Vätsäri Wilderness Area

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Vätsäri Wilderness Area
IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
Vätsäri Wilderness Area
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Location Lapland Province, Finland
Coordinates 69°08′00″N 28°21′00″E / 69.133333, 28.35
Area 1550 km² (598 mi²)
Established 1991
Governing body Metsähallitus

The Vätsäri Wilderness Area (Vätsärin erämaa-alue) is a wilderness reserve in Finland. It was established in 1991 like all the other 11 wilderness areas in the Lapland Province. Its area is 1550 km². It is governed by the Metsähallitus.

The area comprises the eastern part of the Inarijärvi lake and a vast forest area between the Norwegian and Russian border. The wilderness continues in the Norwegian side, in Øvre Pasvik National Park.

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