FI014
Lämsänaapa-Sakkala-aapa


Country/territory: Finland

IBA criteria met: B2, C7 (2000)
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Area: 12,683 ha

BirdLife SUOMI-FINLAND
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2010 favourable low low
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Site description (2000 baseline)
An extensive area of raised bog along the Luiro river. The area belongs to the aapa mire zone of Peräpohjola and comprises many types of mires. Characteristic are large areas of open-water bogs with high ridges between them. The forests are mainly poor, Pinus sylvestris-dominated heath-forests, but flood forests and Betula forests also occur along rivers.

Key biodiversity
An important area for boreal avifauna, especially for waders.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lämsänaapa-Sakkala-aapa. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lämsänaapa-sakkala-aapa-iba-finland on 19/03/2024.