Observer les oiseaux dans le nord de la Finlande

Finland is a sparsely populated and large Scandinavian country, covered more than 69% by forest and 20% by wetlands: thus the nature occupies a prominent place. Due to its geographical position, at the north-east of the European Union (it is bordered on the east by the Russian province of Karelia), it is acting in a way as the ’western extension to Siberia’. On can watch there a long list of interesting arctic and northern species such as Black-throated Diver, Red-necked Grebe, Great Gray, Hawk and Ural’s Owls, Three-toed Woodpecker, Siberian Jay, Rustic Bunting or Pine Grosbeak, but also rather eastern species such as Red-flanked Bluetail, Blyth’s Reed Warbler or Red-breasted Flycatcher.
Marc Fasol visited the Varanger peninsula in Norway and the centre and the north of Finland in May 2014, and he sent us many photos and some useful informations. In this article, we present you a selection of good spots around Ivalo and Kuusamo (Northern Finland) to find some of the most sought-after species.