The 2020 visitor numbers were missed by some margin.
It has been another busy year for hiking in Perho’s Salamajärvi National Park, says Metsähallitus.
Visitor numbers to the park rose to more than 25 000 last year, almost 3 000 more than in 2021.
However, the figures for the pandemic year 2020 were slightly below, with more than 600 visitors. In that year, the popularity of nature hiking increased in all national parks in the country.
Throughout the country, the number of visitors to national parks decreased slightly. The total number of visits decreased by 12 percent compared to last year.
Pallas–Yllästunturi, Urho Kekkonen, Nuuksio, Koli and Pyhä–Luosto national parks were the most popular in terms of number of visits last year. The most popular national parks were in Lapland last year as well.
There are 41 national parks in Finland. Metsähallitus takes care of all of them.