Fifth Season Fifth Season is Knocking on the Dooris Knocking on the Door

Soomaa National Park in EstoniaSoomaa National Park in Estonia

Reason for regular floods in Reason for regular floods in Soomaa is a combination of flat Soomaa is a combination of flat relief and many natural riversrelief and many natural rivers

Soomaa floods almost every spring...Soomaa floods almost every spring...

... but sometimes it happens also in ... but sometimes it happens also in summer...summer...

... or autumn... or autumn

Local people are used to floods, they Local people are used to floods, they call it a Fifth Seasoncall it a Fifth Season

For visitors it is an interesting time to For visitors it is an interesting time to discover Soomaa National Parkdiscover Soomaa National Park

...and experience paddling on the flooded meadows and forests

88 greatest floods of last decade... greatest floods of last decade...

88 2007 March2007 March

+ 2,94 metres+ 2,94 metres

77 2002 March2002 March

+ 3,05 metres+ 3,05 metres

66 2008 December2008 December

+ 3,49 metres+ 3,49 metres

55 2009 April2009 April

+ 3,49 metres+ 3,49 metres

44 2004 March2004 March

+ 3,59 m.+ 3,59 m.

33 2005 January2005 January

+ 3,84 metres+ 3,84 metres

2002 February2002 February22

+ 3,88 metres+ 3,88 metres

1999 April

1+ 4,37 m.+ 4,37 m.

2010 ?2010 ?

Want to paddle on Want to paddle on flooded meadows flooded meadows

and woods? and woods?

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Want to experience Want to experience Fifth Season? Fifth Season?

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Call: +372 5061856 (Aivar Ruukel)Call: +372 5061856 (Aivar Ruukel)

Thanks for pictures:Annika Haas, Assar Jõepera,

Ljudmila Ruukel, Peeter Ernits, Tarmo Roop, Toomas Tuul, Urmas Luik