Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park

Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Island Ulko-Tammio in Hamina
Location in Finland
Location	Kymenlaakso, Finland
Coordinates	60°17′05″N 27°16′26″E / 60.28472°N 27.27389°E / 60.28472; 27.27389
Area	6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Established	1982
Visitors	19000 (in 2009[1])
Governing body	Metsähallitus
Website	www.outdoors.fi/easterngulfoffinlandnp

The Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park (Finnish: Itäisen Suomenlahden kansallispuisto, Swedish: Östra Finska vikens nationalpark) is a national park in the Kymenlaakso region of Finland. It was established in 1982 and has a total land area of 6.7 square kilometres (2.6 sq mi).

The park consists only of small (under 1 km²) islands and islets, some of which grow forest, mostly pine trees. Most of the islands are treeless rocks with sheer shores. Their sheerness is due to the rapakivi granite splitting in a sharply cubical manner.

The park is known for its aquatic bird fauna. The most common aquatic birds are the goosander and tufted duck. Other birds, including the razorbill and black guillemot, nest on the park's protected islands. It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of many species of waterfowl on passage, as well as breeding gulls.^[2]

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