About the park
Sweden’s national parks reflect the great variety of the country’s natural landscapes. Here you can learn more about Store Mosse National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
About the park
Sweden’s national parks reflect the great variety of the country’s natural landscapes. Here you can learn more about Store Mosse National Park and why this area is worth protecting.
County: Jönköping
Municipalities: Gnosjö, Vaggeryd, Värnamo
Established: 6 May 1982
Purpose of the National Park: To preserve the largest continuous mire landscape in southern Sweden in a largely unchanged state, allowing lakes, wetlands, vegetation and wildlife to develop freely.
Area: 7,682 hectares
Nature: Wetland, coniferous swamp forest, pine forest, lakes and waterways, woodland on wet or infertile ground
Landowner: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket)
Manager: Länsstyrelsen Jönköping