| Pyhä-Luosto National Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
) Isokuru in March 2006 | |
)  Location in Finland | |
| Location | Lapland, Finland |
| Coordinates | 67°03′59″N 26°58′25″E / 67.06639°N 26.97361°E |
| Area | 142 km2 (55 sq mi) |
| Established | 2005 |
| Visitors | 128000 (in 2009[1]) |
| Governing body | Metsähallitus |
| Website | www |
Pyhä-Luosto National Park (Pyhä-Luoston kansallispuisto) is a national park in Lapland, Finland. It was established in 2005 when Finland's oldest national park, Pyhätunturi National Park (established in 1938) was joined to Luosto. This makes Pyhä-Luosto Finland's oldest but at the same time one of its newest national parks. The new park covers 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi). The most important features are geological specialities, old forests and wetlands.
The park's base is formed by Finland's southernmost, 12-peak tunturi line. The tunturis are remnants of Alp-like mountains of 2 billion years of age. 200-year-old or older pine tree forests grow on the hills. The highest tunturis are Noitatunturi, 540 m (1,772 ft), and Ukko-Luosto, 514 m (1,686 ft).
See also
References
- ^ "Käyntimäärät kansallispuistoittain 2009" (in Finnish). Metsähallitus. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
External links
Media related to Pyhä-Luosto National Park at Wikimedia Commons- Outdoors.fi – Pyhä-Luosto National Park
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