Projects
In accordance with its objectives, the Finnish Game Foundation directs the funds raised to concrete habitat restoration and game management work and game research in various forms. Below you will find currently active fundraising projects and previous projects.
Ongoing projects
Previous projects
Viikskangas, Rovaniemi
Viikskangas, located in Rovaniemi, is a partially drained site in a marshy area, which, due to its location, is ideally suited as a breeding area for mallard, wood goose and aspen after restoration.
TutustuVitmossen, Vöyri
As well as providing a resting place, the Vöyri field meadow will also serve as an excellent breeding habitat.
TutustuThe widgeon research
The GPS tracking of widgeon provides important additional information on the origin, migration routes and habitats of the widgeon found in our country. Our fundraising started 17.3.2022. Get involved!
TutustuLeväjänkkä, Tornio
The wetland site in Tornio provides an excellent breeding habitat and resting area for our birds, from waders to widgeon.
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Widgeon
Mareca penelope
Once abundant, the widgeon population has declined over the last few decades, with the decline of grazing livestock and the loss of traditional waterfront meadows. Favourable habitats are key to the success of one of the most important game ducks, both as breeding areas and as foraging grounds.
Taiga bean goose
Anser fabalis fabalis
The taiga bean goose, a subspecies of bean goose that breeds in Finland, nests in the vast northern bogs and marshes. Over the years, they have declined due to both significant mortality and habitat loss. The restoration of the lowlands, which are vital for the bean goose, will ensure a viable population in the future.
Northern pintail
Anas acuta
Ninety-five per cent of the breeding pintails in the European Union breed in Finland. In Finland, pintails thrive in the northern lowlands and on the shores and archipelago of the Bothnian Sea. As is the case with many other waterfowl, the population of pintail has declined sharply in recent decades, probably due to changes in breeding habitats.