Explore the nature of Finland
Eco-friendly nature travel is quite embedded in the Finnish DNA. Most Finns want, like our ancestors, the immeasurable value of clean nature to be enjoyed by the generations to come. But what does it mean…
Do you know how to identify milkcaps? Milkcaps are easily identified by droplets of milky liquid they exude when they are cut. Foraging season for the milkcaps in Finland falls between July and October. You…
Do you know how to tell chanterelle and false chanterelle apart? It is quite easy if you compare them side by side, but it's important to identify them also when you are foraging mushrooms and…
Crowberry, Empetrum nigrum, has been overlooked in many countries and sometimes even believed to be unedible. In Finnish, the crowberry can be called variksenmarja, harakanmarja, sianmustikka, or kaarnikka. In south of the country, I grew…
DIY butterfly feeder has been my biggest joy this summer as I have been testing ways to attract butterflies into my garden. In Finnish, this kind of butterfly feeder is called perhosbaari, a butterfly bar,…
Are you planning to do some hiking in Finland? Finland is known for forests and lakes, and the country provides amazing nature destinations to visit all year round. Finland is one of the safest countries…
Here are some tips on how to identify edible boletes when you are foraging mushrooms in Finland. There are 70-80 different boletes growing in Finland, plus hundreds of other types of mushrooms, so in this…
It's time for another fun Out in the Nature Quiz, this time about Finnish butterflies. Do you know what is Finland's national butterfly? Or are you good at identifying butterflies in general? Our latest quiz…
There are several spring butterflies that you can spot as early as in March or in April in Finland. Some butterfly species hibernate over winter and as days get warmer, they wake up. Or tehcnically,…
Finnish kuksa is a ecological cup made of birch burl. It's a popular souvenier to buy when visiting in Lapland. It's not uncommon to encounter Finnish nature travellers who carry with them this wooden cup…