Of the nature sites maintained by Metsähallitus in Lake Saimaa, the popularity of Linnansaari remained unchanged. Nationally, the number of visitors to national parks fell slightly last year from the highs of the early 1990s.
In Saimaa, Linnansaari National Park maintained its popularity, although at the same time most national parks saw a decline in popularity last year.
According to Metsähallitus, Linnansaari in the Haukvede river basin had about 36 000 visits both last year and the year before.
Of all the nature sites in Lake Saimaa, Punkaharju was the most popular, with slightly more than a quarter fewer visits last year than the year before. Last year, almost 140 000 people visited Punkaharju’s ridge landscapes.
The number of visits to the small Kolovesi National Park decreased by 16 percent. There were almost 15,000 visits to the national park, which is focused on paddling.
Nationally, the number of visitors to national parks fell slightly last year from the peak readings of the corona years.
Metsähallitus thinks the reason is the opening up of society after the pandemic, as well as the general increase in prices and fuel costs.