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National landscapes of Finland were selected by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment in 1992 as a part of the 75th anniversary of the Independence of Finland. The 27 selected landscapes represent the special environmental and cultural features of Finland. They have great symbolic value and significance in cultural or historical terms.[1]

## National landscapes

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Landscape  | Municipalities  | Historical
province  | Modern
province  | Image  | Coordinates

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Helsinki seascape | Helsinki | Uusimaa | Uusimaa |  | 60°09′58″N 24°57′21″E﻿ / ﻿60.16605°N 24.955788°E﻿ / 60.16605; 24.955788
Tapiola | Espoo | Uusimaa | Uusimaa |  | 60°10′35″N 24°48′31″E﻿ / ﻿60.176449°N 24.808494°E﻿ / 60.176449; 24.808494
Snappertuna River, Raseborg Castle and Fagervik Ironworks | Raseborg, Ingå | Uusimaa | Uusimaa |  | 59°59′50″N 23°39′05″E﻿ / ﻿59.997175°N 23.651446°E﻿ / 59.997175; 23.651446
Ironworks of Fiskars, Billnäs, Antskog and Åminnefors | Raseborg | Uusimaa | Uusimaa |  | 60°07′47″N 23°32′32″E﻿ / ﻿60.129627°N 23.542236°E﻿ / 60.129627; 23.542236
Porvoonjoki Valley and Old Porvoo | Porvoo | Uusimaa | Uusimaa  |  | 60°23′46″N 25°39′21″E﻿ / ﻿60.39616°N 25.655737°E﻿ / 60.39616; 25.655737
Aura River Valley | Oripää, Pöytyä, Aura, Lieto, Turku | Finland Proper | Southwest Finland |  | 60°27′55″N 22°17′31″E﻿ / ﻿60.46539°N 22.291818°E﻿ / 60.46539; 22.291818
Archipelago Sea |  | Finland Proper, Åland | Southwest Finland, Åland |  | 59°49′31″N 21°49′32″E﻿ / ﻿59.825213°N 21.825578°E﻿ / 59.825213; 21.825578
Sund | Sund | Åland | Åland |  | 60°13′57″N 20°04′52″E﻿ / ﻿60.23255°N 20.081044°E﻿ / 60.23255; 20.081044
Lake Köyliö | Köyliö | Satakunta | Satakunta |  | 61°07′15″N 22°21′01″E﻿ / ﻿61.120962°N 22.35014°E﻿ / 61.120962; 22.35014
Rautavesi Lake | Sastamala | Satakunta | Pirkanmaa |  | 61°21′04″N 22°56′28″E﻿ / ﻿61.351003°N 22.941084°E﻿ / 61.351003; 22.941084
Hämeenkyrö | Hämeenkyrö | Satakunta | Pirkanmaa |  | 61°37′31″N 23°11′33″E﻿ / ﻿61.625267°N 23.192482°E﻿ / 61.625267; 23.192482
Tammerkoski | Tampere | Satakunta, Tavastia | Pirkanmaa |  | 61°29′53″N 23°45′50″E﻿ / ﻿61.498056°N 23.763889°E﻿ / 61.498056; 23.763889
Vanajavesi Valley | Hämeenlinna, Valkeakoski, Akaa, Lempäälä, Hattula, Janakkala | Tavastia | Kanta-Häme, Pirkanmaa |  | 61°09′38″N 24°15′03″E﻿ / ﻿61.160615°N 24.250764°E﻿ / 61.160615; 24.250764
Olavinlinna Castle and Pihlajavesi Lake | Savonlinna, Sulkava, Puumala | Savonia | Etelä-Savo |  | 61°51′50″N 28°54′04″E﻿ / ﻿61.863939°N 28.901069°E﻿ / 61.863939; 28.901069
Punkaharju Ridge | Punkaharju | Savonia | Etelä-Savo  |  | 61°46′12″N 29°21′31″E﻿ / ﻿61.769916°N 29.358559°E﻿ / 61.769916; 29.358559
Heinävesi Route |  | Savonia | Etelä-Savo  |  | 62°30′52″N 28°38′30″E﻿ / ﻿62.514343°N 28.641787°E﻿ / 62.514343; 28.641787
Väisälänmäki Village | Lapinlahti | Savonia | Pohjois-Savo  |  | 63°20′32″N 27°14′05″E﻿ / ﻿63.342339°N 27.23467°E﻿ / 63.342339; 27.23467
Imatrankoski | Imatra | Karelia | South Karelia |  | 61°10′10″N 28°46′26″E﻿ / ﻿61.169409°N 28.773837°E﻿ / 61.169409; 28.773837
Koli | Lieksa | Karelia | North Karelia  |  | 63°05′36″N 29°48′40″E﻿ / ﻿63.093457°N 29.81123°E﻿ / 63.093457; 29.81123
Villages of North Karelian hillside |  | Karelia | North Karelia  |  | 62°22′35″N 30°45′34″E﻿ / ﻿62.376268°N 30.759538°E﻿ / 62.376268; 30.759538
Kyrönjoki Valley and agricultural area of Southern Ostrobothnia |  | Ostrobothnia | Southern Ostrobothnia |  | 62°48′07″N 22°49′08″E﻿ / ﻿62.801968°N 22.818947°E﻿ / 62.801968; 22.818947
Kvarken | Korsnäs, Malax, Korsholm, Vaasa, Vörå | Ostrobothnia | Ostrobothnia |  | 63°24′35″N 20°56′56″E﻿ / ﻿63.409615°N 20.948981°E﻿ / 63.409615; 20.948981
Hailuoto Island | Hailuoto | Ostrobothnia | Northern Ostrobothnia |  | 65°02′00″N 24°42′00″E﻿ / ﻿65.033333°N 24.7°E﻿ / 65.033333; 24.7
Oulankajoki River | Salla, Kuusamo | Ostrobothnia | Lapland |  | 66°17′50″N 29°35′59″E﻿ / ﻿66.297227°N 29.599733°E﻿ / 66.297227; 29.599733
Aavasaksa and Torne Valley | Tornio, Ylitornio, Pello, Kolari, Muonio, Enontekiö | Ostrobothnia, Laponia | Lapland |  | 66°24′00″N 23°44′00″E﻿ / ﻿66.4°N 23.733333°E﻿ / 66.4; 23.733333
Pallastunturi | Muonio, Enontekiö | Laponia | Lapland |  | 68°04′21″N 24°03′36″E﻿ / ﻿68.072439°N 24.060059°E﻿ / 68.072439; 24.060059
Utsjoki Valley | Utsjoki | Laponia | Lapland |  | 69°54′12″N 27°01′21″E﻿ / ﻿69.903332°N 27.022591°E﻿ / 69.903332; 27.022591

## References

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1. ^ National landscapes Finland's Environmental Administration. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

## External links

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* Meaningful National Landscape Outdoors.fi

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