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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.

See also※

• Wilderness reserves of Finland
• Right of public access to the——wilderness
• Natura 2000

External links※

• Finland's National Parks
• National parks, "hiking areas," wilderness areas