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National Park Attractions In Posio

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Posio is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,284 and covers an area of 3,544.90 square kilometres of which 506.14 km2 is water. The population density is 1.08 inhabitants per square kilometre . Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ranua, Salla, Kuusamo, Taivalkoski and Pudasjärvi. The municipality has a single language, Finnish. Major employers in Posio are the municipality itself, a major pottery manufacturer Pentik and agriculture . The European route E63 runs through the northern-eastern parts of the municipality. Korouoma canyon and natural reserve is located in...
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National Park Attractions In Posio

  • 1. Riisitunturi National Park Posio
    Riisitunturi National Park is a national park in Posio, Finnish Lapland. It was established in 1982 and covers 77 square kilometres . The park is on a mountainous area, and there are also many swamps, especially hillside swamps. The only wilderness hut in the park is located near the twin-peak of Riisitunturi, 465.3 m .
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  • 2. Pyha-Luosto National Park Pyhatunturi
    Pyhä-Luosto National Park is a national park in Lapland, Finland. It was established in 2005 when Finland's oldest national park, Pyhätunturi National Park was joined to Luosto. This makes Pyhä-Luosto Finland's oldest but at the same time newest national park. The new park covers 142 square kilometres . The most important features are geological specialities, old forests and wetlands. The park's base is formed by Finland's southernmost, 12-peak tunturi line. The tunturis are remnants of Alp-like mountains of 2 billion years of age. 200-year-old or older pine tree forests grow on the hills. The highest tunturis are Noitatunturi, 540 m , and Ukko-Luosto, 514 m .
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  • 3. Syote National Park Syote
    Syöte National Park is a national park in the area of Pudasjärvi, Posio and Taivalkoski municipalities, in Northern Ostrobothnia and Lapland regions of Finland. Syöte National Park is a chain of old-growth forests, part of which is high altitude forest. One fourth of the area of the park is covered by mires of different types.
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