Torronsuo National Park

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Torronsuo National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Torronsuo National Park
Map of Finland
Map of Finland
Location Southern Finland
Coordinates 60°44′04″N 23°37′05″E / 60.73444, 23.61806
Area 25.5 km² (9.85 mi²)
Established 1990
Visitors 20,000 (in 2005)
Governing body Metsähallitus

Torronsuo National Park (Torronsuon kansallispuisto) is a national park in Southern Finland. Even before its declaration as a national park in 1990, the near-natural state swamp area was a protected area. Its area is 25.5 square kilometres (9.85 mi²).

Torronsuo National Park in spring 2005
Torronsuo National Park in spring 2005

Torronsuo is valuable for its birdlife and butterfly species. Roughly a hundred species nest in the area. Part of the birds and insects are species that typically live in the northern areas, and they aren't seen much elsewhere in Southern Finland.

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