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The protected areas of Finland include national parks, nature reserves and other areas, with a purpose of conserving areas of all of Finland's ecosystems and biotopes.
Protected areas include:
- National parks of Finland (Kansallispuisto/Nationalpark) – 8,170 km
- Strict nature reserves of Finland (Luonnonpuisto/Naturreservat) – 1,530 km
- Mire reserves of Finland (Soidensuojelualue/Myrskyddsområde) – 4,490 km
- Protected herb-rich forest areas (Lehtojensuojelualue/Lundskyddsområde) – 13 km
- Protected old-growth forest areas (Vanhat metsät/Gamla skogar) – 100 km
- Grey seal protection areas (Hylkeidensuojelualue/Sälskyddsområde) – 190 km
- Other protected areas on state-owned land – 468 km
The state-owned protected areas cover a total of 14,961 km while 1,220 km are on private land.
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