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Animals in Finland

28 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Finland, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 28
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 733,419

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Finland?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Finland?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, leopard, eurasian beaver …
6 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
10 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile, american alligator
3 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon
1 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
3 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Finland?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Finland.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	578
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	34
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	2
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1

All animals recorded in Finland

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	135,776
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	554,183
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	5,348
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	851
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	14,918
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	1,371
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	1
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	9
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	230
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	9,869
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	578
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	160
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	34
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	2
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	1
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	1
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	4,416
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	4,748
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	3
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	2
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	50
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	237
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	2
American alligator	Alligator mississippiensis	Alligatoridae	Least Concern	2
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	412
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	212

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Finland. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.