Finland · Nature Walks

Mushroom Hunting

7 Hours Round trip from Helsinki Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Forage for wild mushrooms in Liesjärvi National Park
  • 02 Learn to identify edible and non-edible mushrooms with a professional guide
  • 03 Enjoy a Finnish-style lunch by a lakeside campfire
  • 04 Possible chance to cook and taste edible mushrooms you find
  • 05 Spend approximately 4.5 hours exploring the national park
  • 06 Roundtrip transportation from Helsinki included

Head into Liesjärvi National Park on a guided mushroom foraging adventure from Helsinki and discover Finland’s forest landscapes through one of its most rewarding seasonal traditions. Walk through the Taiga forest with a professional wilderness guide as you learn about wild mushrooms, including how to identify edible and non-edible varieties in a safe and engaging way.

Along the way, pause by a lakeside campfire for a Finnish-style lunch with dessert and a drink, with time to relax, take photos, and enjoy the peaceful surroundings. If enough edible mushrooms are found, you may also have the chance to help cook and taste your foraged finds before continuing your hike through the national park.

This full-day nature experience combines hiking, learning, and outdoor cooking, with roundtrip transportation from Helsinki included.

While your guide starts the fire and prepares a traditional Finnish-style lunch, there will be plenty of time to take photos, enjoy conversation with one another, and experience the peace of the Taiga forest.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Helsinki, Liesjärvi National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Your journey for the day

Pick-up time: 9 A.M.
Drop-off time: 4 P.M.

Foragers paradise

Once we have arrived at Liesjärvi National Park, our group will begin their hike through the forest to some of our favourite mushroom picking spots. 

The first 2 hours include a fun and educational hunt for wild mushrooms.  Your guide will take you to their favourite mushroom hunting locations  in the national park and show you the edible and non-edible mushrooms.

While searching and foraging the mushrooms, we will make our way to the campfire by the lakeside. While your guide starts the fire and prepares a traditional Finnish-style lunch, there will be plenty of time to take photos, enjoy conversation with one another, and experience the peace of the Taiga forest.

If we found enough edible mushrooms, you have the chance to cook and taste them. After lunch, the group will continue to explore the natural beauty of Liesjärvi and we will walk around one hour back to the starting point. We will drop you off in Helsinki feeling relaxed from this wonderful adventure.

On this day trip, we spend approximately 4.5 hours within the national park. With transportation, the total length of this nature tour is 7 hours. 

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Helsinki 2 cities · 7 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Roundtrip transportation
  • Professional wilderness guide
  • Finnish-style lunch with dessert and a drink
  • Some raingear (jackets) available in case of rain

What's Not Included

As a sustainable company we don't provide plastic bottles and we highly recommend you to take a reusable water bottle with you.

Know before you go

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Please provide any dietary-restriction information
  • This product operates rain or shine, except in the case of extreme weather eventslike thunderstorm

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Helsinki, FI
Tour start
Helsinki, FI
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 7 hours finish where they began, in Helsinki.

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