Femundsmarka National Park (Norwegian: Femundsmarka nasjonalpark) is a national park in Innlandet and Trøndelag counties in Norway. It is located in Røros Municipality and Engerdal Municipality. The landscape includes many marshes and lakes, and it is near Norway’s second largest natural lake, Femunden. The park is a popular place for canoeing and fishing. It was created in 1971 to protect the lake and the forests that extend eastward toward Sweden. The forest is not very dense and includes rough pine and birch trees.
The park has been a long-time source of falcons used in the sports of falconry in Europe and Asia. Some areas in the park are called Falkfangerhøgda, which means "falcon hunters’ height." Wild reindeer live in the higher areas of the park. In summer, about 30 musk oxen graze near the Røa and Mugga Rivers. In winter, these oxen move to the Funäsdalen area. This group of oxen separated from a larger group in the Dovrefjell region and moved to this area.
The National Park inspired the name of the album Femundsmarka by the German black metal band Waldgeflüster.
Name
The first part comes from the genitive form of the lake name "Femund," which shows possession. The second part is the finite form of the word "mark," which means "wooded area" or "forest."