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Seitseminen National Park

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Address
  
Finland

Phone
  
+358 20 6395270

Area
  
45.5 km²

Established
  
1982

Seitseminen National Park

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Similar
  
Helvetinjärvi National Park, Isojärvi National Park, Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas National Park, Lauhanvuori National Park, Liesjärvi National Park

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Winter sunset day hike at seitseminen national park


Seitseminen National Park (Finnish: Seitsemisen kansallispuisto) is located in the municipalities of Ikaalinen and Ylöjärvi in Finland. The national park was established in 1982 and later expanded in 1989. It now covers 45.5 square kilometres (17.6 sq mi). The park is a typical mix of upland and lowland coniferous boreal forests of the Suomenselkä watershed region. Upland areas are dominated by closed productive stands of Norway spruce and Scots pine while lowland areas are covered by sphagnum swamp and bog areas that also contain stunted (Scots pine) and shrublike (Norway spruce). These swamp and bog areas appear to be barren due to the sparse tree densities. Parts of the park contain some of the most ancient and oldest forests that are accessible to public in Finland.

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The Kovero Farm (Finnish: Koveron kruununmetsätorppa), a tenant farm established in 1859, is part of the cultural heritage area of the park.

Seitseminen National Park received the European Diploma of Protected Areas on June 19, 1996. It was valid until June 2011.

Seitseminen national park pitk j rven mets k mpp seitsemisen kansallispuisto


Fauna

The mires – that cover more than half of the park's area – are inhabited by black grouses, common cranes, whooper swans, wood sandpipers and northern willow grouses. The old-growth forests house hole nesters such as Eurasian pygmy owls, Ural owls, three-toed woodpeckers, red-breasted flycatchers and the Siberian flying squirrel. The emblem species and the most common species in the park is the pine marten.

References

Seitseminen National Park Wikipedia