Finnish+nature

=Animals, Fish and Birds=

Mammals
There are over 80 species of mammals in Finland. Most common are bear, moose, fox and reindeer. Wolf is also well-known, but actually it's one of the most endangered animals in Finland. The most numerous is bank vole. And other very endangered animals are arctic fox, miami and wolverine.You can see mammals all over the area of Finland. Finnish animals also affect many accidents because they run on roads. That's why Finnish people have erected many game fences to avoid these accidents.

Fish
In Finland there are 103 species of fish. Fishing is a very popular sport and hobby in Finland. Many people fish at their summercottages. Most common fish in Finland are pike, perch, pike perch, roach and salmon. Finnish people eat lots of fish, but most of it has been brought from Norway. Other known but endangered fish are eel, bream, crucian carp, cod and chub.

Birds
Scientists have noticed 468 species of birds in Finland, 5 of them have been planted and 7 of them haven't been seen after year 1950. For example pelican have expired from Finland. Most common birds are for example mallard, buzzard, all kinds of gulls and swallow and there are many other very common birds on the list. Finland's national bird is whooper (laulujoutsen). It's 140-160cm tall and it weights 9-11kg. Quite many of the species leaves to south for winter, they are called migratory bird

So this kind is Finnish animalia. Many different species all around the country. Finland is also a good place for hunting if you like it.
=Vegetation of Finland=

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Finland's vegetation is versatile: in south, there is coniferous forest and deciduous forest, and in the north, there is tundra. Two thirds of Finland's area is forest. It's the biggest amount of all European countries. The most common species of tree are pine, downy birch, silver birch, mountain ash and aspen.

Forestry
The most important production plants are pine, Norway Spruce, downy birch and silver birch. In agriculture, the most important production plants are barley, oats, wheat, rye, field mustard, rapeseed, potato and sugar beet. Typical Finnish forest is mixed forest, where grows conifer (havupuu) and hardwood. Most of the Finnish forests consist (because of the forestry) of young trees.

Water nature
Finland is known as the country of thousands lakes. Besides there are also ponds (lampia), streams, fountains and puddles. Sea regions are low and water regions are chopped by archipelago. Water is brackish water, so proper ocean species are met only as wanderers. In nutritious inland waters lives it's own species of animals.

Swamps
One third of Finland's area have been swamps. Half of the swamps have been ditched to forestry. Just like forest vegetation, swamp types change in different parts of Finland. Different kinds of swamp types are for example backwater, bog and flood meadow.

//**I love finnish nature<3**// //**__ cool T.Vertti __**//

//**__ What about national parks? __**//

//**__ Yea, but good. T:Janne __**//

//**__ Needs some pictures of animals __**//

//**__ Good presentation, but it needs more pictures. :) __**//