Linnansaari National Park

Linnansaari National Park
Linnansaari National Park is located in Finland
Linnansaari National Park
Location within Finland
LocationFinland
Coordinates62°06′38″N 28°30′34″E / 62.11056°N 28.50944°E / 62.11056; 28.50944
Area38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Established1956
Visitors31,600 (in 2024)[1]
Governing bodyMetsähallitus
Websitehttps://www.luontoon.fi/en/destinations/linnansaari-national-park

Linnansaari National Park (Finnish: Linnansaaren kansallispuisto) is a national park in the South Savo and Northern Savonia regions of Finland. It lies in the middle of the lake Haukivesi, a part of greater Saimaa. The National Park was established to conserve the valuable natural features of the Finnish lakeland.

On the main island there's an old croft. Slash-and-burn agriculture is still practised on its fields to conserve the old cultural landscape and the associated plant and animal species. A large part of the island is natural-state coniferous forest, with some herb-rich parts.

The critically endangered Saimaa ringed seal inhabits the park.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Status of visitation numbers". Metsähallitus. Retrieved 2025-09-03.



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