Åsnen National Park
About the park
Sweden’s national parks reflect the great variety of the country’s natural landscapes. Here you can learn more about Åsnen National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
Åsnen National Park
About the park
Sweden’s national parks reflect the great variety of the country’s natural landscapes. Here you can learn more about Åsnen National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
- County
- Kronoberg
- Municipalities
- Alvesta, Tingsryd
- Established
- 14 March 2018
- Purpose of the National Park
- To preserve a representative, varied and biologically valuable South Swedish forest and lake landscape, including its plant and animal life, in a largely untouched state
- Area
- 1,869 hectares, of which 499 hectares are land
- Nature
- Mire lakes, open bogs, taiga, pine forest on eskers, species‑rich herb meadows
- Landowner
- Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
- Manager
- Länsstyrelsen Kronoberg