Paanajärvi National Park is a
Russian national park in the
Loukhsky District
Loukhsky District (russian: Ло́ухский райо́н; krl, Louhen piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is located in the north of th ...
of northwestern
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...
, in northwestern
Russia
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.
The park was established in 1992. It has received a
PAN Parks
The PAN Parks Foundation was a non-governmental organisation that aimed to protect Europe's wildernesses. The foundation filed for bankruptcy in May 2014 in The Netherlands, but was denied the status by the court and is currently in liquidation.
...
certificate.
Geography
Paanajärvi National Park is located in the
Maanselka hills of
Karelia Region, along the
Finnish–Russian border, northern Europe.
It protects of pristine
Scandinavian and Russian Taiga ecoregion forest
habitat
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s, lakes, and rivers.
Nuorunen
Nuorunen (russian: Нуорунен) is a peak in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is the highest point of the Federal Subject
The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (russian: субъ ...
, the highest point of Karelia, is located in the park area.
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Oulanka National Park
Oulanka National Park
Oulanka National Park ( fi, Oulangan kansallispuisto) is a national park in the Northern Ostrobothnia and Lapland regions of Finland, covering . The park was established in 1956 and was expanded in 1982 and 1989. It borders the Paanajärvi Nati ...
is adjacent on the west along the border, within Finland
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, with contiguous protection of this Karelian Taiga
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruce ...
habitat.
See also
*National parks of Russia
There are currently 64 national parks in Russia. Together they cover approximately .
Overview
Until the 1960s only nature reserves and ''zakazniks'' existed in the Soviet Union, so international experience in creating a form of protected areas i ...
*National parks of Finland
There are 41 national parks in Finland. They are all managed by the Metsähallitus. The national parks cover a total area of – 2.7% of Finland's total land area.
A total of 3.2 million people visited the parks in 2018. During the Covid-19 pan ...
*Taiga and boreal forests
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, ...
References
External links
Parks.karelia.ru: Paanajärvi National Park website
''(Russian)''
Loukhsky District
National parks of Russia
Geography of the Republic of Karelia
Taiga and boreal forests
Protected areas established in 1992
Tourist attractions in the Republic of Karelia
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