petkeljärvi, national, park, finnish, petkeljärven, kansallispuisto, national, park, ilomantsi, north, karelia, region, finland, established, 1956, covers, square, kilometres, specialities, fortification, from, continuation, some, which, have, been, renovated,. Petkeljarvi National Park Finnish Petkeljarven kansallispuisto is a national park in Ilomantsi in the North Karelia region of Finland It was established in 1956 and covers 6 square kilometres 2 sq mi Its specialities are e g fortification from the Continuation War some of which have been renovated and valuable eskers The park s vegetation mostly consists of light Scots pine forests The park along with Patvinsuo National Park belongs to the North Karelian biosphere reserves of UNESCO Petkeljarvi National ParkIUCN category II national park Location in FinlandLocationNorth Karelia FinlandCoordinates62 35 N 031 11 E 62 583 N 31 183 E 62 583 31 183Area6 km2 2 3 sq mi Established1956Visitors19500 in 2009 1 Governing bodyMetsahallitusWebsitewww wbr outdoors wbr fi wbr petkeljarvinpSee also editList of national parks of Finland Protected areas of FinlandReferences edit Kayntimaarat kansallispuistoittain 2009 in Finnish Metsahallitus Retrieved September 29 2010 External links editOutdoors fi Petkeljarvi National Park nbsp Media related to Petkeljarvi National Park at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Eastern Finland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a protected area in Europe is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Petkeljarvi National Park amp oldid 953180284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,