Nuuksio National Park (Nuuksion kansallispuisto in Finnish, Noux nationalpark in Swedish) is one of the 35 national parks in Finland. Established in 1994, the park spreads over an area of forests and lakes in Espoo, Kirkkonummi and Vihti. North-west from Helsinki, it is the closest national park to the capital. The name is derived from the Nuuksio district of Espoo.
The park can be reached by public transportation from Helsinki and Espoo. Buses 85 and 85B leave from Espoon keskus to Nuuksionpää and Kattila at daytime. From Leppävaara take bus no. 28/28K to Siikaniemi or bus no. 28T/28KT to Siikaranta. There are three marked trails for hiking and locations for grilling, camping, skiing, and berry and mushroom picking. In addition to four camping sites it is also possible to rent a cabin at Wild North.
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Nuuksio is a very nice national park close to Helsinki. Nuuksio is highland and there are a lot of small lakes and some (easy to reach) hiking routes. Definitely worth visiting during the summer time. You can get there from Helsinki even using public transportation! 335 days ago
If you want to have a taste of wildlife but don't want to leave the Helsinki area then try out Nuuksio. It's not really wild but still it's a quite nice national park close to Helsinki. 349 days, 9 hours ago
Don't forget to pack sausages and mustard (makkaraa ja sinappia)! You are supposed to burn your sausage outside but eat it while it's still cold inside.
There's no other sausage like Finnish makkara!
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Nuuksio National Park ( Nuuksion kansallispuisto in Finnish, Noux nationalpark in Swedish) is one of the 35 national parks in Finland.
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Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park.
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The name Espoo probably comes from the Swedish name for the River Espoo, Espå (or Espåå ), which in turn comes from the old Swedish word äspe ,meaning stand of aspen ,and the Swedish word for "river", å.
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One of the best known districts is probably Tapiola, the carefully designed garden city, in which inhabitants, nature and architecture are in harmony with each other.
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The Finnish name, Nuuksio ,comes from the Swedish name, Noux ,an old name which has had many forms, such as Noox (1540), Noosis (1541), Nooxby (1552) and Nowx (1556).
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