Ähtäri Zoo is closed.
Zoo
10.00 - 17.00
Farm
10.00 - 17.00
Entrance
10.00 - 16.00
Zoo Deli & Café
10.00 - 16.00
Zoo Shop
10.00 - 17.00
Zoo
10.00 - 17.00
Farm
10.00 - 17.00
Entrance
10.00 - 16.00
Zoo Deli & Café
10.00 - 16.00
Zoo Shop
10.00 - 17.00
Ähtäri Zoo's animals are well taken care of
Vieraile ja Välität ry is raising funds
Ähtäri Zoo is Finland’s oldest naturalistic zoo, founded in 1973. Now, after the park closed on October 27, 2025, the non-profit organization Vieraile ja Välität ry has decided to care for the zoo’s nearly 200 animals at their familiar location, with their familiar caretakers.
The association is raising funds for the animals’ food, medicine, care, and maintenance costs.
The hope is that the zoo will find a new operator by spring, but if this does not happen, the association will also plan and finance the relocation of the animals to new, responsible zoos.
ÄHTÄRI ZOO
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Vieraile ja Välität association supports rare and endangered species, educates and raises funds for all the good work that is done around the world.
There's plenty to do here
Animals
Ähtäri Zoo is Finland’s first organic zoo. More than 50 different species of animals live in the park, including the snow leopard, red panda, bear and lynx.
Other activities
Besides the zoo, we offer a variety of other activities such as spa/swimming hall, trekking paths and bowling.
Farm
Our Farm focuses on native Finnish breeds and it is often the favorite part of the whole Zoo especially for our youngest visitors. For many adults as well it might be the first time of seeing a farm animal from up close and even touching one.
A longer vacation in Ähtäri?
Stay comfortably in Hotel Mesikämmen, right next to Ähtäri Zoo. Hotel is open until 30th of October
Hotel Mesikämmen is an architecturally valuable hotel in the center of the Ähtäri Tourist Area – just a stone’s throw away from the Ähtäri Zoo. It offers high-quality accommodation for tourists by the lake and close to nature. Welcome to enjoy nature, unique milieu and architecture.
