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There are 35 national parks in Finland. They are all managed by the Metsähallitus. The national parks cover a total area of 8,150 km². A total of 1.7 million people visited the parks in 2007[1].
[edit] List of national parks
| National park |
Province |
Land area (km²) |
Established |
Visitation (2007)[2] |
| Eastern Gulf of Finland |
Southern Finland |
6.7 |
1982 |
17,000 |
| Ekenäs Archipelago |
Southern Finland |
52 |
1989 |
47,000 |
| Helvetinjärvi |
Western Finland |
49.8 |
1982 |
33,000 |
| Hiidenportti |
Oulu Province |
45 |
1982 |
6,500 |
| 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 |
7,000 |
| Kurjenrahka |
Western Finland |
29 |
1998 |
32,500 |
| Lauhanvuori |
Western Finland |
53 |
1982 |
27,500 |
| Leivonmäki |
Western Finland |
29 |
2003 |
12,000 |
| Lemmenjoki |
Lapland Province |
2,850 |
1956 |
10,000 |
| Liesjärvi |
Southern Finland |
22 |
1956 |
22,000 |
| Linnansaari |
Eastern Finland |
38 |
1956 |
29,000 |
| Nuuksio |
Southern Finland |
45 |
1994 |
170,000 |
| Oulanka |
Oulu / Lapland |
270 |
1956 |
185,500 |
| Päijänne |
Southern Finland |
14 |
1993 |
12,000 |
| Pallas-Yllästunturi |
Lapland Province |
1,020 |
2005 |
312,000 |
| Patvinsuo |
Eastern Finland |
105 |
1982 |
14,000 |
| Perämeri |
Lapland Province |
2.5 |
1991 |
6,000 |
| Petkeljärvi |
Eastern Finland |
6 |
1956 |
23,000 |
| Puurijärvi-Isosuo |
Western Finland |
27 |
1993 |
10,000 |
| Pyhä-Häkki |
Western Finland |
13 |
1956 |
14,500 |
| Pyhä-Luosto |
Lapland Province |
142 |
2005 |
109,500 |
| Repovesi |
Southern / Eastern |
15 |
2003 |
70,000 |
| Riisitunturi |
Lapland Province |
77 |
1982 |
8,000 |
| Rokua |
Oulu Province |
4.3 |
1956 |
23,500 |
| Salamajärvi |
Western Finland |
62 |
1982 |
11,000 |
| Seitseminen |
Western Finland |
45.5 |
1982 |
44,000 |
| Southwestern Archipelago |
Southern Finland |
500 |
1982 |
60,000 |
| Syöte |
Oulu Province |
299 |
2000 |
36,000 |
| Tiilikkajärvi |
Eastern / Oulu |
34 |
1982 |
7,000 |
| Torronsuo |
Southern Finland |
25.5 |
1990 |
27,000 |
| Urho Kekkonen |
Lapland Province |
2,550 |
1983 |
180,000 |
| Valkmusa |
Southern Finland |
17 |
1996 |
6,200 |
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