National landscapes of Finland

National landscapes of Finland were selected by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment in 1992 as a part of the 75th anniversary of the Independence of Finland. The 27 selected landscapes represent the special environmental and cultural features of Finland. They have great symbolic value and significance in cultural or historical terms.[1]

National landscapes

Landscape Municipalities Historical
province		 Modern
province		 Image Coordinates
Helsinki seascape Helsinki Uusimaa Uusimaa 60°09′58″N 24°57′21″E / 60.16605°N 24.955788°E
Tapiola Espoo Uusimaa Uusimaa 60°10′35″N 24°48′31″E / 60.176449°N 24.808494°E
Snappertuna River, Raseborg Castle and Fagervik Ironworks Raseborg, Ingå Uusimaa Uusimaa 59°59′50″N 23°39′05″E / 59.997175°N 23.651446°E
Ironworks of Fiskars, Billnäs, Antskog and Åminnefors Raseborg Uusimaa Uusimaa 60°07′47″N 23°32′32″E / 60.129627°N 23.542236°E
Porvoonjoki Valley and Old Porvoo Porvoo Uusimaa Eastern Uusimaa 60°23′46″N 25°39′21″E / 60.39616°N 25.655737°E
Aura River Valley Oripää, Pöytyä, Aura, Lieto, Turku Finland Proper Southwest Finland 60°27′55″N 22°17′31″E / 60.46539°N 22.291818°E
Archipelago Sea Finland Proper, Åland Islands Southwest Finland, Åland Islands 59°49′31″N 21°49′32″E / 59.825213°N 21.825578°E
Sund Sund Åland Islands Åland Islands 60°13′57″N 20°04′52″E / 60.23255°N 20.081044°E
Lake Köyliö Köyliö Satakunta Satakunta 61°07′15″N 22°21′01″E / 61.120962°N 22.35014°E
Rautavesi Lake Sastamala Satakunta Pirkanmaa 61°21′04″N 22°56′28″E / 61.351003°N 22.941084°E
Hämeenkyrö Hämeenkyrö Satakunta Pirkanmaa 61°37′31″N 23°11′33″E / 61.625267°N 23.192482°E
Tammerkoski Tampere Satakunta, Tavastia Pirkanmaa 61°29′53″N 23°45′50″E / 61.498056°N 23.763889°E
Vanajavesi Valley Hämeenlinna, Valkeakoski, Akaa, Lempäälä, Hattula, Janakkala Tavastia Päijänne Tavastia, Pirkanmaa 61°09′38″N 24°15′03″E / 61.160615°N 24.250764°E
Olavinlinna Castle and Pihlajavesi Lake Savonlinna, Sulkava, Puumala Savonia Southern Savonia 61°51′50″N 28°54′04″E / 61.863939°N 28.901069°E
Punkaharju Ridge Punkaharju Savonia Southern Savonia 61°46′12″N 29°21′31″E / 61.769916°N 29.358559°E
Heinävesi Route Savonia Southern Savonia 62°30′52″N 28°38′30″E / 62.514343°N 28.641787°E
Väisälänmäki Village Lapinlahti Savonia Northern Savonia 63°20′32″N 27°14′05″E / 63.342339°N 27.23467°E
Imatrankoski Imatra Karelia South Karelia 61°10′10″N 28°46′26″E / 61.169409°N 28.773837°E
Koli Lieksa Karelia Northern Karelia 63°05′36″N 29°48′40″E / 63.093457°N 29.81123°E
Villages of North Karelian hillside Karelia Northern Karelia 62°22′35″N 30°45′34″E / 62.376268°N 30.759538°E
Kyrönjoki Valley and agricultural area of Southern Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia Southern Ostrobothnia 62°48′07″N 22°49′08″E / 62.801968°N 22.818947°E
Kvarken Korsnäs, Malax, Korsholm, Vaasa, Vörå Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia 63°24′35″N 20°56′56″E / 63.409615°N 20.948981°E
Hailuoto Island Hailuoto Ostrobothnia Northern Ostrobothnia 65°02′00″N 24°42′00″E / 65.033333°N 24.7°E
Oulankajoki River Salla, Kuusamo Ostrobothnia Lapland 66°17′50″N 29°35′59″E / 66.297227°N 29.599733°E
Aavasaksa and Torne Valley Tornio, Ylitornio, Pello, Kolari, Muonio, Enontekiö Ostrobothnia, Laponia Lapland 66°24′00″N 23°44′00″E / 66.4°N 23.733333°E
Pallastunturi Muonio, Enontekiö Laponia Lapland 68°04′21″N 24°03′36″E / 68.072439°N 24.060059°E
Utsjoki Valley Utsjoki Laponia Lapland 69°54′12″N 27°01′21″E / 69.903332°N 27.022591°E

References

  1. ↑ National landscapes Finland's Environmental Administration. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

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