Province of
Western Finland, Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi) Region
City of Turku
(www.turku.fi) and the municipalities of Aura
(www.aura.fi, in Finnish and Estonian), Masku
(www.masku.fi, in Finnish), Mynämäki
(www.mynamaki.fi, in Finnish), Nousiainen (www.nousiainen.fi, in Finnish),
Pöytyä (www.poytya.fi, in Finnish) and Rusko (www.rusko.fi, in Finnish)
Area: 29
sq.km. Established in 1998.
The area is managed by Metsähallitus
Kurjenrahka National Park with its mires and forests is
ideal for day trips and observing nature. One of the best known sights of the
National Park is Kuhankuono, the old
boundary mark of eight municipalities. Hikes can be extended to last a couple of
days on the hiking trail network called
Kuhankuonon retkeilyreitistö (www.kuhankuono.fi, in Finnish), which also
goes to the surroundings of the park and, for example, to Vaskijärvi Strict Nature
Reserve, which is located about 10 km north-west from the National Park.
Kurjenrahka National Park is the largest and most diverse protected mire area
in the Southwest Finland. In addition to the mires, the park includes the
old-growth forest area of Pukkipalo and a part of Lake Savojärvi. In Kurjenrahka
National Park, the mires which are in their natural state and the old-growth
forests can develop undisturbed. Other areas, which have been used for
commercial forestry, will also be restored back to their natural state.
This is the web page www.outdoors.fi/kurjenrahkanp
Take a look at Kurjenrahka National Park related products at the Outdoors.fi
online shop (kauppa.luontoon.fi).
