Province
of Lapland, Northern Lapland Region
Municipalities of Inari (www.inari.fi, in Finnish) and Kittilä (www.kittila.fi)
Area: 2850 sq.km.
Established in 1956 (extended twice).
The area is managed by Metsähallitus.
Lemmenjoki National Park
is a dream destination for someone who enjoys trekking. It is the largest
National Park in Finland, and also one of the whole Europe’s most extensive
uninhabited and roadless backwoods. In the basic zone of the National Park and
in the gold area, there are marked trails, open wilderness huts and rental huts,
and campfire places, to make hiking easier. A boat trip in the wilderness-like
valley of Lemmenjoki River is an experience in itself.
Lemmenjoki National Park borders on Övre Anarjokka National Park
(Norwegian, dirnat.no) in Norway. In addition to nature conservation, the park
is also important to wilderness trekking and reindeer herding.
In the landscape of the National Park, great rivers alternate with forest,
fell and mire areas in between them. The northern location of the National Park
can be seen in the large birch forests covering the highest hills and the edges
of the bare felltops. The northern limit of the Spruce (Picea abies)
forests runs in the southern part of the park. The reasonably permanent
populations of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) and the Golden Eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos) indicate the wilderness-like nature of the National
Park. The Moose (Alces alces) population is abundant, considering the
arctic conditions of the Northern Lapland.
The address of this web page is www.outdoors.fi/lemmenjokinp
Take a look at Lemmenjoki National Park related products at the Outdoors.fi online
shop (kauppa.luontoon.fi).
