Urho Kekkonen National Park
Urho Kekkonen National Park is a national park in Finnish Lapland. With an area of 2,550 km2 it is the second largest national park in Finland. It has good connections and services near Saariselkä, while the backcountry is popular among wilderness backpackers.
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Urho Kekkonen National Park
- Type: Park
- Description: national park in Lapland, Finland
- Category: national park
- Location: Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
Latitude 68.1667° or 68° 10' north | Longitude 28.25° or 28° 15' east |
Elevation 356 metres (1168 feet) | GeoNames ID 873914 |
Also Known As
- Arabic: حديقة أوهو كيكونين الوطنية
- Basque: Urho Kekkonen Parke Nazionala
- Cebuano: Urho Kekkonens Nationalpark
- Chinese: 烏爾霍·吉科寧國家公園
- Chinese: 烏爾霍凱科寧國家公園
- Czech: Národní park Urha Kekkonena
- Czech: Národní park Urho Kekkonena
- Dutch: Nationaal park Urho Kekkonen
- Dutch: Urho Kekkonen Nationaal Park
- Estonian: Urho Kekkoneni rahvuspark
- Finnish: UK-puisto
- Finnish: UKK-puisto
- Finnish: Urho Kekkosen Kansallispuisto
- Finnish: Urho Kekkosen kansallispuisto
- French: Parc national Urho Kekkonen
- French: parc national Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
- German: Urho-Kekkonen-Nationalpark
- German: Urho Kekkonen National Park
- Inari Sami: Urho Kekkos aalmuglâšmecci
- Italian: parco nazionale Urho Kekkonen
- Japanese: ウルホ・ケッコネン国立公園
- Malayalam: ഉർഹോ കെക്കൊനെൻ ദേശീയോദ്യാനം
- Northern Sami: Urho Kekkonen álbmotmeahcci
- Norwegian: Urho Kekkonen nasjonalpark
- Norwegian Bokmål: Urho Kekkonen nasjonalpark
- Polish: Park Narodowy Urho Kekkonena
- Portuguese: Parque Nacional Urho Kekkonen
- Russian: Урхо Кекконен
- Spanish: Parque nacional de Urho Kekkonen
- Swedish: Urho Kekkonen nationalpark
- Swedish: Urho Kekkonens Nationalpark
- Swedish: Urho Kekkonens nationalpark
- Turkish: Urho Kekkonen Millî Parkı
- Parco nazionale Urho Kekkonen
In the Area
Localities
- Korvanen31 km southwest
- Ontas37 km northeast
- MuteniaHamlet, 38 km southwest
- Riesto39 km southwest
- Purnulampi41 km northeast
- KakslauttanenHamlet, 42 km northwest
Landmarks
- KärppäjärvetWater feature
- HammaspääSummit
- PirttikallionvaaraSummit
- VuomapääSummit
- VesipääSummit
- KeinopääSummit
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