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 / 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

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