Province of Lapland, Region of
Western Lapland
Municipalities of Enontekiö
(www.enontekio.fi), Kittilä (www.kittila.fi), Kolari (www.kolari.fi), and
Muonio
(www.muonio.fi)
Area: 1020 sq.km. Established in 2005.
The area is managed
by Metsähallitus.
The scenery in
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is dominated by fells surrounded by forests
and mires in their natural state. Because the area’s nature is clean and
beautiful and the terrain varying, the park is a wonderful place to hike, ski
and enjoy the outdoors. The silhouette of the fells can be seen practically at
all times and the marked trails lead visitors to the National Park’s most
beautiful look-out spots. The picturesque beauty of the Pallastunturi Fells has
made the area one of the Finnish national landscapes.
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is Finland’s third largest National Park.
The area of this park has doubled now that Pallas-Ounastunturi National Park and
Ylläs-Aakenus Nature Reserve have been combined to create Pallas-Yllästunturi.
The most southern fell of the chain is Yllästunturi Fell. It is outside of the
park’s boundaries and used as a tourist ski resort hill. The highest fell in
this chain is Taivaskero, which is 807 metres high. In the north the view is of
the gently sloping upland-like Ounastunturi Fells.
Geologically Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is located between Northern
Finland, Forest Lapland and Fell Lapland, making it a very varied and
interesting habitat. In the park’s forests and on its fells there is a mix of
northern and southern species. It is also the area in which visitors can see the
transition area where peoples livelihood changes from farming to reindeer
husbandry.
This is the web page www.outdoors.fi/pallas-yllastunturinp
Take a look at Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park related products at the Outdoors.fi online
shop (kauppa.luontoon.fi).
