Ranua Resort

Ranua Resort (better known as Ranua Zoo or Ranua Wildlife Park) is a zoo 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.[2]

Ranua Resort
Zoo entrance
65°56′32″N 026°28′06″E
Date opened1983
LocationRanua, Lapland, Finland
No. of animals150
No. of species50
MembershipsEAZA[1]
OwnerRanuan Seudun Matkailu Oy
Websitehttps://ranuaresort.com/

The zoo's animals consist of approximately 50 wild animal species and 150 individuals, including top predators such as lynx, brown bears and wolves but also European moose and deers.[3] The zoo has Finland's only polar bears. The zoo is an accredited member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).

In addition to the zoo, Ranua Resort also offers accommodation, a restaurant, and a variety of activities such as snowmobiling, husky safaris and other outdoor experiences. [4]

A Eurasian lynx at Ranua Zoo

References
  1. "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  2. Lapland Finland. "Northernmost zoo in the world". Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  3. "Animals". Ranua Resort. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  4. "Safaris and other activities". Ranua Resort. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
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