Nuuksio National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Uusimaa, Finland
About Nuuksio National Park
Covering an area of 45 km², Nuuksio is a pint-sized marvel. Established only in 1994, Nuuksio is one of Finland's newest national parks, set up to ensure that a piece of pristine wilderness is kept within striking distance of the capital. Its location so close to a major city is unusual, and due mostly to the fact that the rocky and wet terrain was unsuitable for farming or other development. Nuuksio's landscape is archetypically Finnish: conifer and birch forests, forty-three lakes, small swamps between them and gentle rolling hills, sometimes covered in moss, sometimes with the granite bedrock exposed where the vast ice sheets of the last ice age scraped them clean. There are plenty of quiet spots of beauty, but don't expect jaw-dropping gorges or soaring mountains (good advice for trav
Top Attractions in Nuuksio National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Nuuksio National Park:
- ★BioGeo-Traveller
- ★Feel The Nature Treks
- ★Finnish Friend
- ★Full list
- ★Green Window
- ★Haukankierros
- ★Korpinkierros
- ★Other trails
Where to Stay in Nuuksio National Park
- 🏨Hawkhill nature
- 🏨Hotelli Lepolampi
- 🏨Hotel Nuuksio
- 🏨Oravankolo
- 🏨Tikankolo
Nuuksio National Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 10 sections including: