Salla National Park
Salla, Finland · built 2022
Salla National Park is a Finnish national park located in the municipality of Salla in the eastern region of Lapland. Established on January 1, 2022, it is Finland's newest and 41st national park and covers an area of 99.83 square kilometers. The national park consists of very representative ancient forests and small bogs, as well as glacier-shaped hills and ridges. The western part of the national park is bordered by the tourist and ski center of Sallatunturi, and the eastern part by the Finnish-Russian border. The town of Salla is less than 10 km to the northwest. Within a year of its opening, the National Park had seen an increase in local economic activity and investment, as well as calls for a rail connection to be extended to Salla from its current terminus in Kemijärvi, c. 50 kilometres (31 mi) away.
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