Linnansaari National Park

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Linnansaari National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Linnansaari National Park
Map of Finland
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Location Eastern Finland
Coordinates 62°06′38″N 28°30′34″E / 62.11056, 28.50944
Area 38 km² (15 mi²)
Established 1956
Visitors 28,000 (in 2005)
Governing body Metsähallitus

Linnansaari National Park (Linnansaaren kansallispuisto) is a national park in Eastern Finland. It lies in the middle of the lake Haukivesi, a part of greater Saimaa. The National Park was established to conserve the valuable natural features of the Finnish lakeland.

On the main island there's an old croft. Burn-beating is still practised on its fields to protect old forms of culture. A large part of the island is natural-state coniferous forest, with some herb-rich parts.

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