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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

Bean goose

Kainuu

The hunting area also includes (map, pdf): Lapland, with the exception of Enontekiis, Inari and Utsjoki, and the sea areas along the E8 motorway in the municipalities of Tornio, Keminmaa, Kemi and Simo. Northern Ostrobothnia, except the municipality of Hailuoto and the sea areas along the E8 motorway in the municipalities of Ii, Kalajoki, Kempele, Liminga, Lumijoki, Oulu, Pyhäjoki, Raahe and Siikajoki. However, hunting is permitted in the area between the E8 motorway and regional road 813.

The season starts at 12.00.  Limit: 1 bean goose / hunter. Baiting is forbidden. Hunting from fields is forbidden. Mandatory harvest report.

South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Enonfors, Puumala, Savonlinna, Sulkava, Ilomantsi, Joensuu, Kitee, Kontiolahti, Liperi, Rääkkylä, Tohmajärvi, Iitti, Orimattila, Askola, Lapinjärvi, Loviisa, Myrskylä, Porvoo, Pukkila

Mandatory harvest report.

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

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

Male.

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

Male

Common eider

Area specifically marked on the map attached to the Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Male.  Map of the hunting areas (paikkatietoikkuna.fi).