Nuuksio National Park
Lakes, rocky pine hills and flying squirrels close to Helsinki in southern Finland
Nuuksio is a landscape of ice-age valleys, ravines and rugged, lichen-covered hills with sparse pine forest, dotted with about thirty lakes in the main area. It lies less than 30 kilometers from downtown Helsinki, and the Siberian flying squirrel is its emblem.
Things to do
- On footWalk the 4-km Haukankierros loop around Lake Haukkalampi
- On footHike the 8-km Korpinkierros through Mustalampi, Siikaranta and Siikaniemi
- Try thisLearn about the flying squirrel at the Haukkalampi information cabin
- In the snowCross-country ski the trails in winter, or try ice climbing, which is permitted throughout the park