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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A complex of habitats, comprising several eutrophic lakes and other wetlands, shore meadows, and flooded fields, around the settlement of Artjärvi. The lakes are shallow and abundant in vegetation and are surrounded mostly by farmland and settlements. The IBA encompasses a large area of cultivated fields which are ornithologically important when flooded in spring.
One of the most important staging areas for
Cygnus cygnus in continental Finland. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Crex crex (max. 4 pairs breeding, 11 birds on passage).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Human impact is high throughout almost the entire area, which causes some disturbance to the avifauna. However, several activities, such as cattle-grazing and the cultivation of flooded fields, are beneficial to breeding and staging birds. The overgrowth of wetlands in some parts of the site, as a result of insufficient land management, is a threat.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Artjärvi wetlands (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/artjärvi-wetlands-iba-finland on 23/11/2024.
