Oulanka National Park, Finland
The Oulanka National Park, established in 1956 and expanded again in 1982 and 1989, is one of the most popular national parks in Finland located in the Ostrobothnia and Lapland regions of Finland.
The National Park covers 104 square miles and it borders the Paanajärvi National Park in Russia.
The Oulanka National Park is a unique and versatile combination of northern, southern and eastern nature. The landscape is made up of pine forests, river valleys with sandy banks and rapids, and in the north of vast mires. It has a unique river ecosystem and is an example of untouched and unlogged boreal forest, close to the arctic circle, which is protected by World Wide Fund for Nature from intensive reindeer herding. The area is rich in animal and plant species including endangered ones.
A short distance from the Oulanka Visitor Centre are the magnificent Kiutaköngäs Rapids. The Oulankajoki River falls, hemmed in by red granite walls, for about 600 metres and over a distance of about a 100 metres, the river descends 14 metres.
Date: 31st May 2009
Location: Oulanka National Park, Finland
The National Park covers 104 square miles and it borders the Paanajärvi National Park in Russia.
The Oulanka National Park is a unique and versatile combination of northern, southern and eastern nature. The landscape is made up of pine forests, river valleys with sandy banks and rapids, and in the north of vast mires. It has a unique river ecosystem and is an example of untouched and unlogged boreal forest, close to the arctic circle, which is protected by World Wide Fund for Nature from intensive reindeer herding. The area is rich in animal and plant species including endangered ones.
A short distance from the Oulanka Visitor Centre are the magnificent Kiutaköngäs Rapids. The Oulankajoki River falls, hemmed in by red granite walls, for about 600 metres and over a distance of about a 100 metres, the river descends 14 metres.
Date: 31st May 2009
Location: Oulanka National Park, Finland
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Also in: North Finland and north Norway - May and June 2009
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