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Strict nature reserve in Utsjoki, Finland This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Kevo Strict Nature Reserve" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Czech.  (May 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Czech Wikipedia article at [[:cs:Přísná přírodní rezervace Kevo]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|cs|Přísná přírodní rezervace Kevo}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation. You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Northern Sami.  (January 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Northern Sami Wikipedia article at [[:se:Geavu luonddumeahcci]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|se|Geavu luonddumeahcci}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation. Kevo Strict Nature ReserveIUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)Location in FinlandLocationUtsjoki, FinlandCoordinates69°34′51″N 026°42′56″E / 69.58083°N 26.71556°E / 69.58083; 26.71556Area712 km2 (275 sq mi)Established1956Governing bodyMetsähallitusWebsitewww.nationalparks.fi/kevo Kevo Strict Nature Reserve (Finnish: Kevon luonnonpuisto, Northern Sami: Geavu luonddumeahcci) is a strict nature reserve located in Utsjoki, northern Lapland, Finland. It was established in 1956 and covers 712 square kilometres (275 mi2). The reserve is a popular backpacking destination due to its canyon-like gorge valley. A central part of the reserve is the 40 kilometres (25 mi) long and, at places, 80 metres (260 ft) deep Kevojoki canyon, on the bottom of which flows the Kevojoki river. It is surrounded by more level fell upland. Walking in the reserve is only permitted along two marked routes. The Kevo backpacking route is 64 kilometres (40 mi) long and follows the gorge valley. The Kuivi route is 78 kilometres (48 mi) and goes along the fell area. Both routes are difficult and include e.g. many paddle crossings.