Data Zone
Country/territory: Finland
IBA criteria met: B2, C7 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 3,037 hectares (30.37 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2010 | poor | medium | medium |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A complex of four adjacent aapa mires, four lakes and 15 old coniferous boreal woodlands located just south of the lower course of the Simo river. The mires belong to the Pohjanmaa aapa mires, being characterized by muddy, wet bogs with low, grassy ridges between them.
Key biodiversity
An important area for boreal avifauna.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Veittiaapa-Ristiaapa (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/veittiaapa-ristiaapa-iba-finland on 21/12/2024.