[1] Since its establishment, one goal of the Ähtäri Zoo has been to create natural living conditions for the animals.

The 60-hectare (150-acre) area, in which the terrain and vegetation vary widely, has provided excellent opportunities to implement EAZAs basic ideas about how to treat animals in captivity.

In addition, the zoo tries to increase knowledge of species and nature, and to share educational information with the public.

[3] Arriving at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on January 18, 2018, the male and female giant panda were subsequently driven to the Ähtäri Zoo, roughly 300 kilometers north of Helsinki.

[4] In 2024, Ähtäri Zoo decided to return these two giant pandas to China eight years early, saying it can no longer afford to look after them.