Muddus National Park

Old-growth pine forest, bogs and ravines in Swedish Lapland

Muddus protects old-growth forest with large trees, wide boggy ground and deep ravines between the rocks. Sweden's oldest known pine tree grows here, at least 710 years old, having withstood a forest fire in 1413.

2Deep ravinesRavines cut between the rocks, alongside waterfalls and low mountain.
3MiresBogs and rich fens with 66 species of bryophytes.

Things to do

  • On footWalk among the old-growth pine forest to look for Sweden's oldest known pine tree
  • WildlifeWatch the lakes for whooper swans, bean geese and black-throated loons
  • Try thisLook for cranes, sandpipers and snipes on the marshes
  • Try thisExplore the deep ravines and waterfalls between the rocks
Deep ravines
Deep ravines
Mires
Mires

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Sweden · Lapland Est. 1942 Size 493 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

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    Sweden's oldest known pine

    At least 710 years old, it survived a forest fire in 1413.

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