Game and reindeer management in Finland is practised within the limits permitted by the sustainable use of natural resources. The most common game animals are hare, grouse, water fowl and elk.

Hunting is scaled in accordance with game stocks, and the reindeer population is scaled in according to what the grazing areas in Lapland will tolerate. The Department of Fisheries and Game in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland safeguards the conditions for game and reindeer husbandry in Finland by directing the diversified use and management of the natural resources on which they are based.

Further information:

Department of Fisheries and Game,
Unit for Game and Hunting and Reindeer Husbandry,

Head of Unit, Mr. Christian Krogell, +358 - 9 - 160 53373

Mr. Jussi Laanikari, +358 - 9 - 160 52283,

E-mail: forename.surname@mmm.fi

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