Linnansaari National Park
62°06′38″N 28°30′34″E / 62.11056°N 28.50944°E / 62.11056; 28.50944Area 38 km2 (15 sq mi) Established 1956 Visitors 31000 (in 2009[1]) Governing body Metsähallitus Website www.nationalparks.fi/linnansaarinp
Linnansaari National Park (Finnish: Linnansaaren kansallispuisto) is a national park in the Southern Savonia 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
- ^ "Käyntimäärät kansallispuistoittain 2009" (in Finnish). Metsähallitus. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
External links
- Outdoors.fi – Linnansaari National Park
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