Ranua Zoo, Ranua

The pleasantly wooded zoo presents Arctic nature. Animals have large and stimulating habitats. The owl collection in particular is a fairly comprehensive overview of the Finnish owl population. Finnish predators can also be seen here. As a bonus, polar bears in their huge enclosures.

Amazing zoo for the kids only that we could not see the polar bear for which we specifically went. As one of the polar bear died and the other one was mourning… there was no actual information about it on the website. We came to know only when we reached there while buying the tickets. You should take good enough time with you to visit it as many animals take time to come in open and for you to spot them.

Very nice location! Especially the explanations about the animals for cids! It could be a paradise for parents and teachers. I liked it very much.

Here we can meet polar bear, brown bear, wolf, fox, and many other species in the North Pole. They all live in the nature, but there is barrier to protect us from danger. Super beautiful surrounding nature!

I did not look into Ranua Zoo before my visit. I expected it would be a small scale petting zoo with farm animals and perhaps a reindeer or two. Ranua Zoo blew me away! It covers a large area with a great variety of animals in beautiful natural habitats. Exotic birds and mammals, all looking very well cared for. Wolves, a Polar Bear(!), Beaver! And many others. Such a selection of owls! You get the impression from zoo that those who run it genuinely care for these animals and conservation. At the time they were mourning the loss of their beloved lynx and wolverine from old age.