Pyhä-Häkki National Park protects old growth Scots pine and Norway spruce forest and extensive bogs in Saarijärvi, in the Central Finland region. Established in 1956 and extended in 1982 with the addition of the Kotaneva bog, the IUCN Category II park covers about 13 square kilometers and holds the largest remaining area of virgin forest in the southern half of Finland, with bog covering roughly half its area. Managed by Metsähallitus, the park recorded about 17,900 visitors in 2024; planning for its protection had begun in the late 1930s but was interrupted by the Second World War before its eventual establishment. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Pyhä-Häkki National Park (Wikipedia)
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Pyhä-Häkki National Park is a national park in Saarijärvi, Central Finland.
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Pyhä-Häkki National Park protects old growth Scots pine and Norway spruce forest and extensive bogs in Saarijärvi, in the Central Finland region.
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Metsähallitus
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Metsähallitus
View the Source2. Wikidata: Pyhä-Häkki National Park
- Wikidata Q287883, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q287883 P31 instance-of
- Wikidata Q287883 P571 inception
- Part Of: Finland, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: Finland
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Finland, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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