Nature reserve

Pessinki

Nature reserve

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Description

From a landscape of vast virgin coniferous forests and mires, birch covered low fells rise, to reach just over 500 metres a.s.l. Pessinki is crossed by several deep cliff ravines, once chiselled out by masses of meltwater in the ice age. Saatukkakursu is the most impressive, with luxuriant vegetation along the stream at the foot of the ravine. Marjakursu in the south is another impressive ravine. The area is 972 square kilometres in size.

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Facts

Municipality: Kiruna/Pajala

Year of formation: 2000

Size: 972.5 square kilometers

Administrator: County Administrative Board

Form of protection: Nature reserve, Natura 2000

Other: The entire reserve is year-round land for reindeer herding, there are reindeer herding facilities in the form of fences and reindeer herding cabins.

Communications

Pessinki lies about 80 km north of Pajala. Logging roads lead into the area at Merasjoki and Koppelovaara and trails from Viikusjärvi and Suijavaara.

Directions

Pessinki is located about 8 miles north of Pajala. Forest roads enter the area at Merasjoki and Koppelovaara and trails from Viikusjärvi and Suijavaara.

Regulations

All regulations can be found in the reserve decision. It is allowed to:

  • camping
  • hiking
  • make a fire
  • picking berries and edible mushrooms
  • drive snowmobiles on well-snow-covered ground
  • fishing and hunting in accordance with applicable laws

It is not allowed to harm plant and animal life. Remember the right of public access and protect nature!

Pessinki mountain primeval forest consists of an older nature reserve and several domain reserves. The nature reserve has retained its regulations, read more in the decision.

Contact

Email address

Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten

norrbotten@lansstyrelsen.se

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