Torronsuo-Nationalpark

The Torronsuo National Park (Finnish Torronsuon kansallispuisto ) is a national park in southern Finland. It lies within the boundaries of the municipality Tammela approximately 140 km north- west of Helsinki. It was founded in 1990 and is maintained by the National Forestry Authority Metsähallitus.

The National Park includes the Torronsuo, the largest still in their natural state peat bog in southern Finland. It is composed of several concentric growing Plateuregenmooren with the typical Bult - bog -relief and is interspersed with thousands bog eyes. Torronsuo is an important nesting and resting place of many bird species, including many water and Ciconiiformes. Besides the typical for the region types here are also species that are otherwise usually found in the tundra of northern Finland, the red-throated diver and red grouse. In the fall can be found in the bog annually up to 1,000 cranes to rest on their winter migration a. Also noteworthy is the butterfly fauna of the moor; among encountered around 50 species here, there are some who would otherwise occur only in more southern climes, such as Aspitates gilvaria and Limnephilus externus. In the neighboring woods there is a population of rare flying squirrels.