Helsinki (TAN): The Global Wildlife Travel Index 2019 published by True Luxury Travel has found Finland to be the best destination in the world for wildlife travel.
The index ranks every country on its wildlife travel offering, analysing wildlife biodiversity, prevalence of national parks, conservation efforts and protected natural areas.
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Finland has been ranked first due to its high levels of environmental sustainability, its unique and varied diversity of species, beautiful natural landscapes and conservation efforts. These results come as Finland has witnessed a rapid increase in tourism levels over the past year. It has 39 national parks and 73.1% of its area is covered by forests.
Sweden came second in the list followed by Brazil, Canada and US.
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