Oulanka National Park

Oulanka National Park (Finnish: Oulangan kansallispuisto) is a national park located in the Northern Ostrobothnia and Lapland regions of Finland. It covers an area of 270 square kilometers (104 square miles). The park shares a border with Paanajärvi National Park in Russia.

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Nuuksio National Park

Nuuksio National Park (Finnish: Nuuksion kansallispuisto, Swedish: Noux nationalpark) is one of Finland’s 40 national parks. It was created in 1994 and covers forests and lakes in the cities of Espoo, Kirkkonummi, and Vihti. Located northwest of Helsinki, it is the second national park closest to the capital city, after the newly created Sipoonkorpi National Park.

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Linnansaari National Park

Linnansaari National Park (Finnish: Linnansaaren kansallispuisto) is a national park located in the South Savo and Northern Savonia regions of Finland. It is situated in the center of Lake Haukivesi, which is part of the larger Saimaa lake system. The National Park was created to protect the important natural features of Finland’s lake region.

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Kurjenrahka National Park

Kurjenrahka National Park (Finnish: Kurjenrahkan kansallispuisto, Swedish: Kurjenrahka nationalpark) is a national park in Southwest Finland. It was created in 1998 and covers an area of 29 square kilometers (11 square miles). The land is mostly made up of bogs, but it also includes old forests, some of which have not been disturbed for more than 150 years.

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Isojärvi National Park

Isojärvi National Park (Finnish: Isojärven kansallispuisto) is a national park in Central Finland. It covers 19 square kilometers (7.3 square miles) and was created in 1982. The landscape changes in elevation, and the area is covered with Scots pine and Norway spruce forests, as well as bogs.

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Ekenäs Archipelago National Park

Ekenäs Archipelago National Park (Swedish: Ekenäs skärgårds nationalpark, Finnish: Tammisaaren saariston kansallispuisto) is located in the Ekenäs archipelago, in the Uusimaa region of Finland. It was created in 1989 and covers an area of 52 square kilometers (20 square miles). The park is managed by Metsähallitus, which is the Ministry of Forestry.

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Archipelago National Park

Archipelago National Park (Swedish: Skärgårdshavets nationalpark, Finnish: Saaristomeren kansallispuisto) is a national park in Southwest Finland. It was created in 1983 and covers 500 square kilometers (190 square miles) of land. Most of the land consists of islands smaller than 1 square kilometer (0.39 square miles).

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Tyresta National Park

Tyresta National Park (Swedish: Tyresta nationalpark) is a national park with a nature reserve around it in Sweden. It is located in Haninge and Tyresö municipalities in Stockholm County.

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Stora Sjöfallet National Park

Stora Sjöfallet (Swedish: [ˈstǔːra ˈɧø̂ːfalːɛt], which means “The Great Lake Falls”; Lule Sami: Stuor Muorkke, which means “Great Portage”) is a national park in Norrbotten County, northern Sweden, located in Gällivare Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality. The park covers 1,278 km (493 mi) and is the third-largest national park in Sweden. It is situated about 20 km (12 mi) north of the Arctic Circle, near the Norwegian border, and surrounds the Akkajaure reservoir from the north, east, and south.

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