Wildlife of Finland

Taiga covers most of Finland from northern regions of southern provinces to the north of Lapland.

On the southwestern coast, south of the Helsinki-Rauma line, forests are mixed as is more typical in the Baltic region.

In the extreme north of Finland, near the tree line and Arctic Ocean, montane birch forests are common.

The habitat types of Finland have been divided into eight groups by prevailing environmental conditions, and by the plant and animal species typical of such areas.

[6] A total of 3,550 species of vascular plants, 892 bryophytes and 1832 lichens have been identified in Finland.

It has been estimated that around 40% of people in Finland pick wild mushrooms multiple times a year.

[8] Finland's most important commercial varieties of forest mushrooms are cep (Boletus edulis) and northern milkcap (Lactarius trivialis).