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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1996	101-500 individuals	B1i, C2
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1996	15-30 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage	1996	501-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - unspecified species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high

Condition of the site (state), by species
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Cygnus cygnus	Whooper Swan	300	300	individuals	100	favourable
Porzana porzana	Spotted Crake	15	13	breeding pairs	87	near favourable
Hydrocoloeus minutus	Little Gull	500	80	individuals	16	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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)
Ylä-Kuokkalan tervaleppäkorpi	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	1	protected area contained by site	0
Sysmäjärvi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	734	protected area overlaps with site	734
Sysmäjärven luonnonsuojelualue 3	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	22	protected area contained by site	0
Sysmäjärven luonnonsuojelualue 2	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	668	protected area overlaps with site	0
SÄTÖSLAHDEN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE 1	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	7	protected area contained by site	0
SÄTÖSLAHDEN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	126	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pitkälahti-Laikanlahden luonnonsuojelualue 2	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	35	protected area overlaps with site	0
PITKÄLAHTI-LAIKANLAHDEN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE 1	Yksityinen luonnonsuojelualue	70	protected area overlaps with site	0
Louhisaaren lehmusmetsä	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	0	protected area contained by site	0
Lake Sysmäjärvi	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	734	protected area contained by site	0
Ala-Kaasilan tervaleppäkorpi	Suojeltu luontotyyppi	2	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-
Unknown		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outokumpu wetlands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1328 on 09/06/2023.