Lauhanvuori National Park

Pine forest, spring brooks and swamps around a moraine hill in South Ostrobothnia

Lauhanvuori is a 231 m moraine mountain that rose above the Ancylus Lake as an island and was never under water. Its summit is lusher than the barren hillsides, and the surrounding park is pine forest, spring brooks and swamps.

Finland · South Ostrobothnia Est. 1982 Size 58 km² Highest 231 m Protected area category: IUCN II

Signature sights

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    Lauhanvuori

    A 231 m moraine mountain that was an island in the Ancylus Lake, with a lush summit.
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    Fen with Scottish asphodel

    A one-hectare fen with many rare mosses and the Scottish asphodel at its southernmost site in Finland.

Where it is

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