4.0Torronsuo National Park(22 reviews) - Short trip to nature Spent 2-3 hours National Parks
Travel from Helsinki took 1 hour and 22 min. or 97 km. It worths all your time and efforts - beautiful nature, berries and interesting walking routs. See more..
4.5Päijänne National Park(5 reviews) - Beautiful views, clear waters, sandy beaches, exciting hiking trails Spent More than 3 hours National Parks • Nature & Wildlife Areas
Päijänne is the deepest (95 meters) and the 2nd largest (over 1,100 square meters) lake in Finland. It is 120 kilometers long. The capital of Finland (Helsinki) gets drinking water from Päijänne. Päijänne National Park consists of lake areas and many islands. Most people visit the national park by own boats. However, it is quite easy to visit Päijänne National Park without a boat, too. You can drive from Padasjoki via Kellosalmi Bridge to Virmaila. It is the largest island on Lake Päijänne. The campfire place of Höysniemi is accessible by car. Or you can drive via the road 314 (Vääksy-Sysmä) to Pulkkilanharju Ridge. There is a quite nice Pulkkilanharju Nature Trail in Asikkala (see separate reviews of that) there. M/S Elbatar has scheduled cruises from the harbor of Padasjoki to Kelvenne Island in midsummer. See separate reviews of Kelvenne trail. We visited the national park with a rowing boat, too. It is only about 1 km from Kullasniemi Holiday Villas (a rowing boat was included in the price of the villa) and less than 0.5 km from Mainiemi Caravan and Mainiemi Canoeing Center to Kalainsaari Island. There is a nice barbecue area on the southwestern part of the island. Please, notice that there are dry toilets in the national park. However, you have to have own toilet papers with you.See more..
4.0Saari Nation Park(4 reviews) - Amazing views from Kaukolanharju Spent More than 3 hours National Parks
We visited the Saari Folk Park and charming Kaukolanharju observation tower in the summer when the tower was open for the public. It has very limited opening hours as it is kept open by local 4H youth organization from June to August. Also the beaches at Saari Folk Park are best experienced during summer months. Dogs were allowed to be taken up to the observation tower, which was nice.See more..
