Linnansaari National Park Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Käyntimäärät kansallispuistoittain 2009. September 29, 2010. Finnish. Metsähallitus. March 8, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120308053725/http://www.metsa.fi/sivustot/metsa/fi/Eraasiatjaretkeily/Asiakastieto/Kayntimaarat/Kansallispuistoittain/Sivut/kayntimaaratkansallispuistoittain2009.aspx. dead.