Pyhä-Luosto National Park

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Pyhä-Luosto National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Isokuru in March 2006
Location in Finland
Location	Lapland, Finland
Coordinates	67°03′59″N 26°58′25″E / 67.06639°N 26.97361°E / 67.06639; 26.97361Coordinates: 67°03′59″N 26°58′25″E / 67.06639°N 26.97361°E / 67.06639; 26.97361
Area	142 km2 (55 sq mi)
Established	2005
Visitors	128000 (in 2009[1])
Governing body	Metsähallitus
Website	www.outdoors.fi/pyha-luostonp

Pyhä-Luosto National Park (Pyhä-Luoston kansallispuisto) is a national park in Lapland, Finland. It was established in 2005 when Finland's oldest national park, Pyhätunturi National Park (established in 1938), was joined to Luosto. This makes Pyhä-Luosto both one of Finland's oldest and newest national parks. The park covers 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi). Its most important features are its geological specialities, old forests and wetlands.

The park's base is formed by Finland's southernmost, 12-peak tunturi line. The tunturit are remnants of 2-billion-year-old Alp-like mountains. Pine tree forests that are 200 years old or older grow on the hills. The highest tunturit are Noitatunturi, 540 m (1,772 ft), and Ukko-Luosto, 514 m (1,686 ft).

See also[]

• List of national parks of Finland
• Protected areas of Finland

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Pyhä-Luosto National Park at Wikimedia Commons
• Outdoors.fi – Pyhä-Luosto National Park

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