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Hunting right Provisions on hunting right are laid down in the Hunting Act. As a rule, the owner of an area has the right to hunt and make decisions on hunting in the area. The owner of the area may lease the hunting right in whole or in part. The...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-and-game-management/hunting-right
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Hunting seasons A game animal species must be declared protected for a specific period or until further notice if it is necessary for ensuring the survival or undisturbed reproduction of the game animal population. Provisions on the protected game...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-restrictions/hunting-seasons
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Hunting restrictions Hunting can be regulated on various grounds laid down in the Hunting Act and the Hunting Decree. Finnish hunting legislation and hunting activities are based on the principle of sustainable use. Hunting is regulated taking int...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-restrictions
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Hunting and game management Hunting means the capturing and killing of wild game animals and the hunter taking quarry into possession. Hunting must always be ethically acceptable and practiced in accordance with the principles of sustainable use. ...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-and-game-management
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Hunting licence and regional quotas The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry issues decrees on the annual quarry numbers to be allowed during a hunting year. Hunting licences may be granted as derogations from protection or on the basis of a regio...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-restrictions/hunting-licence-and-regional-quotas
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Hunting devices and methods The use of different hunting devices and methods is restricted in many ways. The purpose of these restrictions is to limit the use of new technical devices that do not belong in hunting. The restrictions aim to ensure t...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-restrictions/hunting-devices-and-methods
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Hunting card and game management fee To be allowed to acquire a hunting card, all hunters must complete a hunting examination. The hunting card can be acquired by paying a game management fee to the State. Hunting examinations are organised by gam...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-and-game-management/hunting-card-and-game-management-fee
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Hunting in state-owned areas Metsähallitus manages state-owned land and water areas. Hunting is one of the recreational services that Metsähallitus provides in state-owned areas. For more information on Metsähallitus’ activities, please visit the ...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-and-game-management/hunting-in-state-owned-areas
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Illegal killing The Criminal Code of Finland lays down provisions on game offence, which means hunting without authorisation in someone else’s hunting area and exceeding the hunting rights based on law, permit, agreement or decision. Game offence ...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-and-game-management/illegal-killing
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Key legislation The most important national acts governing hunting and game management are the Hunting Act, the Wildlife and Game Administration Act, the Game Animal Damages Act and the Act on Game Management Fee and Hunting Licence Fee. Finnish h...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/key-legislation
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Wildlife and game Game and reindeer management in Finland is practised within the limits permitted by the sustainable use of natural resources. Strategies and management plans » Management plans are an essential part of the Finnish Wildlife Consor...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game
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Sotka Ducks feed in staging areas before autumn migration This part of the project aims for voluntary action to create a network of resting areas along the main migration routes. Staging areas are particularly important in the autumn so that water...https://mmm.fi/en/sotka-project/staging-areas
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Wildlife and game administration The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is the supreme authority responsible for managing and supervising hunting and game management activities. The Ministry’s responsibilities include preparing hunting legislati...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/wildlife-and-game-administration
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Large carnivores The large carnivore policy led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is guided by three key factors: Habitats Directive management plans the use of scientifically reliable information as a basis for decisions and measures. T...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/large-carnivores
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Derogations Derogations based on damages may be granted by the Finnish Wildlife Agency if there are sufficient grounds for the derogation. Derogations concerning wolves are granted in Finland on the basis of damage. Derogations for population mana...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-restrictions/derogations
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Preventing damages Every effort should be made to prevent damage caused by game animals. One of the preconditions for receiving compensation is that the party suffering the damage has by reasonable means available made efforts to prevent the damag...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/game-animal-damages/preventing-damages
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Fishing restrictions and management of fish resources The so-called common fishing rights comprise angling, jigging, ice fishing and lure fishing subject to the fisheries management fee. However, even these types of fishing are subject to certain ...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/fishing-restrictions-and-management-of-fish-resources
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Finnish game resources Section 5 of the Hunting Act lists 34 mammal game species and 26 bird game species. Game animals include: rabbit, mountain hare, brown hare, red squirrel, European beaver, Canadian beaver, muskrat, nutria, wolf, farmed arcti...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-and-game-management/finnish-game-resources
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Damage to crops, animals and movable property Damages compensated for as damage to crops include damage caused to arable land, horticulture land, nursery plantation and harvested crop. No compensation is paid for damage to game management fields. ...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/game-animal-damages/large-carnivore-damage/damage-to-crops-animals-and-movable-property