Data bank for the High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago

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Kvarken Archipelago – Mikkelinsaaret

In the islands one can visit ancient monuments, such as

Publication type
  • Available online, Brochure
Publication topic
  • History, Nature, Visit, World Heritage

Kvarken Archipelago – Making Fishing Equipment and Fish Preservation

The fisherman would sit by his campfire from early in

Publication type
  • Available online, Brochure
Publication topic
  • History, Life in the World Heritage area

Kvarken Archipelago – Hunting

Hunting provided much-needed extra food in the archipelago, and was

Publication type
  • Available online, Brochure
Publication topic
  • History, Life in the World Heritage area

Kvarken Archipelago – History of Fishing

Hunters and fishermen have roamed the Kvarken area since the

Publication type
  • Available online, Brochure
Publication topic
  • History, Life in the World Heritage area

Kvarken Archipelago – Fäliskäret, Rönnskären

Fäliskäret is a smallish, about 400 meter wide and a

Publication type
  • Available online, Brochure
Publication topic
  • History, Nature, Visit, World Heritage

Kvarken Archipelago – Boathouses and Fishing Huts

Throughout the ages, all coastal villages have looked for the

Publication type
  • Available online, Brochure
Publication topic
  • Baltic Sea, History, Life in the World Heritage area

Kvarken Archipelago – Ancient Relics

Human activity in the archipelago is closely related to fishing,

Publication type
  • Available online, Brochure
Publication topic
  • History, Life in the World Heritage area

Kikanberget Nature Trail 0.8 km

Map and instructions for Kikanberget Nature Trail in Klobbskat.

Publication type
  • Available online, Map
Publication topic
  • Visit, World Heritage

Principles of Sustainable Tourism – National Parks, Nature Sites, Historical Sites and World Heritage Sites

These principles are intended to guide the sustainable tourism operations

Publication type
  • Available online, Brochure
Publication topic
  • Management, Nature conservation, World Heritage

Historical lighthouses 2001

Calendar with pictures of Finland’s old lighthouses. Lighthouses of the

Publication type
  • Brochure
Publication topic
  • History, Life in the World Heritage area

Discover Kvarken – where ancient sea meets new land

Brochure from 2006.

Publication type
  • Brochure
Publication topic
  • Land uplift, World Heritage

Bodvattnet Nature Trail 4.2 km

Along the trail, you will see Bodback, which is the

Publication type
  • Available online, Map
Publication topic
  • Visit, World Heritage

Björkö-Panike Hiking Trail 12.5 km

Walk along the land uplift shores, pass the bays that

Publication type
  • Available online, Map
Publication topic
  • Visit, World Heritage

NKG2016LU: a new land uplift model for Fennoscandia and the Baltic Region

The publication from 2019 presents the official land uplift model

Publication type
  • Article, Available online
Publication topic
  • Land uplift, Research

World Heritage Governance and Tourism Development – A study of public participation and contested ambitions in the World Heritage Kvarken Archipelago

This PhD thesis examines public participation in processes prior and

Publication type
  • Available online, Research
Publication topic
  • Management, Nature conservation, Research

Bedrock geology of the Kvarken area

The bedrock mapping of the Kvarken area in 2003–2005 was

Publication type
  • Available online, Research
Publication topic
  • Geology, Research

Sustainable tourism development strategy for Kvarken Archipelago World Heritage Site 2011

The Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy for the Kvarken Archipelago World

Publication type
  • Available online, Management document
Publication topic
  • Management, Visit, World Heritage

Geology of the Kvarken Archipelago

Publication from 2004. The Kvarken Archipelago has undergone a long

Publication type
  • Available online, Research
Publication topic
  • Geology, Research