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.
Dried specimens
Dried specimens
Some thousands of specimens. As of 2025, part of the Kuopio Natural History Museum collections.
Variable invertebrates, excluding insects. Bryozoa, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Platyhelminthes, Porifera, Rotifera, Tardigrada
A scientifically arranged collections of the Lepidoptera of the NW-Europe and the world. Pinned and liquid-preserved specimens.
Lichen collections of the Kuopio Natural History Museum
The lichen specimens from Iisalmi Nature Museum were placed in the lichen collection of Kuopio Natural History Museum in 2025.
Main vascular plant collection from Iisalmi Nature Museum was placed in the plant collections of Kuopio Natural History Museum in 2025.
Stuffed, skin, bone and liquid preserved specimens
There are over 40 000 specimens. Espesially shrews. Most, but not all have been placed in 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!