Pieljekaise National Park
About the park
Sweden’s national parks reflect the great variety of the country’s natural landscapes. Here you can learn more about Pieljekaise National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
Pieljekaise National Park
About the park
Sweden’s national parks reflect the great variety of the country’s natural landscapes. Here you can learn more about Pieljekaise National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
- County
- Norrbotten
- Municipality
- Arjeplog
- Established
- 24 May 1909
- Purpose of the National Park
- To preserve an area of old‑growth‑like coniferous forest in the southern boreal forest region in its natural state, allowing it to develop freely towards true old‑growth conditions
- Area
- 15,340 hectares, of which 14,000 hectares are land
- Nature
- Deciduous forest, treeless heath, mire, treeless meadow
- Landowner
- Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
- Manager
- Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten