Linnansaari National Park | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Map: | Finland |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Finland |
Coordinates: | 62.1106°N 28.5094°W |
Area Km2: | 38 |
Established: | 1956 |
Visitation Num: | 31000 |
Visitation Year: | 2009[1] |
Governing Body: | Metsähallitus |
Linnansaari National Park (Finnish: Linnansaaren kansallispuisto) is a national park in the Southern Savonia and Northern Savonia regions of Finland. It lies in the middle of the lake Haukivesi, a part of greater Saimaa. The National Park was established to conserve the valuable natural features of the Finnish lakeland.
On the main island there's an old croft. Slash-and-burn agriculture is still practised on its fields to conserve the old cultural landscape and the associated plant and animal species. A large part of the island is natural-state coniferous forest, with some herb-rich parts.
The critically endangered Saimaa Ringed Seal inhabits the park.