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Learn the wildlife of Nuuksion National Park

Finland

862 species have research-grade observations inside Nuuksion National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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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 platyrhynchos26
  2. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula18
  3. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus15
  4. Canada Goose Branta canadensis12
  5. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs11
  6. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major11
  7. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope11
  8. Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus5
  9. Arctic Loon Gavia arctica5
  10. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula5

Plants

  1. Liverleaf Hepatica nobilis59
  2. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea51
  3. Marsh Labrador tea Rhododendron tomentosum49
  4. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata44
  5. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus42
  6. Common heather Calluna vulgaris36
  7. Wild Rosemary Andromeda polifolia28
  8. Marsh calla Calla palustris27
  9. Norway spruce Picea abies25
  10. Bog bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum25

Mammals

  1. Siberian Flying Squirrel Pteromys volans65
  2. Moose Alces alces17
  3. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus7
  4. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris3
  5. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2
  6. Yellow-necked Field Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2
  7. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus1
  8. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus1

Insects

  1. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus26
  2. Arran Brown Erebia ligea15
  3. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa14
  4. Riband Wave Idaea aversata13
  5. Common Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni11
  6. Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus11
  7. Green Shield Bug Palomena prasina11
  8. Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum11
  9. Spearhead bluet Coenagrion hastulatum10
  10. Common Heath Ematurga atomaria10

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus14
  2. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia9
  3. Alder Leaf Gall Mite Eriophyes laevis7
  4. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio5
  5. Neriene peltata4
  6. Alder vein angle gall Eriophyes inangulis3
  7. Eriophyes alniincanae3
  8. Woodland Jumping Spider Evarcha falcata2
  9. Raft Spider Dolomedes fimbriatus2
  10. Eurasian Green Crab Spider Diaea dorsata2

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. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.