Liesjärvi National Park attracts especially people from the Helsinki metropolitan area

Korteniemi heritage farm yard at the beginning of June
The most popular places to visit in Liesjärvi were the Kynäränharju and the Korteniemi traditional farm (pictured).

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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