2. Protected areas in Finland
• National Parks (35)
• Strict Nature Reserves (19)
• Mire Reserves (171)
• Herb-rich Forest Reserves (52)
• Old-growth Forest Reserves (91)
• Seal Reserves (7)
• Other State-owned Protected Areas (39)
• Privately-owned Protected Areas (83)
3. 35 National Parks
• The 35 National Parks are scattered all
over the country
• They are all quite large areas with diverse
natural features
• Open to the public
4.
5. National Parks in Central Finland
• There are two National Parks in the region
of Central Finland
– Pyhä-Häkki
• Old-growth forest
• Marks of the ice age
• Mires
– Leivonmäki
• Wilderness-like forests
• Open mires and eskers
6. Other protected areas
• There are many small nature reserves
close to the College of Central Finland
• Kapeenkoski white water reserve
• Hitonhauta
• Levälahti private nature reserve
