Model Wetlands

A few selected SOTKA wetlands are presented in English:

Korpinurmi Bird Wetlands – an example of Flyway sponsored habitat restoration
Vitmossen – landowner developing 5-hectare wetland from wet farmland
Leväjänkkä – old peatmine turned 50-hectare bird paradise
Viikskangas – drained 9-hectared aapa-mire brought back to life almost at Arctic Cirle

Once restorations has taken place and wetlands are full of water and waterbird broods. Summer of 2023 was the first year for many revived wetlands, such as Vitmossen, Leväjänkkä and Viikskangas. These sites had concrete action during 2022 with the support of the Finnish Game Foundation and Italian hunting federation in cooperation with the Waterfowlers Network. Waterbirds are a shared resource and long-term conservation is most successful at Flyway level incorporating coordinated actions on sustainability of hunting and conserving and restoring key habitats. 

You can find more videos about SOTKA wetlands here.