Birds of Finland

There are close to 500 species of avian species that make Finland their home. The country is known for its diverse avifauna, with various birds living in its forests, wetlands, and coastal areas.

The Whooper Swan is Finland’s national bird. This bird is even represented in the nation’s currency as two flying Whooper swans are engraved on one side of the Finnish one-euro coin.

List of Common Birds Found in Finland

Native Birds

Arctic Skua
Arctic Tern
Black Grouse
Black-headed Gull
Black Kite
Black-throated Diver
Black Woodpecker
Blue Tit
Bohemian Waxwing
Boreal Owl
Caspian Tern
Coal Tit
Common Blackbird
Common Buzzard
Common Chaffinch
Common Crane
Common Eider
Common Kingfisher
Common Linnet
Common Pochard
Common Raven
Common Redstart
Common Rosefinch
Common Snipe
Common Tern
Common Wood Pigeon
Crested Tit
Dunnock
Eurasian Blackcap
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Eurasian Siskin
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Teal
Eurasian Treecreeper
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Wren
European Crested Tit
European Goldcrest
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
European Green Woodpecker
European Herring Gull
European Honey Buzzard
European Nightjar
European Pied Flycatcher
European Pied Wagtail
European Robin
European Serin
European Shag
European Starling
European Stonechat
European Turtle Dove
Glaucous Gull
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Gray Heron
Great Crested Grebe
Great Gray Owl
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Hawfinch
Hazel Grouse
Horned Grebe
House Sparrow
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Little Bunting
Little Gull
Little Owl
Long-tailed Tit
Mute Swan
Northern Bullfinch
Northern Gannet
Northern Goshawk
Northern Harrier
Northern Hawk-owl
Northern Lapwing
Northern Shrike
Northern Wheatear
Osprey
Pied Avocet
Red-breasted Merganser
Red Crossbill
Red Kite
Red-necked Grebe
Red-throated Diver
Red-throated Pipit
Redwing
Rock Ptarmigan
Ruff
Slavonian Grebe
Taiga Bean Goose
Tawny Owl
Ural Owl
Velvet Scoter
White Wagtail
Whooper Swan
Willow Tit
Willow Warbler
Yellowhammer

Non-native Birds

American Wigeon
Black Scoter
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Collared Pratincole
Ferruginous Duck
Great Skua
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Great White Pelican
Harlequin Duck
Iceland Gull
Lesser Scaup
Lesser Yellowlegs
Mandarin Duck
Pallas’s Sandgrouse
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Pigeon
Ruddy Duck
Stejneger’s Scoter

Some of the best sites in Finland to see birds include Oulu region and Liminka Bay, Kuusamo and Oulanka National Park, and Nuuksio National Park. The spring months of April to June are an excellent time to witness the arrival of migratory birds as many species return from their wintering grounds down south during this period.