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National Parks - traces of our ancestors

Savonlinna region is surrounded by Saimaa, the largest lake district in Europe. Countless islands, headlands and ridges combine to create stunning scenery. The region´s national parks and other natural attractions let you experience the wild nature.

Linnansaari National Park
Linnansaari National Park

 Linnansaari National Park in the middle of Lake Haukivesi, a part of greater Saimaa lake complex, represents Finnish lakeland at its best. With its hundreds of islands and broad open waters it is a paradise for boaters. The National Park offers possibilities for day trips, as well as for several days camping and boating holidays.

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Kolovesi National Park
Kolovesi National Park

 Kolovesi is a part of greater Saimaa lake complex, which forms the largest lake in Finland. Kolovesi National Park was established to protect the natural features of Lake Saimaa archipelago in their natural state, the habitat of the Saimaa Ringed Seal and the forest ecosystems characteristic to Southern Finland.

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Saimaa Ringed Seal

The Saimaa Ringed Seal is a highlyendangered species that lives only in the waters of Saimaa. It is estimated that at present their population amounts to only about 280 individuals, but thanks to conservation measures their number has recently been gradually increasing. The Saimaa Ringed Seal, which has adapted to life in freshwater lakes, was cut off from the sea and trapped in the Saimaa lake basin about 9000 years ago, following the Ice Age. The most important habitats of the seal are Savonlinna and its surroundings, Lake Pihlajavesi, and the national parks of Linnansaari and Kolovesi.