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Kurjenrahka National Park

National Park

Kurjenrahka National Park is a national park in Southwest Finland, established in 1998 and covering about 29 square kilometers, mostly bog along with primeval forest left unmanaged for more than 150 years in places. Eurasian lynx are permanent residents, and brown bears and wolves have also been recorded there. The park includes several lakes, among them Mynajarvi, and more than 300 kilometers of marked trails.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1998 2
Area (sq km)
30.8907 2
Governing Body
Metsähallitus 1
IUCN Category
II 2
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Metsahallitus (Finland) 1
Sources
1. Kurjenrahka National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Kurjenrahka National Park (Finnish: Kurjenrahkan kansallispuisto, Swedish: Kurjenrahka nationalpark) is a national park in Southwest Finland.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Metsähallitus
  • Introduction
    Kurjenrahka National Park is a national park in Southwest Finland, established in 1998 and covering about 29 square kilometers, mostly bog along with primeval forest left unmanaged for more than 150 years in places.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Metsähallitus
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Metsähallitus
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2. Kurjenrahka National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata Q2398213 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q2398213 P571 inception
  • Wikidata item Q2398213
    P31 protected-area class match, verified by search+class allow-list
  • Part Of: Finland, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Kurjenrahka National Park
Wikidata Q2398213, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Finland
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Finland, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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