National_parks_of_Sweden

List of national parks of Sweden

List of national parks of Sweden

National parks of Sweden

National parks of Sweden are managed by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Swedish: Naturvårdsverket) and owned by the state. The goal of the national park service is to create a system of protected areas that represent all the distinct natural regions of the country.[1] In 1909, Sweden became the first country in Europe to establish such parks when nine were opened following the Riksdag passing of a law on national parks that year. This was followed by the establishment of seven parks between 1918 and 1962 and thirteen between 1982 and 2009, with the latest being Åsnen National Park in 2018.[1] As of 2020 there are 30 national parks in Sweden, comprising a total area of 743,238 hectares (1,836,580 acres).[2]

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According to the EPA, Swedish national parks must represent unique landscape types and be effectively protected and used for research, recreation, and tourism without damaging nature.[3] Mountain terrain dominates approximatively 90% of the parks' combined area. The reason for this is the extensive mountain areas taken up by the large northern parks—Sarek National Park and Padjelanta National Park each cover approximately 200,000 hectares (490,000 acres).[4][5] Many of the northern parks are part of the Laponian area, one of Sweden's UNESCO World Heritage Sites due to its preserved natural landscape and habitat for the native reindeer-herding Sami people.[6] The southernmost parks—Söderåsen National Park, Dalby Söderskog National Park and Stenshuvud National Park—are covered with broadleaf forest and together cover approximately 2,000 ha (4,942 acres).[7][8][9] Fulufjället National Park is part of PAN Parks,[10] a network founded by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to provide better long-term conservation and tourism management of European national parks.[11]

National parks

A large number of irregularly shaped bodies of water separated by stretches of green vegetation and bordered by grey rocks at the bottom.
A river delta near Sarek National Park
Mountain with two main peaks, composed of dark rock with traces of snow on the sides, against a bright blue sky. In the foreground, a stream cuts through grassland.
Pierikpakte Mountain, part of Sarek National Park
Small stream surrounded by trees
Skäralid River, part of Söderåsen National Park
A river flowing into a lake, snowy mountains in the background.
Abisko National Park was established in 1909.
A hilly, green landscape with a grey tree growing on the left, snow-capped mountains in the background, and a blue sky above with white clouds.
Stream just over the tree line in Stora Sjöfallet National Park.
A wooden path leading through a green forest with many deciduous trees on either side and a white sky peeking through their leaves.
The forest in Dalby Söderskog National Park
A grey-blue body of water separating smooth, large, light-coloured rocks in the foreground and a hazy green hill in the background, all under a blue sky with white clouds.
The hill Stenshuvud in Stenshuvud National Park
Shoreline with narrow rocky beach and then scrub vegetation
Gotska Sandön National Park is one of Sweden's oldest national parks.
  This along with * indicates that the national park is part of a World Heritage Site
  This along with ** indicates that the national park is a Protected Area Network Park
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Future national parks

Sweden's highest mountain Kebnekaise will be part of a national park sometime between 2009 and 2013.
The Sylan mountain range will be part of the Vålådalen-Sylarna National Park.

In 2008, after investigations and interviews with the participating counties, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency laid down a plan to establish 13 new national parks in the near future. According to the plan, seven of the parks will be established between 2009 and 2013, the first being Kosterhavet National Park which was inaugurated in September 2009. It is currently unknown when the six remaining parks will be established.[40]

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See also

References

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