Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
National park in Lapland region, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is Finland's third largest national park and it covers an area of 1,020 square kilometres. The national park is located in Western Lapland in the municipalities of Enontekiö, Kittilä, Kolari and Muonio. The landscape of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is dominated by a chain of fells stretching for approximately 100 km and the taiga forests in the boreal forest zone. In terms of visits, Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is Finland's most popular national park. In 2019, the visitor counters recorded 561,200 visits.
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park | |
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Location | Lapland, Finland |
Coordinates | 68°09′32″N 24°02′25″E |
Area | 1,020 km2 (390 sq mi) |
Established | 2005 |
Visitors | 561 200 (in 2019[1]) |
Governing body | Metsähallitus |
Website | www |
There are many reasons for the popularity of the national park. According to a visitor survey, visitors to the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park particularly appreciate the landscapes in the area, its extensive network of paths and trails as well as general tidiness and safety. The landscape of Pallastunturi Fells has been chosen as one of Finland's national landscapes.