Linnaistensuo Mire

The Linnaistensuo Mire is a nature reserve in Lahti, Finland.[1] Linnaistensuo is a typical southern Finnish raised bog.[1] It is located in the Kujala area near Linnaistenmäki, 7 kilometers from the city centre of Lahti.[2]

Linnaistensuo Mire
Nature at Linnaistensuo
Location	Lahti, Finland
Nearest city	Lahti
Coordinates	60.941650°N 25.750552°E / 60.941650; 25.750552
Official website, in Finnish

Linnaistensuo is an area of 200 hectares.[1] It contains 15 different natural mire types and the average peat in Linnaistensuo is 2.9 metres deep.[1][2] A boardwalk trail, 1,5 kilometers, crosses the area.[2] Linnaistensuo is also a popular destination for short hikes.[2]

At Linnaistensuo the ditches have been blocked and there was a project to restore the natural state of the nature between the years 2002–2004.[2][1] In the first phase, 100 hectares were protected and later the protected area has been supplemented.[2] Thanks to the new areas last added in 2003, nature reserve is now around 200 ha.[2]

Linnaistensuo was accepted into the European Union's Natura 2000 network in 1998 as a representative sample of the raised bog nature in southern Finland.[2]