Käsivarsi Wilderness Area

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Käsivarsi Wilderness Area
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Map of Finland
Location	Lapland Province, Finland
Coordinates	69°05′00″N 21°30′00″E / 69.083333, 21.5
Area	2,206 km² (852 mi²)
Established	1991
Governing body	Metsähallitus

The Käsivarsi Wilderness Area (Käsivarren erämaa-alue) is the second-largest wilderness reserve in Finland. It was established in 1991 like all the other 11 wilderness areas in the Lapland Province. Its area is 2,206 km². It is the most popular wilderness area in Finland, by number of visitors. It is governed by the Metsähallitus.

All Finnish tunturis of over 1,000 meters of height, except for Saana, are situated in the Käsivarsi Wilderness Area.

Käsivarsi, the Finnish word for arm, refers to the location of the area—in the raised arm of the Maiden of Finland.

[edit] See also

• Wilderness reserves of Finland

[edit] References

• Käsivarsi Wilderness Area. Outdoors.fi. Metsähallitus. Retrieved on 2006-06-06.
• FI parks. Nature World Wide. World Institute for Conservation and Environment. Retrieved on 2006-06-06.