät/Gamla skogar) – 100 km²
• Grey seal protection areas (Hylkeidensuojelualue/Sälskyddsområde) – 190 km²
• Other protected areas on state-owned land – 468 km²

The state-owned protected areas cover a total of 14,961 km² while 1,220 km² are on private land.

See also

• Wilderness reserves of Finland
• Right of public access to the wilderness
• Natura 2000

External links

• Finland's National Parks
• National parks, hiking areas, wilderness areas