Salamajärvi National Park

18.12.2023

From 1 January 2024, the road to Koirasalmi will only be ploughed from the direction of Perho. Arrival in Koirasalmi is therefore via road Sysilammentie located in Perho.

A child sits with a fishing rod by the edge of the pond.

The drawn emblem of Salamajärvi national park. A walking forest reindeer is depicted inside the oval symbol. The text Salamajärvi kansallispuisto - national park wraps around the outer edge of the emblem.
Follow in the hoofprints of wild forest reindeer on the Peuran Polku Trail. You might even spot some of these rare animals. The park's varied wild scenery includes rockstrewn pinewoods, open bogs and lakes full of tasty fish. Use the facilities at Koirasalmi as a base for exploring the wilds.

Suitability: Suitable for visitors of all ages all year. The Koirasalmi area is accessible.

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Before The Trip

Responsible hiking - get to know the National Park’s rules, safety tips and seasonal variations.
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Koirasalmi Nature Information Hut. Photo: Luonnollisesti M&M.

Customer Service

Koirasalmi Nature Information hut (koirasalmi.com)
+358 40 9398147, koirasalmi(at)gmail.com
Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland
0206 39 5270, sisasuomi(at)metsa.fi

Directions

Location: Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia Region in the areas of Kivijärvi, in Kinnula and Perho.
Arrival: By car.
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Maps of Salamajärvi

Various maps and brochures of Salamajärvi.
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Trails

Some 70 km of marked circular trails (1.5–56 km), connected to the Peura Trail network (115 km). A nature trail for children (1.5 km).
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Nature

The National Park of Mires
Old-growth Forests
The Domain of the Wild Forest Reindeer
Restored Forest and Mire Ecosystems
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What To Do

Hiking, fishing, visit to Nature Information Hut.
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Services

Koirasalmi Nature Information Hut, campfire hut lean-to-shelters, lean-to-shelters, open wilderness huts and rental huts, camping, campfire sites, caravan sites for a charge, a rental sauna, observation tower. Read more >

Accessibility

A demanding accessible trail. Some of the hiking structures and Nature Information Hut services are accessible. A fishing platform for visitors needing accessible services.
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Partners

Various services provided by partners are available.
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History

Prehistoric hunters, heroes of the Great Wrath, extra income from tar burning, logger's cabins and forest ranger's farmsteads, sedges of mire meadows as emergency feed for cattle. Read more >

Salamajärvi in Excursionmap.fi

Destination’s map (Excursionmap.fi).
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Weather

See the local weather (en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi).
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The area is managed by Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.