Paanajärvi National Park
Taiga forest, a long narrow lake and rapids in Russian Karelia
Paanajärvi is a taiga park in the Maanselkä hills on the Finnish border, where the 23.5 km Paanajärvi lake is only 0.5–1.5 km wide. It adjoins Oulanka National Park in Finland, and the Oulankajoki river flows in from there.
Things to do
- On footClimb Nuorunen, the highest peak in the Republic of Karelia
- On footWalk to the fells of Kivakka and Mäntytunturi
- Try thisLook for the rapids at Kivakkakoski and the falls at Mäntykoski
- Try thisFollow the Oulankajoki, the park's main river
Russia · Republic of Karelia Est. 1992 Size 1,045 km² Highest 576.7 m Protected area category: IUCN II