Tyresta 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 Tyresta National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
Tyresta 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 Tyresta National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
- County
- Stockholm
- Municipalities
- Haninge and Tyresö
- Established
- 6 April 1993
- Purpose of the National Park
- To preserve a representative cleft‑valley landscape with extensive old‑growth forests and other valuable natural environments
- Area
- 1,962 hectares, of which 1,879 hectares are land
- Nature
- Pine forest, spruce forest, mixed coniferous forest, fire‑affected areas, rock outcrops, freshwater
- Landowner
- Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
- Manager
- Tyresta Forest Foundation (Stiftelsen Tyrestaskogen)
- Additional information
- Tyresta Nature Reserve surrounds the national park and functions as a protective buffer zone.