Femundsmarka National Park
Marshes, lakes and sparse pine forest beside Femunden in eastern Norway
Marshes and lakes fill this park beside Femunden, Norway's second largest natural lake, with craggy pine and birch forest stretching east towards Sweden. A herd of around 30 musk oxen roams the Røa and Mugga Rivers in summer.
Things to do
- On the waterPaddle a canoe on the lakes beside Femunden
- Try thisFish in the park's lakes
- Try thisLook for musk oxen along the Røa and Mugga Rivers in summer
- HeritageVisit the places named Falkfangerhøgda, the "falcon hunters' height"
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Falkfangerhøgda
Places named for the falcon hunters who once took birds for falconry.