The Country of the Snow Bunting When going from south to north the agriculture typical Fine Particles and Greenhouse Gases Trek from hilltop to hilltop from lodge to The fauna of the national park is especially rich. The park of Southern culture changes into the reindeer The Finnish Meteorological Institute maintains the lodge through the arctic fells in Pallas- provides different habitats: forests, bogs and fell moors, husbandry culture of the north. Reindeer and reindeer measurement station in the middle of Pallas-Yllästunturi Yllästunturi National Park. Along the ’s each of them having species of their own. husbandry still have a steady position in the national park. National Park. The Sammaltunturi Station collects the data first hiking trail you can enjoy hiking or skiing In spring, the emblem of the park, the Snow Bunting, For reindeer, the park is an important pasture and for about air quality,​ about fine particles and greenhouse through the wilds, but still find welcoming is among the first migratory birds to arrive. It is the most herdsmen an everyday working environment. gases. Carbon dioxide concentration growth is noticed and comfortable overnight stays in villages. Enjoy the National Park arctic of our passerines and lives in the costal areas of the The vocabulary related to nature in the area, reindeer on the measurements made in Pallas. If greenhouse gas freshest air in Europe, find passion of nightless night in Arctic Ocean and in the rocky ground of the mountain husbandry and northern living conditions has been emissions are increasing all the time, the average global the summer and northern lights in winter. tops. In summer, about 150 bird species can be found in borrowed from the Sàmi language. Over time, the words temperature will continue to rise about 2.0 - 5.4 degrees Pallas-Yllästunturi the park area, while in winter the silent nature is made have changed into a form which is easier to pronounce in during this century. The unique measurement data can be alive by the Ptarmigans in the open fells, Willow Grouses Finnish. There are, for example, words such as kaltio, kero, developed on the basis of climate change predictions. English in the Mountain Birch woods, and Siberian Jays, Crossbills lompolo, mella, vuoma and vuontis. It helps to create better understanding on the effects of sa u li k os i and Siberian Tits living in the forest areas. climate change. Read more from www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi. Of the great beasts of prey, the Bear is a regular The Origin of the Fells inhabitant of the area, whereas the Wolverine, Lynx and About three billion years ago, the Svekokarelids, folded Wolf visit the park only occasionally. The park is also home mountains similar to the Alps, ran across Finland. Today, to the Elk, Pine Marten and Otter and an exceptionally only the remains of the eroded mountains, the fells, are wide range of small mammals. left. The hill and fell chain reaches from Western Lapland to Northern Karelia. Between the sea periods and the folding of the Cradle of Nature Conservation and Hiking Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park mountains, volcanic eruptions also took place. This is the Finland acquired its first national parks in 1938, including • Covering an area of 1020 sq. km, located in the origin of the dark volcanic stones in the area. the Pallas-Ounastunturi National Park. The park had a new municipalities of Enontekiö, Kittilä, and . beginning in 2005 when Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park • Established in 2005 was established. • Incorporating the old Pallas-Ounastunturi National Park From Boreal Forest to Bare Mountain Tops The wild arctic fell landscapes have attracted hikers for (1938) into the Ylläs-Aakenustunturi Nature Reserve. The forests of the fell chain belong to the western part a long time. Already in the 1930’s, Pallas-Ounastunturi had • All of Finland`s 38 national parks are managed by Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland. of the taiga, the northern boreal forest belt. Due to the become popular with travellers and the hiking trail from altitude differences and various rock types, the nature in Pallas to Hetta was created in 1934. ma rku s v a r es vu o the area is more diversified than in the surrounding areas. The flora of the fell area in western Lapland represents Lapland´s forest and peatland nature at its best. There Living Cultural History A Treasury for Researchers are priceless old forests with decaying trees and bogs in The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age and Thanks to the biodiversity of the nature, the role of the their natural state. Almost all species of Northern Lapland has been and still is a home of the Sàmi people. Over Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is not only important for are represented in the fells, apart from those requiring the centuries, hunters and fishermen found their way to nature conservation and recreation purposes but also for calcareous soil. The most familiar for visitors are such the rich hunting grounds and lakes in the headwaters the opportunities it offers scientists for research and plants as the Blue Heath, Black Bearberry, Wild Azalea, of the rivers, and in the course of time, Finnish pioneers study. Important international air quality assessment and Three-leaved Rush, Alpine Clubmoss and Lapland settled down at the riversides. Due to their means monitoring programmes are implemented in the park. Diapensia. Also such northern species as the Swedish of livelihood, Finnish and Sàmi people lived partly in Research is also being carried out into the permanence Cornel, Angelica, Lapland Willow and Greyleaf Willow different areas, partly side by side, and partly These two of the timberline, vole populations, and the are common. cultures fused together. environmental impacts of tourism. J U HA HATA KK A Don't litter! • • • It isprohibited • • • • • tomovefreelyintheparkonfootorskis,excluding It ispermitted the ParkRegulations Help toPreserveNaturebyFollowing Tunturi-Lapin Kirjapaino Ltd:12000copies Metsähallitus 10/2014 Cover photo:Metsähallitus/Juha Kalaoja but mindtheriskofforestfires! Combustible wastecanbeburnedatcampfiresites, It isprohibitedtolitterinthenationalpark. at VisitorCentres. and informationaboutfishingrestrictionsareavailable fishing arealsopermittedonsomeotherlakes.Licences others, lakesKeimiöjärviandPallasjärvi.Anglingice maintained skitracks. must bekeptonaleash.Dogsarenotpermitted their partsmaynotbecollected. chosen freely. huts. Onlyinthewildernesszonecancampingsitesbe camping sitesaswellinthevicinityofopenwilderness campfires arestrictlyprohibited. marked forthispurpose.Duringforestfirewarnings,open based sourcesoflivelihood. rules governreindeerherdersandothers practising nature- restricted zones,wherelimitationsapply. local residents. Hunting isprohibited.Separateregulationsapplyto Lure fishingispermittedwithalicenceon,among to disturbordamagethenationalpark’swildlife.Dogs Picking berriesandmushroomsispermitted,butplantsor Camping is,forthemostpart,onlypermittedatmarked Fires may,asarule,onlybelitatthecampfiresites The useofmotorisedtransportationisprohibited.Separate

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Ski Café • InYllästunturiVisitorCentreK ellokas youwillbecome The VisitorCentres • • • • • HIKING TRAILS • • • • Varkaankuru NatureTrail,3,5km,indeciduouswoodland • Kiiruna Circuit(Kiirunankieppi),15km,geology • • YLLÄS • • • • • Vatikuru NatureTrail,3km,atthetreeline PALLAS • • Kuntopolku, CircuitTrailatJyppyrä,4km • • HETTA ANDOUNAS available intheinternetandatvisitorcentres. Yllästunturi NationalPark.Informationaboutothertrailsis The listincludesthemostpopulartrailsinPallas- Nature TrailsandHiking information. Kellokas Gallery,theYlläsTravel Associationandtourist wide rangeofhikingpossibilities. YouwillfindalsoaCafé, acquainted withthenatureof thenationalparkandits wilderness huts,lean-to’s Kesänkijärvi Lake fell nature The Ylläs-LeviTrail,50km,wildernesshuts The Ylläs-OlosTrail,54km,wildernesshuts The Pallas-OlosTrail,28km,wildernesshut The Pallas-YlläsTrail,72km,limitedservices The Hetta-PallasTrail,55km,openandreservable Äkässaivo CircleTrail,3km Star Trail(Tähtipolku),8km,northernsky Prey Trail(Saalistusjotos),5km,aboutsearchingforprey Cloudberry Trail(Hillapolku),6km,learnaboutplantsat Moloslaki CircuitatAakenustunturifell,11km, Palkaskero Circuit,7km,anascentof240m Taivaskero Circuit,9km,anascentof340m. Winter TrailatPallas,3km,onthefellinwinter Pyhäjoki NatureTrail,3.5km,inthegrove-likespruceforest Palosenjärvi Circuit,9,5km Jyppyrä ScenicSpot,1,6km Peurapolku -learnabouthistoryofreindeer,2km

• • • • Further Information The airportsclosesttotheparkareinKittiläandEnontekiö. Rovaniemi youcanreachKittilä,MuonioandHettabybus. and, inthemaintouristseasons,alsotoKolari.From places arelocatedclosetovisitorcentres. the park.Themostpopularstartingpointsandparking of othervillagesandtouristcentresinthevicinity Äkäslompolo arewithinproximityofroadaccessand The trailsinHetta,Pallastunturi,Ylläsjärviand Connections • • tel. +358408272857,[email protected], tel. +358400374350,[email protected] Äkäslompolo, tel.+358400267868, [email protected] http://www.outdoors.fi/pallas-yllastunturinp Fell LaplandVisitorCentre,Peuratie15,99400 Enontekiö, Pallastunturi VisitorCentre,99330Pallastunturi, Yllästunturi VisitorCentreKellokas,Tunturintie54,95970 history oftourisminFellLapland. Sámi Culture,thediversityofnorthernnatureand beautiful sceneryofthefells. and forestsintroducesvisitorstotheunique Fell LaplandVisitorCentrepresentsthegenuineNomadic Pallastunturi VisitorCentreprovidesinformationonfells ovaniemi There aredailytrainservicesfromHelsinkitoRovaniemi Norway Russia