The Top 10 Natural Monuments around Central Finland
Central Finland’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 10
beautiful natural monuments around Central Finland. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around Central Finland. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 6, 2025
Although the sign states it as the new big tree, the pine tree is actually (since 2004) the oldest tree within the National Park and dates back to 1641. Size and age are pretty impressive, don't you think?
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Hitonhauta is the largest gorge in central Finland. You can find impressive cliffs, a waterfall, a small pond and some caves here. According to legend, this is the tomb of …
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Grown in 1518, this tree was the oldest one in the National Park. Since it is not alive anymore, another tree, grown in 1641 owns the title since 2004.
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Super nice place! They have a coffee shop next to the stream, at least in the summertime! And you can also find a fire place!
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On your hike along the roughly seven kilometer Pahapuron Lenkki Trail you will walk over scenic boardwalks stretching over boulders and also get to the idyllic Kangajärvi. Enjoy the silence at this picturesque lake.
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Leivonmäki's forests, lakes and marshes can be explored on family-friendly paths, including enticing duckboard trails. Enjoy your picnic in delightful scenery by the lakeside or up on an esker ridge.
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With its rocky landscape, this approximately 100-meter-high hill is a beautiful hiking destination. The area is protected and part of the Natura 2000 network.
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There are up to 200 paintings on the rocks of Saraakallio. The oldest rock painting was created around 6,600 years ago. One of them shows a moose. To get to …
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A memorial unveiled in 1987 for the victims of the years of famine. The text, written by Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, reads:
In memory of those who perished in the famine …
In memory of those who perished in the famine …
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The wide rapids of Kuusa are cultural heritage landscape and are particularly popular with fishermen who hunt for trout here.
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