Koli National Park

Koli National Park is a countrywide park within the municipalities of Joensuu, Lieksa and Kontiolahti inside the North Karelia area of Finland. It covers 30 square kilometres 12 sq.Mi of forested hills on the western shore of Lake Pielinen, and became set up in 1991. Contrary to the other national parks in Finland, Koli National Park turned into initially governed via the Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla. It is now ruled by using the Metsahallitus like the other national parks. Koli has plenty to offer cultural heritage-smart. Formerly, it was a sacrificial website, however become later used for reduce-and-burn agriculture. The motive of Koli National Park isn't to maintain wild nature, but the traditional agricultural background is cherished in Koli. Some fields are slashed, burnt and re-cultivated; hay is cut every year. Traditional Finnish breeds of cow and sheep graze inside the meadows of Koli.

The Koli National Park is divided into three special zones consistent with important protection targets. Attention is paid to the country wide landscape and geology in a quarter which covers the highest tops of Koli. The maximum well-known vantage point in the park is Kuok Kola, with a grand view to the East over Lake Pielinen. Near the top there may be the Heritage Center Ukko and Hotel Koli. Two lengthy scenery lifts operate in the course of the summer. There also are many caves in Koli region, e.G. The cave named Pirunkirkko. It is 34 meters 112 ft lengthy and 17 metres excessive.