Getting people out into Finland’s natural settings to mark 100 years of independence. Four Nature Days full of organized and pop-up events enabling people around Finland to get out into the countryside together. Everyone is welcome to join in!

1. Nature Days 2017
Four days of exploring nature together
– for your own enjoyment, and to celebrate
the 100th anniversary of Finland’s independence.
Jessica Lucia (S.O.S.A.D. 8)

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Getting people out into
Finland’s natural settings
to mark 100 years of
independence.
Four Nature Days full of
organized and pop-up
events enabling people
around Finland to get
out into the countryside
together.
Everyone is welcome
to join in!
Helena Rye (HKRO)

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Reasons
to go
together
into nature
Nature makes you
happy and healthy.
Nature can bring
people together –
experiences are more
enjoyable when they
are shared.
Nature inspires people
– What kind of Nature
Day could inspire you?
Vastavalo / Leena Pöykkö

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Metsähallitus / Jukka-Pekka Ronkainen
Together
into nature
Nature
day
4.2.2017
Take a dip in a hole in
the ice with a friend,
go cross-country skiing
together, skate on
a frozen pond in
the forest, frolic in
the snow, and warm
up by a cosy campfire.

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Petter Nissén
Together
into nature
Nature
day
20.5.2017
Go crazy and feel the
spring in the air, catch
a fish or find other wild
foods, and prepare and
enjoy a natural banquet
with your friends in your
own pop-up restaurant
in the wilds.

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Markus Sirkka
Together
into nature
Nature
day
17.6.2017
Sleep out under the stars,
sit up late around a camp­
fire, enjoy a songbird
serenade and the sweet
scents of wild flowers.
Together we can also
celebrate the inauguration
of Finland’s 40th national
park.

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Vastavalo / Hannu Huovila
Together
into nature
Nature
day
26.8.2017
Listen to the symphonic
sounds of nature in our
outdoor concert halls,
sing and eat together,
proudly fly a flag, and
enjoy festivals of light
in natural settings as
the end of summer
approaches.

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Kimmo Penttinen
Many ways
to enjoy
Nature Days:
Find an event near you
and come along to join
in the fun!
Organise your own pop-
up event and put it on
the event map.
Go out and explore
nature with your
friends, and share your
experiences via social
media.
Contact us now with
your ideas for larger
organised events, and
help us set them up!

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Get involved
– organise
your own
event!
All events will be
publicised on the event
map, to keep participants
and organisers well
informed.
The Nature Days 2017
website will be launched
in May 2016.
Metsähallitus / Aku Ahlholm

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Organisations involved
in the Nature Days 2017
project working group
BMOL – Association for biology and geography teachers
Birdlife Finland
Association for retirees in Finland
Elo Foundation
Humak university of applied sciences
the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
Association for teaching gardening for children and young
Ministry of agriculture and forestry
Association for the sophistication of the countryside
Martha Association
Parks & Wildlife Finland
Finnish Central Association for Mental Health
Trekplace Retkipaikka
The Association for Applied Sports in Finland SoveLi
The Association for professional nature photography
Sulasol, The Finnish Amateur Musicians’ Association
Suomen Latu – The Outdoor Association of Finland
The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation
The Finnish Association for mental health
The Scouts
Finnish environment institute
Finlands Heart Association
The Association for Leisure fishing in Finland
Yleisradio, Finnish Broadcasting Company
YL Male Voice Choir
Ministry of the environment
...as of February 2016 – additional
partners are welcome!
Metsähallitus / Markku Tissarinen

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Metsähallitus / Mari Limnell
Organisations represented
in the Nature Days 2017
steering group:
Elo-Säätiö
Kirkkohallitus
Metsähallitus, luontopalvelut
Suomen kuorojen kattojärjestö
Sulasol, The Finnish Amateur
Musicians’ Association
Suomen Latu – The Outdoor
Association of Finland
The Finnish Association for Nature
Conservation
Finnish environment institute
Finlands Heart Association
Yleisradio, Finnish Broadcasting
Company
Ministry of the environment
The whole project is being
coordinated by Metsähallitus
Parks & Wildlife Finland.

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Metsähallitus / Ismo Pekkarinen
This year’s Finnish Nature Day
will be organised on
27th August 2016.
Everyone is welcome
to join in and pilot ideas
for the more extensive
celebrations in 2017.
We are currently setting up publicity channels
for this year’s event.