Lemmenjoki National Park ( fi, Lemmenjoen kansallispuisto, smn, Lemmee aalmuglâšmecci, se, Leammi álbmotmeahcci) is situated in area of municipalities of
Inari
Inari may refer to:
Shinto
* Inari Ōkami, a Shinto spirit
** Mount Inari in Japan, site of Fushimi Inari-taisha, the main Shinto shrine to Inari
** Inari Shrine, shrines to the Shinto god Inari
* Inari-zushi, a type of sushi
Places
* Inari, ...
and
Kittilä
Kittilä ( se, Gihttel, smn, Kittâl, sms, Kihttel) is a municipality of Finland and a popular holiday resort.
It is located in northern Finland north of the Arctic Circle within the Lapland region. The municipality has a population of () and ...
,
Lapland, in Northern
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. It was founded in 1956 and has since been expanded twice. Its total area is , making it the biggest national park of Finland and one of the largest in
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
.
The park is named after the
Lemmenjoki River, an long river running through it.
The park is partly bordered by the
Øvre Anarjóhka National Park in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
.
Around 100 people can be seen digging gold in the area in the summer on 40 claims. Most of the people in the park – around 10,000 people per year – are backpackers, though. There are about marked paths in the
national park, and even some bridges and boats are put up for travelers. There are more than ten free
wilderness hut
A wilderness hut, bothy, backcountry hut, or backcountry shelter is a free, primitive mountain hut for temporary accommodation, usually located in wilderness areas, national parks and along backpacking and hiking routes. They are found in man ...
s in the park and three chargeable, bookable ones.
The gold-digging area contains two small
airfield
An aerodrome ( Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for pub ...
s, Martiniiskonpalo
() and Keurulainen (about ). They can be used for landing or taking off with small propeller planes.
See also
*
List of 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 pa ...
*
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/Nation ...
References
External links
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Outdoors.fi – Lemmenjoki National Park
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Protected areas of the Arctic
Protected areas established in 1956
Geography of Lapland (Finland)
Tourist attractions in Lapland (Finland)
Inari, Finland
Kittilä
Ramsar sites in Finland
National parks of Finland