Koli National Park
National park · Finland
A bald quartzite ridge over Lake Pielinen in North Karelia, its view painted by Eero Järnefelt in 1911 and picked by Sibelius for his honeymoon. Birch and aspen cloaking the 347-meter summit's slopes turn gold and copper in early October, the park's single busiest week of the year.
Don’t miss
Peak: October 1–October 10
Climatological window from published records. The weather model’s elevation extrapolation isn’t reliable on this terrain, so this is the long-run normal rather than a season-specific forecast.
Source: https://www.luontoon.fi/en/articles/when-to-visit-kolinationalpark
When to go to Koli National Park
Peak usually arrives somewhere between October 1 and October 10. It sits at 337 m, high enough to turn before the valleys do.
Koli National Park on the map
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Frequently asked
- When does Koli National Park peak?
- In a typical year, color peaks around October 1–October 10. The weather model's elevation extrapolation isn't reliable on this terrain, so this is a climatological window (source: https://www.luontoon.fi/en/articles/when-to-visit-kolinationalpark) rather than a season-specific forecast.
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