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The landscape of Syöte National Park, with its rugged hills, special bogs on hill tops and slopes, and old spruce forests create an attractive setting for a hiker. Syöte is the largest of the four parts of the Park, and it offers......

In Nuuksio it is possible to escape the busy capital city and experience nature. With its marked trails, cooking shelters and camping sites Nuuksio is ideal for short hiking trips lasting one or two days. Nuuksio National Park forms the......

Koli is the National Park of forested hills. Koli, with its art inspiring lookout points, white quartzite cliffs, wilderness-like Lake Pielinen, slash-and-burn woodlands and traditional landscapes, as well as, its excellent hiking trails, skiing......

Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park is an interesting complex on the boundary of South Ostrobothnia and Satakunta Regions. The landscape can be clearly divided into two parts; the barren dry forests dominated by the Pine (Pinus sylvestris), and......

Isojärvi National Park is an ideal destination for a hiker looking for peaceful forest and lake landscapes. The National Park is suitable for hiking trips lasting for one or two days. There is also a lot to see if you choose to go by canoe,......

According to an old Finnish legend a demon called Hiisi fled to the peaceful and quiet setting of Hiidenportti. You can do the same: escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. In Hiidenportti National Park you can find peace in the middle......

The deep gorges of Helvetinjärvi National Park were formed millions of years ago by faults in the bedrock running right through the area. Today this rugged scenery attracts hikers for both day trips and camping. From the Park it is possible......

Ekenäs Archipelago National Park in the Gulf of Finland is a beautiful part of Nyland archipelago. The park offers good possibilities for boating. The National Park is located in Western Nyland near the southern coast of Finland and......

Gulf of Finland National Park is known for its diversity of bird species, and its war history. The best way to explore the park is by boat. To Ulko-Tammio Island there is also a regular passenger boat service during the summer. The......

The Archipelago in the Baltic Sea was created by the Ice Age. Rugged rocky islets and forested islands, separated by open sea, are characteristic to the area. The nature trails guide you to the diversity of the natural features and the life of the......

The scenery in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is dominated by fells surrounded by forests and mires in their natural state. Because the area's nature is clean and beautiful and the terrain varying, the park is a wonderful place to hike,......

Come and get to know the unique and constantly changing nature in the archipelago being created by land uplift in the Bothnian Sea National Park. Trips of a day or two are best started from one of the harbours on the coast, and destinations can......

Sipoonkorpi Nature Reserve is one of the few large connected forest areas left near the Helsinki metropolis area. The Sipoonkorpi National Park provides a habitat for almost a hundred endangered and near threatened species. It also has diverse......

Valkmusa National Park offers visitors great views of vast mire landscape. During summer you can walk along a short duckboarded trail, but in winter you can get to any part of the park by ski. High cliffs by the mires and the park's nature......

Urho Kekkonen National Park is an inviting place for visitors to hike during all seasons. The sun-lit nights of spring and summer, bright changing colours of autumn and calming darkness of the Polar Nights (kaamos) help visitors gather their......

On Torronsuo Mire, you will experience the Finnish landscape at its most original; the large open mire landscape has looked the same for thousands of years. You can visit Torronsuo on a half-day hiking trip around Kiljamo, or on a day trip to the......

Tiilikkajärvi National Park is known for Lake Tiilikka's imposing sandy beaches, of which Venäjänhiekka is the most beautiful. Tiilikkajärvi National Park is a versatile outdoor recreation destination. Lake Tiilikka is located......

Seitseminen National Park is ideal for day trips or for hikes lasting a couple of days. Longer trips can be extended to for example Riuttaskorpi recreational forest and Helvetinjärvi National Park, on a hiking trail network called Pirkan......

In Salamajärvi National Park it is possible to hike in wilderness-like landscape, on the peaceful paths following the tracks of the Wild Forest Reindeer. Salamajärvi is located in the beautiful rugged watershed region of......

Rokuanvaara Hill has dry forests, which offer quite easy terrain for hiking trips lasting a couple of days. Rokua has several hiking trails, and many services. Rokuanvaara Hill is an esker formed of sand, and its barren dry forests are......