Pyhä-Häkki National Park
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| Pyhä-Häkki National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location: | Western Finland |
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| Area: | 13 km² (5 mi²) |
| Established: | 1956 |
| Visitation: | 9,000 (in 2005) |
| Governing body: | Metsähallitus |
Pyhä-Häkki National Park (Pyhä-Häkin kansallispuisto) is a national park in Western Finland. It was established in 1956 (extended in 1982 when Kotaneva was joined to it) and covers 13 square kilometres (5 mi²). Its foundation was planned already in the late 1930s, but the war interrupted these plans.
The national park protects old pine and spruce copses, which started growing when Finland was still under Swedish rule, and swamps, which comprise half of the national park.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Pyhä-Häkki files – Photos and writings about Pyhä-Häkki
- The park's unofficial webpage
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