Strict nature reserves are specific areas in Finland which have been established for scientific reasons. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Their primary purpose is the conservation of nature and research. Nature, in the broadest sense is equivalent to the natural world, physical universe, material world or material universe. The regulations for the nature reserves are much stricter than those for the national parks of Finland. There are 35 National parks in Finland. They are all managed by the Metsähallitus. It is usually not permitted to travel inside the areas, although some areas have trails open for the public. The strict nature reserves cover a total area of 1,530 km².
There are a total of 19 strict nature reserves in Finland. 17 of them are managed by the Metsähallitus and 2 by the Forest Research Institute Metla. Metsähallitus ( Finnish for Administration of Forests; Forststyrelsen in Swedish) is a state-owned enterprise in Finland.
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