Estonia's protected areas register, EELIS, run by the Environment Agency, has 6 national parks (rahvuspark): Alutaguse, Karula, Lahemaa, Matsalu, Soomaa and Vilsandi. The register gives Keskkonnaamet as the manager of all six. We give the names exactly as the register writes them.1
Which national parks does the register list?
The register's protected areas layer codes national parks as KRP (rahvuspark); 6 areas carry that code.1 The agency also wrote in 2021 that Eestis on moodustatud kuus rahvusparki
, six national parks.2
| National park (as the register names it) |
|---|
| Alutaguse rahvuspark |
| Karula rahvuspark |
| Lahemaa rahvuspark |
| Matsalu rahvuspark |
| Soomaa rahvuspark |
| Vilsandi rahvuspark |
Can this list be reused?
The layer's description gives the credit Andmed @ CC BY 4.0: EELIS (Eesti looduse infosüsteem), Keskkonnaagentuur, and the service says its data is published under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to the agency.1
What this page cannot tell you
- No regions or dates here. The layer has no region or date field.
Related: National parks around the world · National parks of Japan · Officially recognised places.
Key takeaways
- Estonia's register lists 6 national parks.
- The names are in Estonian, as the register writes them.
- Credit: EELIS, Keskkonnaagentuur, CC BY 4.0.
- What we would skip: reading the list as a ranking or a travel guide. It records an official designation; it says nothing about opening, access or conditions, so check each park's own information before you go.
Sources
The list comes from the EELIS protected areas register of the Keskkonnaagentuur; the count also from the agency's 2021 news item. Both read on 1 October 2026. See how we research.
- Keskkonnaagentuur (Estonian Environment Agency), EELIS, KKR kaitsealad (protected areas register). Read the service description. Accessed 1 October 2026.
- Keskkonnaagentuur, Värske ülevaade: Eestis on kaitse all pea neli tuhat loodusobjekti (news, 11 May 2021). Read it on keskkonnaagentuur.ee. Accessed 1 October 2026.
Credit and licence. Andmed @ CC BY 4.0: EELIS (Eesti looduse infosüsteem), Keskkonnaagentuur (CC BY 4.0). Data: EELIS (Estonian Nature Information System), Estonian Environment Agency; filtered to national parks. Changes made. We filtered the register to national parks and put the names in a table. We use no logos or images from these sources. Gallivanting Gadabout is not connected with, or endorsed by, the Keskkonnaagentuur.