Torronsuo National Park ( fi, Torronsuon kansallispuisto) is a national park in the

Tavastia Proper Tavastia or Tavastland may refer to: * Häme (Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') * Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland * Tavastia (constituency), formerly Tavas ...

region of

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. Even before its declaration as a national park in 1990, the near-natural state swamp area was a protected area. Its area is . The park area is a typical

ombrotrophic Ombrotrophic ("cloud-fed"), from Ancient Greek ὄμβρος (''ómvros'') meaning "rain" and τροφή (''trofí'') meaning "food"), refers to soils or vegetation which receive all of their water and nutrients from precipitation, rather than ...

raised bog Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bogs, unlike fens, are exclusively fed by precipitation (ombrot ...

– a thick

turf Sod, also known as turf, is the upper layer of soil with the grass growing on it that is often harvested into rolls. In Australian and British English, sod is more commonly known as ''turf'', and the word "sod" is limited mainly to agricult ...

layer with its middle part raising above its edges. The turf layer is one of the thickest measured among Finnish bogs, locally extending to . Torronsuo is valuable for its birdlife and butterfly species. Roughly a hundred species nest in the area. Part of the birds and insects are species that typically live in the northern areas, and they aren't seen much elsewhere in southern Finland.

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Nationalparks.fi – Torronsuo National Park

Teemu Tahvanainen: ''When several units make one large bog massif: Torronsuo – Finland’s largest raised bog massif.'' In: ''The Finnish Environment'' 28, 1996. pp. 137–141.
National parks of Finland Tammela, Finland Protected areas established in 1990 Geography of Kanta-Häme Tourist attractions in Kanta-Häme 1990 establishments in Finland Ramsar sites in Finland {{Europe-protected-area-stub

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