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The site was identified as important in 2015 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage	2000-2014	32,030-125,500 individuals	A4i, B1i

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2015).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Branta leucopsis	Barnacle Goose	200	200	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Sterna paradisaea	Arctic Tern	430	400	breeding pairs	94	favourable
Anthus petrosus	Rock Pipit	7	11	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
SOMMARÖARNA (LUONNONSUOJE	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	12	protected area contained by site	0
SEGELKOBBARNA (LUONNONSUO	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	34	protected area contained by site	0
SANNSKÄRIN LUOTO (LUONNON	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	1	protected area contained by site	0
SALMENIN LUONNONSUOJELUAL	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	20	protected area contained by site	0
PORKKALANNIEMEN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	52	protected area overlaps with site	0
Porkkalan saariston luonnonsuojelualue	Valtion luonnonsuojelualue	377	protected area contained by site	0
Kirkkonummi archipelago	Baltic Sea Protected Area (Helcom)	14,179	protected area contains site	11,808
Kirkkonummen saaristo/ Kirkkonummi Archipelago	Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM)	14,246	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kirkkonummen saaristo (SPA)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14,234	protected area overlaps with site	11,808
Kirkkonummen saaristo (SCI)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,750	protected area overlaps with site	11,279
Kantskogsbrotten-Bergstadsbrottenin luonnonsuojelualue	Valtion luonnonsuojelualue	118	protected area contained by site	0
Kallbådanin luodot ja vesialue	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,520	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kallbådanin hylkeidensuojelualue	Hylkeidensuojelualue	1,519	protected area overlaps with site	0
GALJONSGRUNDIN LUONNONSUO	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	75	protected area contained by site	0
GADDIEN LUONNONSUOJELUALU	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	15	protected area contained by site	0
ENBUSKEN-RÖNNBUSKEN (LUON	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	37	protected area contained by site	0
BRÄNDÖN LUONNONSUOJELUALU	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	9	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
military	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kirkkonummi archipelago. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kirkkonummi-archipelago-iba-finland on 04/10/2023.