Lemmenjoen Kansallispuisto
Local name: Lemmenjoen kansallispuisto
Located in Lapland Region, Finland Coordinates: 68°35′00″ N 25°40′00″ E
- Elevation
- 300 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- IVL Ivalo Airport71 km
- ENF Enontekio Airport95 km
About Lemmenjoen Kansallispuisto
Lemmenjoen Kansallispuisto is a natural site. Location: Lapland Region, Finland.
Lemmenjoki National Park (Finnish: Lemmenjoen kansallispuisto, Inari Sami: Lemmee aalmuglâšmecci, Northern Sami: Leammi álbmotmeahcci, Norwegian: Lemmenjoki nasjonalpark) is situated in area of municipalities of Inari and Kittilä, Lapland, in Northern Finland. It was founded in 1956 and has since been expanded twice. Its total area is 2,850 square kilometres (1,100 sq mi), making it the biggest national park of Finland and one of the largest in Europe.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1956
- Heritage designation
- Ramsar site
- Area
- 2,858 km²
- Visitors per year
- 22,700 (2025)
- Official website
- luontoon.fi
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Lemmenjoen Kansallispuisto
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–July.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -5° · Night -14° · Rain 30 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -21°)
- Wettest month
- July (81 mm)
- Driest month
- February (21 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -10° | -9° | -4° | 2° | 8° | 15° | 18° | 15° | 9° | 1° | -5° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -21° | -19° | -14° | -9° | -1° | 5° | 8° | 6° | 1° | -5° | -14° | -19° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 55 | 81 | 70 | 49 | 46 | 30 | 25 |
How to get to Lemmenjoen Kansallispuisto
The nearest airport is Ivalo Airport (IVL), 71 km to the east as the crow flies.
Airports
- Ivalo Airport (IVL) Ivalo 71 kmeast
- Enontekio Airport (ENF) Enontekio 95 kmwest
- Kittilä International Airport (KTT) Kittilä 104 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lemmenjoen Kansallispuisto
Within 100 km: 3 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km2 places
- Vaskojoki River 53 kmNE
- Lemmenjoki River 42 kmNE
60–100 km16 places
- Porttipahta Reservoir Lake 73 kmSE
- Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park Natural site 83 kmSW
- Kuolajoki River 66 kmSW
- Anárjohka River 89 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources