Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A series of raised bogs lying north of Höytiäinen lake. The area is dominated by dry, sparsely forested
Sphagnum peatland with a few larger areas of open mire and small pools. The forest is mainly barren and
Pinus sylvestris-dominated.
The most important staging area for
Grus grus in eastern Finland. The site is also important as a breeding area for boreal birds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Anser erythropus (max. 1 individual, passage).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The area has sustained little human impact to date but several potential future impacts threaten the site. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National Partial
International None330 ha of IBA covered by Peatland Reserve (Viklinsuo-Rapalahdensuo, 330 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Viklinrimpi (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/viklinrimpi-iba-finland on 25/12/2024.
