Patvinsuo National Park

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Patvinsuo National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location in Finland
Location	North Karelia, Finland
Coordinates	63°06′41″N 030°42′16″E / 63.11139°N 30.70444°E / 63.11139; 30.70444
Area	105 km2 (41 sq mi)
Established	1982
Visitors	12000 (in 2009[1])
Governing body	Metsähallitus
Website	www.outdoors.fi/patvinsuonp

Patvinsuo National Park (Finnish: Patvinsuon kansallispuisto) is a national park in the North Karelia region of Finland, in the municipalities of Lieksa and Ilomantsi. It was established in 1982 and covers 105 square kilometres (41 sq mi). There are 80 kilometres (50 mi) of marked walking trails in the area. The park has bogs, former managed forest and slash-and-burn areas and some old-growth forests. Suomujärvi lake is located in the northeast area in the park.

See also

• List of national parks of Finland
• Protected areas of Finland

References

External links

• Nationalparks.fi – Patvinsuo National Park
• Media related to Patvinsuo National Park at Wikimedia Commons

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