Syöte National Park (''Syötteen 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 the area of
Pudasjärvi
Pudasjärvi () is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region, northeast of the city of Oulu and southwest of the town of Kuusamo. The town has a population of () ...
,
Posio
Posio is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ra ...
and
Taivalkoski
Taivalkoski () is a municipality of Finland, it is located in the Province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density
Pop ...
municipalities, in
Northern Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia (; ) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. The easternmost corner of the region between ...
and
Lapland regions of
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, ...
. Syöte National Park is a chain of old-growth
forests
A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological functio ...
, part of which is high altitude forest. One fourth of the area of the park is covered by mires and wetlands of different types.
See also
*
Iso-Syöte
*
List of national parks of Finland
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*
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
Outdoors.fi – Syöte National Park
Pudasjärvi
Taivalkoski
Posio
National parks of Finland
Protected areas established in 2000
Geography of North Ostrobothnia
Geography of Lapland (Finland)
Tourist attractions in North Ostrobothnia
Tourist attractions in Lapland (Finland)
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