The biggest drop in visits occurred between March and May. A total of 106 000 visits were made to the four national parks in Central Finland.
The number of visitors to the national parks in Central Finland has levelled off after the increase in visitor numbers caused by the koruna, Metsähallitus informs. In 2022, the number of visits will be 11-16% lower than in the previous year, depending on the park.
The biggest drop in visits occurred between March and May. However, a total of 106 000 visits were still made to the four national parks in Central Finland.
The South Konnevesi National Park in the municipalities of Konnevesi and Rautalamm continues to be the most popular in Central Finland with 34 200 visits. The drop compared to 2021 was 11%.
The number of visits to Leivonmäki National Park in the year was 28,700, a drop of 14 percent. 17,900 visits were made to Pyhä-Häki National Park Saarijärvi, i.e. 16 percent less than in 2021.
The number of visits to Salamajärvi National Park in 2022 was 25,200, an increase of 13 percent compared to the previous year. The reason for the apparent increase in the number of visits was that the previous year’s figures are not reliable.