Collecting natural products

When moving around in nature, you may pick produce such as wild berries, mushrooms and flowers. If they have fallen to the ground, you can also collect branches, twigs, leaves, bark, conifer cones, and so on. However, there may be restrictions to this in nature conservation areas. Naturally, you may not pick protected plants.

You must agree with the landowner if you want to collect moss and lichen. Rocks and gravel are the property of the landowner; however, you may collect small amounts as mineral samples. You may not damage living trees, which means that if you wish to collect spruce tips or birch leaves you must agree on this with the landowner or, on state lands, you must purchase a permit for collecting natural products. Furthermore, you may only collect polypores from trees if you can remove them without damaging the trees – which is why the collection of chaga mushrooms is not included in everyone’s rights.