Finland's 27 national landscapes
The top 3 according to 6 votes from people: Maritime Helsinki · The ironworks of Pohja · Vanajavesi Valley. (Updated Oct 9, 2021.)
The Ministry of the Environment chose 27 landscapes that embody Finnish national identity as national landscapes, a selection linked to the 75th anniversary of independence in 1992. From maritime Helsinki and the Archipelago Sea to Koli, Punkaharju and the Utsjoki valley, from south to north.
Automatically translated (original in Suomi). See the original
Top 27
-
1
Maritime Helsinki
Engel's buildings, Ehrenström's town plan and the sea, with the islands of Suomenlinna.
-
2
The ironworks of Pohja
The old ironworks villages of Fiskars, Billnäs, Antskog and Åminnefors.
-
3
Vanajavesi Valley
A valley settled since prehistoric times, with hill forts and old manors.
-
4
Tammerkoski
The rapids in Tampere, a 19th-century industrial hub with the Finlayson mill.
-
5
Olavinlinna and Pihlajavesi
Savonlinna's medieval castle and Finland's most island-studded lake, home to the Saimaa ringed seal.
-
6
Punkaharju
A narrow, seven-kilometre glacial ridge between lakes.
-
7
Porvoo River Valley and Old Porvoo
A well-preserved historic town and the farmed river valley around it.
-
8
Tapiola
A post-war garden city district in Espoo.
-
9
Snappertuna River – Fagervik
A farmed valley with Raseborg Castle and the Fagervik ironworks.
-
10
Aura River Valley
Turku, Finland's first town, and the old farmland along the river.
-
11
Archipelago Sea
An archipelago of about 40,000 islands and the Archipelago National Park.
-
12
Sund cultural landscape, Åland
Sea inlets, oak woods, wooded meadows and Kastelholm Castle.
-
13
Lake Köyliönjärvi
The lake with its farmland and the islands of Kirkkosaari and Kirkkokari.
-
14
Rautavesi cultural landscape
A rugged lake landscape with Sastamala's medieval stone church and Iron Age burial sites.
-
15
Hämeenkyrö cultural landscapes
Rolling farmland sloping gently down to the lakes.
-
16
Imatrankoski
Rocky rapids formed when the waters of Saimaa broke through the Salpausselkä ridge.
-
17
Heinävesi route
A waterway of narrow, winding channels used by boats between Kuopio and Savonlinna.
-
18
Väisälänmäki
A hilltop village in Lapinlahti overlooking Lake Onkivesi.
-
19
Koli
North Karelia's highest hill above Lake Pielinen, painted by the Karelianist artists.
-
20
Hill villages of North Karelia
Villages among hills, lakes and bogs.
-
21
Kyrönjoki River and the plains of South Ostrobothnia
The wide open farming plains along the river in South Ostrobothnia.
-
22
Kvarken Archipelago
An archipelago of about 6,550 islands off Vaasa.
-
23
Hailuoto
The largest island in the Bothnian Bay, off Oulu.
-
24
Oulanka River natural and cultural landscapes
The river valley and wilderness of Oulanka in Kuusamo.
-
25
Aavasaksa and the Tornio River Valley
Aavasaksa hill and the border valley of the Tornio River.
-
26
Pallas fells
The southern end of the Pallas-Ounastunturi fell chain in Muonio and Enontekiö.
-
27
Utsjoki River Valley
A river valley in Utsjoki, Finland's northernmost municipality.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
Is something missing?
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first!