Pyhä-Luosto National Park (''Pyhä-Luoston kansallispuisto'') is a
national park
A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
in
Lapland,
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It was established in 2005 when Finland's oldest national park, Pyhätunturi National Park (established in 1938), was joined to
Luosto. This makes Pyhä-Luosto both one of Finland's oldest and newest national parks. The park covers .
[ Its most important features are its geological specialities, old forests and wetlands.
The park's base is formed by Finland's southernmost, 12-peak '' tunturi'' line. The ''tunturit'' are remnants of 2-billion-year-old Alp-like mountains. Pine tree forests that are 200 years old or older grow on the hills. The highest ''tunturit'' are Noitatunturi, , and Ukko-Luosto, .
In 2015, the visitor count was 115,100 people, which was a decrease from the 2009 count of 128,000.][
]
See also
* List of national parks of Finland
* Protected areas of Finland
References
External links
*
Outdoors.fi – Pyhä-Luosto National Park
National parks of Finland
Protected areas of the Arctic
Protected areas established in 2005
Geography of Lapland (Finland)
Tourist attractions in Lapland (Finland)
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