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Bilberries grow in pine forest on the slopes and along trails, and juniper on the edges of old pastures. You will find yarrow and dandelion in meadows around Koli village, and meadowsweet on the lake shore. Wood sorrel grows in damp spruce forest.
What grows here
bilberry, common juniper, wood sorrel, stinging nettle, yarrow, dandelion, wild strawberry, meadowsweet, common chickweed, wild thyme (breckland thyme)
Habitats: taiga with pine and spruce, former meadows and pastures on the slopes, the shores of Lake Pielinen
Rules
Finland's everyman's rights (jokamiehenoikeudet) let you pick berries, mushrooms and plants that are not protected. Berries and mushrooms may be picked in Koli National Park, but collecting other plants in nature reserves needs a permit. Moss and lichen may not be collected without the landowner's permission.
About the place
Koli is a group of hills above Lake Pielinen in eastern Finland, with a national park and old meadows kept open by mowing. The season is short, but long summer days bring plenty of bilberries. Meadow herbs flower from late June.
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