Syöte National Park

Syöte National Park (Syötteen kansallispuisto)
Protected area
Country Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia, Lapland
Coordinates 65°44′51″N 27°54′43″E / 65.74750°N 27.91194°E / 65.74750; 27.91194Coordinates: 65°44′51″N 27°54′43″E / 65.74750°N 27.91194°E / 65.74750; 27.91194
Area 299 km2 (115 sq mi)
Established 2000
Management Metsähallitus
Visitation 40,000 (2009[1])
IUCN category II - National Park
Website: http://www.outdoors.fi/syotenp

Syöte National Park (Syötteen kansallispuisto) is a national park in the area of Pudasjärvi, Posio and Taivalkoski municipalities, in Northern Ostrobothnia and Lapland regions of Finland. Syöte National Park is a chain of old-growth forests, part of which is high altitude forest. One fourth of the area of the park is covered by mires of different types.

See also

References

  1. "Käyntimäärät kansallispuistoittain 2009" (in Finnish). Metsähallitus. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
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