Tuntsa Wilderness Area
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Tuntsa Wilderness Area is a wilderness reserve in the municipalities of Salla
and Savukoski
in Lapland, Finland
. It is governed by Metsähallitus
and covers 212 square kilometre. It was established in 1991 like all the other wilderness areas in Lapland.
Salla
Salla is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
and Savukoski
Savukoski
Savukoski is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish....
in Lapland, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is governed by Metsähallitus
Metsähallitus
Metsähallitus , Forststyrelsen , "Administration of Forests," is a state-owned enterprise in Finland. The tasks of Metsähallitus are to manage most of the protected areas of Finland and to supply wood to the country's forest industry. Metsähallitus employs approximately 3,000 people...
and covers 212 square kilometre. It was established in 1991 like all the other wilderness areas in Lapland.