Lake Liesjärvi was particularly popular with young adults. People often visit the national park with their own family or friends.
The Liesjärvi National Park in the Häme Lake District is a popular destination for hikers, especially from the Helsinki metropolitan area. Of the respondents to the recently published visitor survey, 38% said their place of residence was either Helsinki (22%), Espoo (8%) or Vantaa (8%).
In the survey year 2021, a record 61 000 visitors visited the national park, double the number in the previous survey year 2010. Two thirds of the visitors were first-time visitors.
According to a Metsähallitus release, Lake Liesjärvi was particularly popular with young adults. The largest age groups of respondents were 25-34 years old (26%) and 35-44 years old (22%). People often visit the national park with their own family or friends.
On a day visit, you will stay in the park for about five hours. 40 percent of the respondents stayed overnight in the area. The most common way to stay overnight was a tent or other private accommodation, 10 percent of those staying overnight stayed in a rented cabin and nine percent in a mobile home or trailer.
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