Urho Kekkonen National Park
Fells, broad mires and wilderness forest along Finland's Russian border in Lapland
Fells shaped by the Ice Age, with gorges, heaths and boulder fields, rise at the heart of this park, while river valleys run through the north and forest wilderness fills the south. It lies on a watershed, so some rivers flow to the Arctic Ocean and others to the Gulf of Bothnia.
Things to do
- On footHike the unmarked 70–80 km loop from Kiilopää via Luirojärvi and back
- On footClimb Sokosti as a long day trip from Luirojärvi
- On footWalk the 6 km Iisakkipää nature trail from Saariselkä
- In the snowSki the maintained cross-country tracks near Saariselkä and Kiilopää