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Learn the wildlife of Pallas-Yllästunturin National Park

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397 species have research-grade observations inside Pallas-Yllästunturin 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. Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus22
  2. Brambling Fringilla montifringilla15
  3. European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria13
  4. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis8
  5. Redpoll Acanthis flammea8
  6. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta6
  7. Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus6
  8. Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator6
  9. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe6
  10. Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus6

Plants

  1. Swedish Cornel Cornus suecica78
  2. Blue Mountain-heath Phyllodoce caerulea67
  3. Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus40
  4. Alpine azalea Kalmia procumbens33
  5. Alpine bearberry Arctous alpina28
  6. Black crowberry Empetrum nigrum27
  7. Dwarf Birch Betula nana26
  8. Twinflower Linnaea borealis24
  9. Wild Rosemary Andromeda polifolia24
  10. Parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa23

Mammals

  1. Caribou Rangifer tarandus31
  2. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris4
  3. Mountain Hare Lepus timidus4
  4. Eurasian Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2
  5. Grey Red-backed Vole Craseomys rufocanus2

Insects

  1. Smooth ground beetle Carabus glabratus13
  2. Lapland Bumble Bee Bombus lapponicus10
  3. Azure Hawker Aeshna caerulea9
  4. Common Heath Ematurga atomaria9
  5. Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi8
  6. Dewy Ringlet Erebia pandrose5
  7. Reindeer Nose Botfly Cephenemyia trompe5
  8. Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus4
  9. Eurasian Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus4
  10. Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble bee Bombus flavidus4

Spiders and kin

  1. Acalitus longisetosus2
  2. Rowan blister mite Eriophyes sorbi1
  3. Phyllocoptes eupadi1

Fish

  1. Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius pungitius1
  2. Least Cisco Coregonus albula1
  3. Common Whitefish Coregonus lavaretus1
  4. European Perch Perca fluviatilis1

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.