Kaldoaivi Paistunturi Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services manages national For information on natural attractions see: www.outdoors.fi Norway Kevo parks, strict nature reserves, other protected areas, wilderness Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services Malla Vätsäri areas and national hiking areas in ways that preserve their For information on the work of Natural Heritage Services see: Käsivarsi Muotkatunturi valuable natural features and help visitors to enjoy them. www.metsa.fi Pöyrisjärvi Ivalo Tsarmitunturi Tarvantovaara Lemmenjoki Enontekiö Hammastunturi We also manage State-owned public waters in the Baltic Sea Pulju Protecting Finland’s natural treasures Urho Kekkonen National Park and many lakes. Our other responsibilities include overseeing Pallas-Yllästunturi Sompio hunting and fishing in State-owned lands and waters. Kemihaara Kittilä Värriö Tuntsa The lands we manage, our services and our personnel are National park Sodankylä Strict nature reserve Maltio spread around all regions of Finland. Annual Report 2009 Wilderness area Pyhä-Luosto National hiking area State-owned public water World Heritage Site Rovaniemi Pisavaara Sukerijärvi Oulanka Riisitunturi Runkaus Kuusamo Kemi Syöte Kylmäluoma Iso-Syöte Perämeri Hossa Olvassuo Sweden Oulu Russia Paljakka Rokua Pelso Oulujärvi Kajaani Kuhmo Kokkola Ulvinsalo Hiidenportti Kvarken archipelago Iisalmi Tiilikkajärvi Nurmes Ruunaa Vaasa Salamajärvi Salamanperä Koli Patvinsuo Seinäjoki Kuopio Koivusuo Pyhä-Häkki Joensuu Petkeljärvi Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas Jyväskylä Kolovesi Lauhanvuori Helvetinjärvi Häädetkeidas Linnansaari Leivonmäki Savonlinna Seitseminen Isojärvi Mikkeli Pori Tampere Sinivuori Puurijärvi-Isosuo Päijänne Vesijako Evo Repovesi Hämeenlinna Lahti Vaskijärvi Kouvola Torronsuo Kurjenrahka Liesjärvi Turku Valkmusa Kotka sähallitus 2010 Nuuksio t Teijo Helsinki Karkali © Me Archipelago Eastern Gulf of Finland © NLS of Finland 1/MML/10 Hanko National Park Ekenäs Archipelago Finland’s national parks, strict nature reserves,Estonia wilderness areas, national hiking areas and public waters under Metsähallitus’s management as of 31.12.2009. For information on the management of these areas: www.metsa.fi > Natural Heritage For information on these areas and their facilities: www.outdoors.fi, www.excursionmap.fi Metsähallitus Metsähallitus celebrated its 150th anniver- Metsähallitus has restored an old croft in the Estimated numbers of visits Kauhaneva–Pohjankangas ............ 4 500 Norway Natural Heritage Services sary during 2009. Our organisation is today Contents Linnansaari National Park using traditional local slash- to visitor centres and Koli ..................................................... 127 500 and-burn farming methods. The croft received an award customer service points in 2009 Kilpisjärvi responsible for managing 120,000 square during 2009 as the year’s best heritage landscape. There Kolovesi ................................................ 7 500 Natural Heritage Services, Steering Units kilometres of lands and waters, follow- METSÄHALLITUS Entrusted with national treasures ...................... (total: 866 000 visits) Kurjenrahka ...................................... 28 500 Siida 1 have been few changes around the croft since 1945, Ivalo NATURAL HERITAGE P.O. Box 94, 01301 Vantaa, Finland ing the strategic consolidation during the when it was photographed by the pioneering Finnish Lauhanvuori .................................... 10 000 Ivalo 150 YEARS Enontekiö Kiehinen SERVICES, LAPLAND tel.int. +358 205 64 100 2000s of lands and waters owned by the Effective central administration nature conservationist Reino Kalliola, who was born Service point Visits Leivonmäki ......................................... 12 500 Fell Lapland a century ago in 1909. Finnish State that were previously man- combined with strong local influence .............. Blåmusslan ....................................... 14 700 Lemmenjoki ..................................... 10 000 Koilliskaira 3 Pallastunturi Natural Heritage Services, Lapland aged by various authorities. Ekenäs ............................................... 20 300 Liesjärvi ............................................. 30 500 Kittilä P.O. Box 8016, Metsähallitus’s long history has always Managing protected areas and natural Etiäinen .............................................. 10 300 Linnansaari ....................................... 31 000 Kellokas Sodankylä 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland been closely linked to Finland’s develop- resources cost-effectively and responsibly ....... Fell-Lapland .................................... 26 200 Nuuksio ............................................ 179 500 Visitor centre 5 Korvatunturi NATURAL HERITAGE tel.int. +358 205 64 100 ment as a nation. State-owned lands and Conserving Hailuoto ............................................ 30 000 Oulanka ............................................ 165 500 Customer service point SERVICES, waters are today very much seen as a Providing facilities to help people Hautajärvi ........................................... 8 200 Pallas–Yllästunturi ...................... 419 000 Pyhätunturi OSTROBOTHNIA Natural Heritage Services, Ostrobothnia source of well-being for society. enjoy nature .............................................................. Hossa ................................................. 45 600 Patvinsuo ........................................... 12 000 and utilizing 8 Rovaniemi Torangintaival 2, Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services Häme .................................................. 17 400 Perämeri .............................................. 9 000 Etiäinen Hautajärvi Oulanka 93600 Kuusamo, Finland protects and manages Finland’s most pre- nature’s riches Public funding for national parks Ivalo ...................................................... 11 600 Petkeljärvi .......................................... 19 500 Kuusamo tel.int. +358 205 64 100 cious natural treasures. We also work to also supports local tourism ............................... Kalajoki ............................................... 28 100 Puurijärvi–Isosuo ............................. 11 500 11 Karhuntassu Kemi ensure that Finns and Finland’s foreign visi- METSÄHALLITUS’S MISSION Karhuntassu .................................... 38 400 Pyhä-Häkki ........................................ 17 000 Sweden Syöte Russia NATURAL HERITAGE Natural Heritage Services, tors can enjoyably explore and experience Plans for the International Year Kellokas ............................................ 69 000 Pyhä–Luosto .................................. 128 000 Hossa SERVICES, Southern Finland these natural treasures at first hand. of Biodiversity ....................................................... Kiehinen ............................................ 44 000 Päijänne ............................................. 15 000 SOUTHERN FINLAND 12 P.O. Box 94, Kilpisjärvi ............................................ 13 500 Repovesi ............................................. 74 500 Hailuoto Oulu 01301 Vantaa, Finland Koilliskaira .......................................... 15 100 Riisitunturi ........................................ 15 000 tel.int. +358 205 64 100 Korvatunturi ....................................... 7 700 Rokua .................................................. 23 500 DIRECTOR Nestori ............................................... 27 000 Salamajärvi ....................................... 10 500 Kajaani Kalajoki Petola Rauno Väisänen Oskari ................................................. 10 900 Seitseminen ...................................... 45 500 Kuhmo Oulanka ............................................... 71 700 Syöte ................................................. 40 000 Kokkola STEERING UNITS Iisalmi Pallastunturi .................................... 39 900 Tiilikkajärvi .......................................... 7 500 Nurmes Petola .................................................. 16 200 Torronsuo ......................................... 20 500 Ruunaa Terranova Vaasa Ukko ADMINISTRATION Deputy Director Marja-Liisa Hintsanen Pyhätunturi ....................................... 25 800 Urho Kekkonen ............................ 289 000 Kuopio SOUTHERN Ruunaa ................................................. 7 600 Valkmusa ............................................. 7 000 Seinäjoki OSTROBOTHNIA LAPLAND Editor: Päivi Rosqvist, Tiina Grahn FINLAND Seitseminen ..................................... 33 000 Joensuu DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Director Matti Määttä Translation: Fran Weaver Siida .................................................. 108 200 Regional Director Regional Director Regional Director Jyväskylä Syöte ................................................... 32 300 Estimated numbers of visits Stig Johansson Arto Ahokumpu Jyrki Tolonen Oskari Layout: Marianne Katainen Teijo .................................................... 26 400 to national hiking areas in 2009 Seitseminen Savonlinna COMMUNICATIONS Communications Manager Päivi Rosqvist Nestori Terranova .......................................... 20 800 (total: 343 000 visits) Mikkeli Cover: The island of Jussarö in Ekenäs Archipelago Pori Tampere National Park has untouched forests and beautiful Ukko ................................................... 46 000 Area Manager Area Manager Area Manager coastal scenery. Photo: Jari Kostet. Hikig area Visits PA MANAGEMENT PLANNING Manager Markku Vickholm Seppo Manninen Jouni Aarnio Elina Stolt Evo .....................................................