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There are 41 national parks in Finland . They are all managed by Metsähallitus . The national parks cover a total area of Template:Convert – 2.7% of Finland's total land area.
A total of 3.2 million people visited the parks in 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Approximately 7.4 million visits were made to state protected areas managed by Metsähallitus in 2024. In addition to national parks, the figure includes state hiking areas and other protected areas that are significant for recreational use.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Lake Pielinen seen from a hill in Koli National Park .
List of national parks
National park
Photo
Region
Land area (km2 )
Established
Visitation (2024)<ref name=":1" />
Coordinates
Archipelago
Southwest Finland
500
1982
78,800
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Bothnian Bay
Lapland
2.5
1991
6,300
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Bothnian Sea
Southwest Finland & Satakunta
913
2011
79,400
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Eastern Gulf of Finland
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Kymenlaakso
6.7
1982
15,800
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Ekenäs Archipelago
File:Sundharu Jussarö.jpg
Uusimaa
52
1989
53,600
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Helvetinjärvi
File:Helvetinkolu.jpg
Pirkanmaa
49.8
1982
44,000
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Hiidenportti
File:Hiidenportin kansallispuisto.jpg
Kainuu
45
1982
11,300
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Hossa
File:Housivirta.jpg
Kainuu
11
2017
75,500
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Isojärvi
File:Isojärvi Isojärven kansallispuisto 2.jpg
Central Finland
19
1982
24,400
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Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas
File:Kauhaneva.jpg
Southern Ostrobothnia / Satakunta
57
1982
26,200
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Koli
File:Koli hill view.jpg
North Karelia
30
1991
249,800
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Kolovesi
File:KolovesiRocks.jpg
South Savo
23
1990
17,200
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Kurjenrahka
File:Savojärvi near Kurjenpesä.jpg
Southwest Finland
29
1998
66,800
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Lauhanvuori
File:Lauhanvuori 5.jpg
Southern Ostrobothnia
53
1982
21,700
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Leivonmäki
File:Leivonmäki National Park I.jpg
Central Finland
29
2003
29,100
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Lemmenjoki
File:River at Lemmenjoki national park, Finland IMG 0330.JPG
Lapland
2,850
1956
21,100
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Liesjärvi
File:Saruwine - Faery Tale Forest (by-sa).jpg
Kanta-Häme
22
1956
57,300
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Linnansaari
File:Linnansaari1.jpg
South Savo / North Savo
38
1956
31,600
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Nuuksio
File:Mustalampi Lake in Nuuksio.jpg
Uusimaa
45
1994
312,600
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Oulanka
File:FI-Oulanka NP1.jpg
Northern Ostrobothnia / Lapland
270
1956
187,400
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Päijänne
File:Päijänne and päijätsalo.jpg
Päijät-Häme
14
1993
67,000
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Pallas-Yllästunturi
File:Pallastunturi Finland.jpg
Lapland
1,020
2005
598,800
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Patvinsuo
File:Patvinsuo kohosuota.jpg
North Karelia
105
1982
18,600
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Petkeljärvi
File:Kuikan kierros.jpg
North Karelia
6
1956
17,300
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Puurijärvi-Isosuo
File:Isosuo mire at Puurijärvi-Isosuo NP.jpg
Pirkanmaa / Satakunta
27
1993
19,800
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Pyhä-Häkki
File:Pyhä-Häkki National Park 5.jpg
Central Finland
13
1956
17,900
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Pyhä-Luosto
File:Isokuru.JPG
Lapland
142
2005
198,900
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Repovesi
File:Repoveden Kansallispuisto Kesayonauringossa.jpg
Kymenlaakso / South Savo
15
2003
100,900
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Riisitunturi
File:Noukavaara - Riisitunturi - Posio - Finland.jpg
Lapland
77
1982
58,800
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Rokua
File:Rokuan kansallispuisto.JPG
Northern Ostrobothnia / Kainuu
4.3
1956
50,700
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Salamajärvi
File:Salamajärvi national park.jpg
Central Ostrobothnia / Central Finland
62
1982
24,500
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Salla
File:Old Sallatunturit, Airistunturi and Vitarinne in Russia behind Tunturilammit as seen from the lower Peak of Sallatunturit in Salla, Lapland, Finland.jpg
Lapland
99.83
2022
55,900
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Seitseminen
File:Seitseminen-mylly.jpg
Pirkanmaa
45.5
1982
42,300
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Sipoonkorpi
File:Duckboards towards the lake Storträsk in Sipoonkorpi, Helsinki, Finland, 2021 May.jpg
Uusimaa
18.6
2011
165,500
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Southern Konnevesi
File:Lake Konnevesi Mustalahti.jpg
Central Finland / North Savo
15.44
2014
30,400
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Syöte
File:Syote National Park.jpg
Northern Ostrobothnia / Lapland
299
2000
88,200
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Teijo
File:Matildanjärvi Mathildedal Perniö Salo Finland January 2015.jpg
Southwest Finland
33.85
2015
92,100
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Tiilikkajärvi
File:Tiilikkajarven kansallispuisto Venajanhiekka.jpg
North Savo / Kainuu
34
1982
26,100
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Torronsuo
File:Torronsuo National Park.jpg
Kanta-Häme
25.5
1990
58,600
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Urho Kekkonen
File:Paratiisikuru waterfall.JPG
Lapland
2,550
1983
435,900
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Valkmusa
File:Valkmusan suolahde.jpg
Kymenlaakso
17
1996
20,300
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See also
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