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 edit

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

References edit

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

External links edit