- Pyhä-Luosto National Park
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name = Pyhä-Luosto National Park
native_name = Pyhä-Luoston kansallispuisto
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website = http://www.outdoors.fi/pyha-luostonpPyhä-Luosto National Park ("Pyhä-Luoston kansallispuisto") is a
national park inLapland Province ,Finland . It was established in 2005 when Finland's oldest national park, Pyhätunturi National Park (established in 1938) was joined to Luosto. This makes Pyhä-Luosto Finland's oldest but at the same time newest national park. The new park covers convert|142|km2|sqmi|0.The park's base is formed by Finland's southernmost, 12-peak "tunturi" line. The tunturis are remnants of Alp-like mountains of 2 billion years of age. 200-year-old pine tree forests grow on the hills. The highest tunturis are Noitatunturi, convert|540|m|ft|0|abbr=on, and Ukko-Luosto, convert|514|m|ft|0|abbr=on.
See also
*
List of national parks of Finland
*Protected areas of Finland External links
* [http://www.outdoors.fi/pyha-luostonp Outdoors.fi – Pyhä-Luosto National Park]
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