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10,605 species have research-grade observations in Finland on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos3,959
  2. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula3,469
  3. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major3,334
  4. Common Gull Larus canus3,309
  5. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix3,220
  6. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis3,195
  7. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris3,023
  8. White Wagtail Motacilla alba3,020
  9. Great Tit Parus major2,854
  10. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2,679

Plants

  1. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea5,414
  2. Large-leaved lupine Lupinus polyphyllus5,252
  3. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus4,967
  4. Red campion Silene dioica4,770
  5. Common yarrow Achillea millefolium4,658
  6. European mountain ash Sorbus aucuparia4,581
  7. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium4,515
  8. Wood anemone Anemonoides nemorosa4,307
  9. Liverleaf Hepatica nobilis4,063
  10. Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera4,046

Mammals

  1. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris3,301
  2. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2,259
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus1,830
  4. Common Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus1,124
  5. Siberian Flying Squirrel Pteromys volans1,051
  6. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes975
  7. Moose Alces alces955
  8. Caribou Rangifer tarandus837
  9. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus686
  10. Mountain Hare Lepus timidus577

Insects

  1. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae4,622
  2. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta3,548
  3. Green-veined White Pieris napi3,460
  4. Green Shield Bug Palomena prasina3,201
  5. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata3,089
  6. Common Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2,708
  7. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2,697
  8. Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2,663
  9. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io2,652
  10. Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum2,567

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus2,232
  2. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia1,145
  3. Lichen Running Spider Philodromus margaritatus831
  4. Rabbit Hutch Spider Steatoda bipunctata762

Reptiles

  1. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara2,415
  2. Adder Vipera berus2,055
  3. Grass snake Natrix natrix1,042
  4. Eastern Slowworm Anguis colchica1,035

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo2,773
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria2,487
  3. Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris643

Mollusks

  1. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum3,092
  2. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger2,248
  3. Spanish Slug Arion vulgaris814

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.