Hossa National Park
Lakes, pine ridges and ancient rock paintings in Suomussalmi, northern Finland
Hossa is a landscape of about 130 lakes and ponds, separated by ridges shaped by the Ice Age and covered mostly in pine forest. Värikallio's 4,000-year-old rock paintings on the shore of Somerjärvi add a human layer to the wilderness.
Things to do
- On footWalk the 3-kilometre nature trail near the Hossa nature centre, which covers local nature, history and culture
- On the waterPaddle or row the lakes, where the rapids are comparatively easy
- On footHike the marked network of about 90 kilometres of trails along the ridges and lake shores
- HeritageVisit the old working water mill at Lounatkoski and the dead pine called Papinpetäjä on the shore of Hossanjärvi
Also worth seeing
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Papinpetäjä
A dead pine on Hossanjärvi with carved marks from the 1750s. - 3
Lounatkoski water mill
An old water mill that still works.