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Hunting seasons

Waterfowl hunting: Shooting may begin one hour before sunrise and must end one hour after sunset.

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American mink

In the whole country

Invasive species.

Badger

In the whole country

Barnacle Goose

In the whole country

Protected.

General exemption from the protection provisions: Year-round hunting of barnacle geese occurring in flocks of at least five individuals on fields where the crop has not yet been harvested.

Bear

In reindeer herding area

Under section 8 of the Government Decree on Derogations Laid down in the Hunting Act (452/2013)

Exception: Females with cubs and cubs younger than one year are protected.

Quota (in Finnish)

In other areas

A special licence referred to in subsection 3 of section 41a of the Hunting Act may be granted for capturing or killing a bear.

Exception:Females with cubs and cubs younger than one year are protected.

In the whole country

Requires a special licence granted by the Finnish Wildlife Agency, as referred to in section 41 of the Hunting Act.

The times are stated in the exemption decisions

Black grouse

Inari, Kittilä, Kolari, Muonio, Pello, Sodankylä, Ylitornio
South Karelia, South Ostrobothnia, South Savo, Kainuu, Kanta-Häme, Central Ostrobothnia, Kymenlaakso, Pirkanmaa, Ostrobothnia, North Karelia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, Päijät-Häme, Satakunta, Enontekiö, Kemi, Kemijärvi, Keminmaa, Pelkosenniemi, Posio, Ranua, Rovaniemi, Salla, Savukoski, Simo, Tervola, Tornio, Utsjoki
Central Finland, Uusimaa
Southwest Finland

No hunting.

Brown hare

In the whole country

Canada goose

In the whole country
On the fields
In the whole country

Hunting season starts at 12.00 am.

Canadian beaver

In the whole country

Capercaillie

South Savo, North Savo, North Karelia, Inari, Kittilä, Kolari, Muonio, Sodankylä, Kuusamo, Pudasträsk, Taivalkoski
South Karelia, South Ostrobothnia, Kanta-Häme, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Kymenlaakso, Pirkanmaa, Ostrobothnia, Päijät-Häme, Satakunta, Enontekiö, Kemi, Kemijärvi, Keminmaa, Pelkosenniemi, Pello, Posio, Ranua, Rovaniemi, Salla, Savukoski, Simo, Tervola, Tornio, Utsjoki, Ylitornio, Alavieska, Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Hailuoto, Ii, Kalajoki, Kempele, Kärsämäki, Liminka, Lumijoki, Merijärvi, Muhos, Nivala, Oulainen, Oulu, Pyhäjoki, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä, Raahe, Reisjärvi, Sievi, Siikajoki, Siikalatva, Tyrnävä, Utajärvi, Vaala, Ylivieska
Uusimaa
Inari, Kittilä, Kolari, Muonio, Sodankylä, Ilomantsi, Joensuu, Kitee, Kontiolahti, Liperi, Rääkkylä, Tohmajärvi, Kuusamo, Pudasträsk, Taivalkoski

Male

Southwest Finland