Teijo National Park

Lakes, fens and old ironworks villages in Southwest Finland

Teijo protects a eutrophic fen, a type of mire that has almost disappeared in southern Finland, alongside young managed pine forests. Its historical industrial areas include the former iron works at Kirjakkala, with log houses from the 1800s.

1Kirjakkala iron worksFormer iron works with many 1800s log houses renovated to their original state.

Things to do

On footWalk the roughly 50 kilometres of marked trails
On footFollow the 3 kilometres of trails made for physically disabled visitors
HeritageVisit the former iron works area in Kirjakkala and its renovated log houses
WildlifeWatch for nesting birds such as cranes and sandpipers

Finland · Southwest Finland Est. 2015 Size 34 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

Also worth seeing

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Eutrophic fen
A rare mire type that has almost disappeared in southern Finland.

Where it is

Official website ↗ Open in Google Maps ↗ Trails on Komoot ↗ Trails on Wikiloc ↗