Kevo Strict Nature Reserve ( fi, Kevon luonnonpuisto) is a strict nature reserve located in

Utsjoki Utsjoki (; sme, Ohcejohka ; smn, Uccjuuhâ; sms, Uccjokk; no, Utsjok) is a municipality in Finland, the northernmost in the country. It is in Lapland and borders Norway as well as the municipality of Inari. The municipality was founded in 1876 ...

, northern Lapland,

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...

. It was established in 1956 and covers . The reserve is a popular backpacking destination due to its

canyon A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency to cut ...

-like gorge valley. A central part of the reserve is the long and, at places, deep Kevojoki canyon, on the bottom of which flows the Kevojoki river. It is surrounded by more level

fell A fell (from Old Norse ''fell'', ''fjall'', "mountain"Falk and Torp (2006:161).) is a high and barren landscape feature, such as a mountain or moor-covered hill. The term is most often employed in Fennoscandia, Iceland, the Isle of Man, pa ...

upland. Walking in the reserve is only permitted along two marked routes. The Kevo backpacking route is long and follows the gorge valley. The Kuivi route is and goes along the fell area. Both routes are difficult and include e.g. many paddle crossings.

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* Strict nature reserves of Finland Protected areas of the Arctic Utsjoki Geography of Lapland (Finland) Tourist attractions in Lapland (Finland) {{Europe-protected-area-stub