Zoolandia in Finland

Zoolandia

Type	zoo

Owner
Address	Elaintarhantie 51
Zip-code	21360
Place	Lieto
Country	Finland
Website	Website

Directors

Key People	1999-1999: Dan Koehl (elephant consultant)

Veterinarians

Elephant department

Head keepers of elephants	Teija Hakkarainen

Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates	2020-11-04

Latest document update	2020-11-04 14:27:07
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Description

Zoolandia, located at Elaintarhantie 51, in Lieto, Finland .

Comments / picturesZoolandia, the Zoological Garden in Lieto, 20 km from Turku, was founded 1985, measures 12 hectares.

The elephant box was 210 m2, the elephant out enclosure was ca 1900 m2. It had a mudpool.

Zoolandia had Finlands last and only elephant, an african female called Vanni, which was relocated to Nikolaev Zoo, where she died after short time..

References for records about Zoolandia

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Zoolandia, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=54. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Suomalaisen norsuhistorian lyhyt oppimäärä by Markku Aulanko, 2005, ISBN 952-91-9624-5.

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