Eastern Lapland Region
Municipality of Savukoski (www.savukoski.fi)
Area: 302 sq. km. Established in 1997.
The area is
managed by Metsähallitus.
Kemihaara Wilderness Area is bordered to its north by
Urho Kekkonen National Park and to its east
by the River Kemijoki and its tributaries.
The dominant features in the area’s south are the Uittipiekantunturi and
Sorvortantunturi Fells. Both are over 420 metres high. There are several hills
with treeless tops. The ones which reach the highest are the Akanvaara and
Ätimysvaara Hills. In the north of the wilderness area there are vast aapa bogs.
These bogs are the source of many of the River Kemijoki’s and the River
Pihtijoki’s head waters.
