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Ranua Resort (better known as Ranua Zoo or Ranua Wildlife Park) is a zoo and a holiday resort that opened in 1983 in the municipality of Ranua, 
Lapland
Lapland may refer to:
Places
*Lapland or Sápmi, an ethno-cultural region stretching over northern Fennoscandia (parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia)
**Lapland (Finland) (''Lappi''/''Lappland''), a Finnish region
*** Lapland (former pr ...
, Finland. It is the northernmost zoo in Finland and the second northest in the world.
The zoo's animals consist of approximately 50 wild animal species and 150 individuals, including top predators such as lynx
A lynx is a type of wild cat.
Lynx may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Lynx (constellation)
* Lynx (Chinese astronomy)
* Lynx X-ray Observatory, a NASA-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory
Places Canada
* Lynx, Ontar ...
, brown bears and wolves but also European moose
The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is a member of the Capreolinae, New World deer subfamily and is the monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is the Largest cervids, largest and heaviest extan ...
and deers. The zoo has Finland's only polar bear
The polar bear (''Ursus maritimus'') is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the largest extant bear specie ...
s. The zoo is an accredited member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).
In addition to the zoo, Ranua Resort also offers accommodation, a restaurant, and a variety of activities such as snowmobiling, husky safaris and other outdoor experiences. References
External links
* * Wildlife Park Zoos in Finland 1983 establishments in Finland Buildings and structures in Lapland (Finland) Tourist attractions in Lapland (Finland) Zoos established in 1983 {{authority control