Anárjohka National Park

Birch woods, pine barrens and bogs on the Finnmarksvidda plateau in northern Norway

Anárjohka lies in the interior of the Finnmarksvidda plateau, where birch woods, pine barrens, bogs and lakes surround the source of the river Anárjohka. It borders Lemmenjoki National Park in Finland, and reindeer dominate it from November to April.

Norway · Finnmark Est. 1975 Size 1,414 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

Signature sights

  1. 1

    Anárjohka

    The large river that begins in the park and flows north, giving it its name.
  2. 2

    Finnmarksvidda

    The interior plateau with birch woods, pine barrens, bogs and lakes.

Where it is