Finland-Lemmenjoki National Park

A creek flowing into the Lemmenjoki River

Lemmenjoki National Park (Finnish: Lemmenjoen kansallispuisto, Northern Sami: Leammi álbmotmeahcci) is situated inwards expanse of municipalities of Inari together with Kittilä, Lapland, inwards Northern Finland. It was founded inwards 1956 together with has since been expanded twice. Its full expanse is 2,850 foursquare kilometres (1,100 sq mi), making it the biggest national common of Republic of Finland together with i of the largest inwards Europe.

The common is named afterwards the Lemmenjoki River, an eighty kilometres (50 mi) long river running through it.

The common is partly bordered yesteryear the Øvre Anarjóhka National Park inwards Norway.
 The Oahujoki wilderness hut inwards Lemmenjoki National Park

Around 100 people tin rank the axe hold upwardly seen earthworks gilded inwards the expanse inwards the summertime on twoscore claims. Most of the people inwards the common – around 10,000 people per yr – are backpackers, though. There are near threescore kilometres (40 mi) marked paths inwards the national park, together with fifty-fifty some bridges together with boats are set upwardly for travelers. There are to a greater extent than than 10 gratis wilderness huts inwards the common together with 3 chargeable, bookable ones.

The gold-digging expanse contains 2 minor airfields, Martiniiskonpalo (467 m/1,532 ft) together with Keurulainen (about 500 m/1,600 ft). They tin rank the axe hold upwardly used for landing or taking off amongst minor propeller planes.







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