Linnansaari National Park
| Linnansaari National Park | |
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  Location in Finland | |
| Location | Finland |
| Coordinates | 62°06′38″N 28°30′34″E / 62.11056°N 28.50944°E |
| Area | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Visitors | 31000 (in 2009[1]) |
| Governing body | Metsähallitus |
| Website | www |
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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Käyntimäärät kansallispuistoittain 2009" (in Finnish). Metsähallitus. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
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- Geography of South Savo
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