Hossa National Park

The magnificent wilderness of Hossa National Park is an excellent destination: the trails running along pine heaths invite you to hike and cycle, and the crystal-clear lakes to go canoeing and fishing. The rock paintings of Julma-Ölkky and Värikallio depict stories of shamanism, dating back thousands of years.

Hossa is an old Sámi hunting ground. The rock paintings at Värikallio Cliffs are at least 3,500 years old. The oldest dwellings found in the national park are almost 10,000 years old. Water routes have allowed people to travel through the Hossa area from the Lake Ladoga to the Arctic Ocean and from the Gulf of Bothnia to the White Sea. The series of rock paintings at the Värikallio Cliffs are the largest prehistoric paintings in Finland.

The forests and waters of Hossa are easily accessible to visitors. There are a wide range of hiking and biking trails, and the waters invite you to go canoeing and fishing. On your trip, you will travel along the same routes as the area’s first inhabitants did 10,000 years ago. There are about 90 km of trails in the national park.

For more information about Hossa National Park: https://www.luontoon.fi/en/destinations/hossa-national-park

Photo: Jussi Helttunen / Visit Finland