Southwestern Archipelago National Park
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| Southwestern Archipelago National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location: | Southern Finland |
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| Area: | 500 km² (193 mi²) |
| Established: | 1983 |
| Total Visitation: | 60,000 (in 2005) |
| Governing body: | Metsähallitus |
Southwestern Archipelago National Park (Saaristomeren kansallispuisto) is a national park in Southern Finland. It was established in 1983 and covers 500 square kilometres (193 mi²) of land areas. The park is part of the UNESCO biosphere reserves. The park consists of southern islands, islets, skerries and rocks of municipalities Korpo, Nagu and Dragsfjärd, the southern area of the Archipelago Sea. There is permanent residence only on the larger islands with regular connections to the mainland. On the sea within the park there are some areas with additional restrictions to recreational and commercial fishing.
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Eastern Gulf of Finland – Ekenäs Archipelago – Helvetinjärvi – Hiidenportti – Isojärvi – Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas – Koli – Kolovesi – Kurjenrahka – Lauhanvuori – Leivonmäki – Lemmenjoki – Liesjärvi – Linnansaari – Nuuksio – Oulanka – Päijänne – Pallas-Yllästunturi – Patvinsuo – Perämeri – Petkeljärvi – Puurijärvi-Isosuo – Pyhä-Häkki – Pyhä-Luosto – Repovesi – Riisitunturi – Rokua – Salamajärvi – Seitseminen – Southwestern Archipelago – Syöte – Tiilikkajärvi – Torronsuo – Urho Kekkonen – Valkmusa
