List of national parks of Finland

There are 35 national parks in Finland. They are all managed by the Metsähallitus with the exception of the Koli National Park which is managed by the Finnish Forest Research Institute. The national parks cover a total area of 8,150 km². A total of 1.4 million people visited the parks in 2005[1].

Lake Pielinen seen from a hill in Koli National Park.

National park	Province	Land area (km²)	Established	Visitation (2005)
Eastern Gulf of Finland	Southern Finland	6.7	1982	16,000
Ekenäs Archipelago	Southern Finland	52	1989	23,000
Helvetinjärvi	Western Finland	49.8	1982	32,000
Hiidenportti	Oulu Province	45	1982	10,000
Isojärvi	Western Finland	19	1982	8,000
Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas	Western Finland	57	1982	6,000
Koli	Eastern Finland	30	1991	N/A
Kolovesi	Eastern Finland	23	1990	6,500
Kurjenrahka	Western Finland	29	1998	25,000
Lauhanvuori	Western Finland	53	1982	27,000
Leivonmäki	Western Finland	29	2003	10,000
Lemmenjoki	Lapland Province	2,850	1956	10,000
Liesjärvi	Southern Finland	22	1956	25,000
Linnansaari	Eastern Finland	38	1956	28,000
Nuuksio	Southern Finland	45	1994	110,000
Oulanka	Oulu / Lapland	270	1956	173,500
Päijänne	Southern Finland	14	1993	12,000
Pallas-Yllästunturi	Lapland Province	1,020	2005	300,000
Patvinsuo	Eastern Finland	105	1982	14,000
Perämeri	Lapland Province	2.5	1991	2,500
Petkeljärvi	Eastern Finland	6	1956	17,500
Puurijärvi-Isosuo	Western Finland	27	1993	17,000
Pyhä-Häkki	Western Finland	13	1956	9,000
Pyhä-Luosto	Lapland Province	142	2005	95,000
Repovesi	Southern / Eastern	15	2003	65,000
Riisitunturi	Lapland Province	77	1982	7,000
Rokua	Oulu Province	4.3	1956	20,000
Salamajärvi	Western Finland	62	1982	10,000
Seitseminen	Western Finland	45.5	1982	40,000
Southwestern Archipelago	Southern Finland	500	1982	60,000
Syöte	Oulu Province	299	2000	33,500
Tiilikkajärvi	Eastern / Oulu	34	1982	6,500
Torronsuo	Southern Finland	25.5	1990	20,000
Urho Kekkonen	Lapland Province	2,550	1983	165,000
Valkmusa	Southern Finland	17	1996	6,000

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