Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area

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Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Map of Finland
Location	Lapland Province, Finland
Coordinates	69°42′00″N 28°04′00″E / 69.7, 28.066667
Area	2,924 km² (1,129 mi²)
Established	1991
Governing body	Metsähallitus

The Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area (Kaldoaivin erämaa-alue) is the largest wilderness reserve in Finland, located in the municipalities of Utsjoki and Inari in Lapland Province. It was established in 1991 like all the other 11 wilderness areas in the Lapland Province. Its area is 2,924 km². The large area of roadless wilderness continues outside the borders of Finland and the official area to Norway. It is governed by the Metsähallitus.

[edit] See also

• Wilderness reserves of Finland

[edit] References

• Kaldoaivi 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.