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Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Wildlife, mostly species of the taiga, such as bears, wolves and wolverines, and at the rare end: snow leopards (the two pandas left for China in 2024). Restaurant (M–Sa), hotel, cabin (by the bears), camping (tent/RV/cabin).
Ähtäri Zoo is a 60-hectare (150-acre) zoo in Ähtäri, Finland. The zoo was founded in 1973 and closed in the fall of 2025 due to the bankruptcy of its parent company, Ähtärin Eläinpuisto Oy. A new company, Mesi Zoo Oy, began operating the zoo in February 2026 in cooperation with nonprofit organization Vieraile ja Välität ry, which is responsible for the care of the animals.
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