Pasvik Nature Reserve

If you have no Russian citizenship, please contact us via phone +7 (815) 54 5-07-00 or e-mail pasvik.zapovednik@yandex.ru and we will assist you in getting the border pass.

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If you a Russian citizen, please apply for a border pass:

in person (contact border office in Nikel),
via post.

To get the border documents it takes:

15 days for Russian citizens.
30 days for foreign citizens.

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Please contact us three days before your tour to:

confirm that you have all the required documents.
discuss the details of your tour.

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Get to the starting point of the tour to meet your guide!

STEP 1

Contact us by phone number
+7 815 54 50 700,
to plan a guided tour.

We will send you an official letter on behalf of Pasvik Nature Reserve. You need it to get your border zone permit.

STEP 2

Apply for a border zone permit one of the ways:

in person (in Nikel),
by post.

To get a border zone permit it takes:

15 days for Russian citizens.
30 days for foreign citizens.

STEP 3

Three days before your tour please contact us to:

confirm that you have got all the reqired documents.
discuss the details of the tour.

STEP 4

Get to the starting point of the tour to meet your guide!

Full guidelines

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

CROSS-BORDER DIALOGUE AND MULTI-USE PLANNING IN THE PASVIK AND GRENSE JAKOBSELV CATCHMENTS

A part of the Kolarctic CBC Programme

The overall objective of this project is to sustain and improve the state of the environment within Pasvik and Grense Jakobselv cross-border river basins, to the benefit of local people, and to increase the viability of the local economy in bordering areas in Russia, Norway and Finland.

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THE PASVIK-INARI TRILATERAL PARK

We protect northern nature together!

Pasvik River connects three countries. It flows from the largest Lapland Lake Inari in Finland and carries its waters along the border between Russia and Norway to the Barents Sea.

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THE PASVIK-INARI TRILATERAL PARK

Together we care about the northern nature!

The Pasvik River connects the three countries. It begins at Lake Inari which is the biggest lake of Finnish Lapland and flows along the border between Russia and Norway to the Barents Sea.

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Together we care about the northern nature!

The Pasvik River connects the three countries. It begins at Lake Inari which is the biggest lake of Finnish Lapland and flows along the border between Russia and Norway to the Barents Sea.

Learn more

Pasvik-Inari is the habitat for many European, Asian and Arctic species. Nature knows no borders and we protect it together.

Since the Middle Ages the Sami, Finns, Norwegians and Russians have settled in the river's valley. Although different cultures coexist in the area and have learned a lot from each other, their cultures have distinctive traditions.

We develop ecotourism, conduct scientific research together and raise awareness of the park and region in each of the three countries.

Nature

Culture and history

Objectives

Nature
Pasvik-Inari is home for many European, Asian and Arctic species. Nature has no borders and we care about it together.
Culture and history
Since the Middle Ages the Sami, Finns, Norwegians and Russians have settled in the river's valley. Although different cultures coexist in the area and have learned a lot from each other, their cultures have distinctive traditions.

Objectives
We develop ecotourism, conduct scientific research together and raise awareness of the park and region in each of the three countries.

OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Phenomena
of Arctic nature

Aurora Borealis
monitoring system

Smart Parks

All projects