Short description
Metsähallitus is a part of the state-owned organisation Metsähallitus. Its unit Parks and Wildlife Finland is in charge of public administration tasks and is comprised of National Parks Finland and Wildlife Service Finland. National Parks Finland manages state-owned nature reserves and historic sites, provides free facilities for visitors to these areas, compiles GPS data on conservation issues in protected areas, participates in international collaboration on nature conservation and maintains snowmobile routes.
Metsähallitus continuously monitors visitor numbers to the key protected and recreational areas under its management.