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Ranua Resort

Ranuan eläinpuisto

zoo in Ranua, Finland

  • TypeZoos
  • WhereRanua, Finland
  • AddressRovaniementie 29
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About

About Ranua Resort

Ranua Resort (better known as Ranua Zoo or Ranua Wildlife Park) is a wildlife park and a holiday resort that opened in 1983 in the municipality of Ranua, Lapland, Finland. It is the northernmost zoo in Finland and the second northeast in the world.

The animals of the wildlife park consist of approximately 50 arctic animal species and 150 individuals, including top predators such as lynx, brown bears and wolves but also European moose and deer. The wildlife park has Finland's only polar bears. The wildlife park is an accredited member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).

In addition to the wildlife park, Ranua Resort also offers accommodation, a restaurant, and a variety of activities such as snowmobiling, husky safaris and other outdoor experiences. Ranua Resort is open every day year round.

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Good to know

Built
1983
Visitors a year
100,000
Opening hours
Mon-Sun 10:00-16:00 from OpenStreetMap; check before you go
Official website
ranuazoo.com
Also listed as
Landmarks
Ranua