Protected areas of Finland

The protected areas of Finland include national parks, nature reserves and other areas, with a purpose of conserving areas of all of Finland's ecosystems and biotopes. Protected areas include: National parks of Finland (Kansallispuisto/Nationalpark) – 8,170 km2 Strict nature reserves of Finland (Luonnonpuisto/Naturreservat) – 1,530 km2 Mire reserves of Finland (Soidensuojelualue/Myrskyddsområde) – 4,490 km2 Protected herb-rich forest areas (Lehtojensuojelualue/Lundskyddsområde) – 13 km2 Protected old-growth forest areas (Vanhat metsät/Gamla skogar) – 100 km2 Grey seal protection areas (Hylkeidensuojelualue/Sälskyddsområde) – 190 km2 Other protected areas on state-owned land – 468 km2 The state-owned protected areas cover a total of 14,961 km2 while 1,220 km2 are on private land.

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