# Finland's 20 most visited national parks in 2024

Of Finland's 41 national parks, the most visited in 2024 was Pallas-Yllästunturi with almost 600,000 visits, followed by Urho Kekkonen National Park and Nuuksio near Helsinki. Here are the top 20 by Metsähallitus visitor figures, with region and year of establishment. Lapland's fell parks and forests close to cities dominate the list.

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- Apr 13, 2026 · petparent_rambling
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## Top 20

1. **Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 598,800 visits in 2024. Lapland, established 2005. Finland's most visited national park.
2. **Nuuksio National Park** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 312,600 visits in 2024. Uusimaa, established 1994.
3. **Oulanka National Park** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 187,400 visits in 2024. Northern Ostrobothnia and Lapland, established 1956.
4. **Koli National Park** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 249,800 visits in 2024. North Karelia, established 1991. A national landscape on the shore of Lake Pielinen.
5. **Syöte National Park** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 88,200 visits in 2024. Northern Ostrobothnia and Lapland, established 2000.
6. **Päijänne National Park** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 67,000 visits in 2024. Päijät-Häme, established 1993.
7. **Urho Kekkonen National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 435,900 visits in 2024. Lapland, established 1983.
8. **Pyhä-Luosto National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 198,900 visits in 2024. Lapland, established 2005.
9. **Bothnian Sea National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 79,400 visits in 2024. Southwest Finland & Satakunta, established 2011.
10. **Archipelago National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 78,800 visits in 2024. Southwest Finland, established 1982.
11. **Riisitunturi National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 58,800 visits in 2024. Lapland, established 1982.
12. **Salla National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 55,900 visits in 2024. Lapland, established 2022. Finland's newest national park.
13. **Ekenäs Archipelago National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 53,600 visits in 2024. Uusimaa, established 1989.
14. **Liesjärvi National Park** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 57,300 visits in 2024. Kanta-Häme, established 1956.
15. **Repovesi National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 100,900 visits in 2024. Kymenlaakso and South Savo, established 2003.
16. **Teijo National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 92,100 visits in 2024. Southwest Finland, established 2015.
17. **Hossa National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 75,500 visits in 2024. Kainuu, established 2017. Founded in the centenary year of Finnish independence.
18. **Kurjenrahka National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 66,800 visits in 2024. Southwest Finland, established 1998.
19. **Sipoonkorpi National Park** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 165,500 visits in 2024. Uusimaa, established 2011.
20. **Torronsuo National Park** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 58,600 visits in 2024. Kanta-Häme, established 1990.

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