[ The far north ]
National parks in the far north of Europe
Arctic fells, tundra and midnight sun, north of 64°. 55 national parks in this guide, among them Thingvellir National Park, Sarek National Park, Vatnajökull National Park.
Thingvellir National ParkAlmannagjáRift valley, fissures and the old parliament site in southwest IcelandLakesWaterfallsForestBest Jun–Sep
Sarek National ParkLaitaure delta (Laitauredeltat)Glaciated peaks, wide valleys and high plateaux in Swedish LaplandMountainsGlaciersRiversBest Jul–Sep
Vatnajökull National ParkDettifossEurope's largest glacier, volcanoes and waterfalls in south-east and north IcelandGlaciersVolcanicWaterfallsBest Jun–Sep
Abisko National ParkTorneträskFell landscape on the shore of Torneträsk in Swedish LaplandMountainsLakesForestBest Feb–Mar, Jun–Sep
Yugyd Va National ParkMount NarodnayaTaiga forest and the highest Ural peaks in Russia's Komi RepublicMountainsForestRiversBest Jun–Sep
Urho Kekkonen National ParkSokostiFells, broad mires and wilderness forest along Finland's Russian border in LaplandMountainsWetlandsForestBest Mar–Apr, Sep
Oulanka National ParkKiutaköngäsBoreal forest, mires and rapids along the Oulanka River in northern FinlandRiversForestWetlandsBest Jun–Sep
Snæfellsjökull National ParkSnæfellsjökullIce-capped volcano, lava cave and sea stacks at the tip of Snæfellsnes in West IcelandGlaciersVolcanicCoastBest Jun–Sep
Lofotodden National ParkHermannsdalstindenJagged granite and volcanic peaks above the sea on Moskenesøya, LofotenMountainsCoastForestBest Jun–Sep
Russian Arctic National ParkFranz Josef LandArctic islands and sea with polar bears in Russia's far northIslandsCoastHistoryBest Jul–Sep
Pallas-Yllästunturi National ParkTaivaskeroA chain of rounded fells, taiga forest and mires in Western LaplandMountainsForestWetlandsBest Mar–Apr, Sep
Stora Sjöfallet National ParkÁhkká massifGlaciated mountains and birch forest around the Akkajaure reservoir in Swedish LaplandMountainsGlaciersLakesBest Mar–Apr, Jul–Sep
Padjelanta National ParkVirihávrreOpen fell plateau around two huge lakes in Swedish LaplandLakesMountainsHeathBest Jul–Sep
Lemmenjoki National ParkLemmenjoki River ValleyWilderness river valley, fells and mires in Finnish LaplandForestWetlandsRiversBest Mar, Jul–Sep
Pyhä-Luosto National ParkIsokuru GorgeFells, old pine forests and a deep gorge in Finnish LaplandMountainsForestWetlandsBest Feb–Mar, Jun–Sep
Paanajärvi National ParkNuorunenTaiga forest, a long narrow lake and rapids in Russian KareliaForestLakesRiversBest Jun–Sep
Muddus National ParkSweden's oldest known pineOld-growth pine forest, bogs and ravines in Swedish LaplandForestWetlandsGorgesBest Jun–Sep
Riisitunturi National ParkRiisitunturiFells, hanging bogs and frost-covered forest in Finnish Lapland near PosioMountainsWetlandsForestBest Feb–Mar, Jul–Aug
Øvre Dividal National ParkNordkalottrutaPine forest, birch and alpine tundra in a dry inland valley in Troms, NorwayMountainsForestRiversBest Jul–Sep
Børgefjell National ParkKvigtindenDark granite peaks, marshes and Arctic foxes on the Trøndelag–Nordland borderMountainsLakesRiversBest Jul–Sep
Nordvest-Spitsbergen National ParkTroll and Jotun hot springsArctic coast, islands and hot springs in north-west Spitsbergen, SvalbardCoastIslandsVolcanicBest Jun–Aug
Øvre Pasvik National ParkTreriksrøysaOld-growth Scots pine taiga, shallow lakes and bogs in Norway's far northeastForestLakesWetlandsBest Jun–Sep
Hossa National ParkVärikallio rock paintingsLakes, pine ridges and ancient rock paintings in Suomussalmi, northern FinlandLakesForestWetlandsBest Jun–Sep
Saltfjellet–Svartisen National ParkSvartisenGlaciers, alpine plateaux and birch valleys straddling the Arctic Circle in NordlandGlaciersMountainsForestBest Jul–Sep
31 more
- Varangerhalvøya National Park (Norway)
- Rokua National Park (Finland)
- Ånderdalen National Park (Norway)
- Stabbursdalen National Park (Norway)
- Rago National Park (Norway)
- Forlandet National Park (Norway)
- Seiland National Park (Norway)
- Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park (Norway)
- Møysalen National Park (Norway)
- Onezhskoye Pomorye National Park (Russia)
- Reisa National Park (Norway)
- Syöte National Park (Finland)
- Salla National Park (Finland)
- Sør-Spitsbergen National Park (Norway)
- Bothnian Bay National Park (Finland)
- Anárjohka National Park (Norway)
- Vadvetjåkka National Park (Sweden)
- Khibiny National Park (Russia)
- Haparanda Archipelago National Park (Sweden)
- Pieljekaise National Park (Sweden)
- Rohkunborri National Park (Norway)
- Kalevalsky National Park (Russia)
- Sassen – Bünsow Land National Park (Norway)
- Indre Wijdefjorden National Park (Norway)
- Lomsdal–Visten National Park (Norway)
- Junkerdal National Park (Norway)
- Nordre Isfjorden National Park (Norway)
- Sjunkhatten National Park (Norway)
- Lierne National Park (Norway)
- Láhko National Park (Norway)
- Van Mijenfjorden National Park (Norway)