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Protected areas and National Parks in Europe
URHO KEKKONEN NATIONAL PARK
Nature and animals
FactsUrho Kekkonen National Park is located in north-eastern Finland, Lapland The park also known as KoilliskairaThe park was established in 1.May 1983The second nature protection area in FinlandThe park covers the area of 225 000 ha
Location on map
From Helsinki to Urho Kekkonen national park there is about 1070 km distance
Helsinki is the capital of Finland located to south
The College of Central Finland is in Suolahti
SpecialitiesThe most majestic views of forested Lapland.Round shaped and bald fell topsThe rough natureA rich and wide range of speciesThe wildernessOld forests
Everyman’s rightPeople of all nationalities have the right to enjoy the Finnish countryside freely under the traditional Finnish legal concept known as everyman’s right.Special regulations in national parks and many nature reserves additionally limit activities such as:
Camping HuntingThe use of motor vehiclesAccess to sensitive areas during the nesting season
Nature
NatureWide, unbroken fell area
The Raututunturi–Saariselkä fell area is made of Lapland granulite, a rock material formed around 1,900 million years ago. The present-day fells were formed by block movements around 30–50 million years ago.
Watershed area
The national park is a watershed area. Some of the rivers empty into the Arctic Ocean, some into the Gulf of Bothnia. The Urho Kekkonen national park’s waterways consist mainly of rivers and brooks.
Animals
Twentyone different mammals have been encountered in the national park, amongst them Finland's large predators the bear …
BearNational animal of FinlandBiggest predator in EuropeIn Finland there is aproximately 800-1000 bears
Endangered in Finland
Lynx
Lynx is the only wild cat native in Finland
Lynxes prey on hares, rabbits, rodents, wild boar, foxes, roe deer and reindeer
The main method of hunting is stalking, sneaking and jumping on prey.
ReindeerCommon mammal in Finland, expecially in Lapland
It’s not a predator at all, although it may look like one
It eats grass, leafs, lichen and mushrooms
There are many reindeer herds at Northern Finland
WolverineLargest land dwelling species of mustelidaes (weasels)
It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, resembling a small bear more than other mustelids
Adult wolverines have no natural predators, though they do come into conflict with (and may be killed by) other large predators over territory and food
Siberian jaySiberian jay belong to the group of crows
It’s the smallest bird on crow groups in Finland
It eats berries, mushrooms, seeds and insects
It’s also known as ”friend” of rangers, because often it is sighted to come begging for left overs of food in campsides.
Santa ClausEverybody knows that Santa Claus lives in Finland, but you don´t necessarily knew that Korvatunturi is the place where Santa Claus (or Joulupukki in Finnish) is said to live. Korvatunturi is located in south east part of Urho Kekkonen national park. It´s 483m high arctic hill.