Data search
With the data search, you have access to nature datasets from several organizations in Finland: the Finnish Environment Institute, the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility, and the Natural Resources Institute Finland.
This search tool offers metadata of the datasets and enables you to locate their sources. Please note that some features of the search tool and the data it retrieves are currently only available in Finnish. Stay tuned for updates on the coverage and functionalities of the data search.
Total 670 data sets.
Scientificallly arranged bird collections mainly include specimens of Finnish species. Stuffed, bone and skin specimens.
Bird eggs and nests
Bryophyte collections of the Kuopio Natural History Museum
The moss specimens from Iisalmi Nature Museum were placed in the bryophyte collection of Kuopio Natural History Museum in 2025.
A scientifically arranged beetle collection includes dried and fluid preserved specimens.
Dried and liquid preserved specimens
Dried and liquid preserved specimens. Adults and nymphs.
Majority of Ephemeroptera collections consist mainly of liquid-preserved juvenile specimens.
Dry and liquid preserved specimens
Fungal collections of the Kuopio Natural History Museum
More information on the data search
For more information about the data search, you can visit the “About the data search” page. Here, you’ll find details about the principles, functionalities, and coverage of the dataset search.
Adding datasets to the Finnish Nature Information Hub’s data search
We are continuously improving the coverage of our data search. Does your organization have datasets that we could add to the data search? Would you like to suggest a data source that is currently missing? Get in touch with us!