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{{European policy
|Name=Everymans' rights (Finland)
|Year=Tradition - has been for ever?
|Policy domain=Forestry
|Affected activity=Harvesting/Production
|Products=Berries,Mushrooms/truffles,Herbs/plants
|Initiator=Public
|Zone=North East Europe
|Countries=Finland
|Regions=North Karelia
|Focus=Direct
|Legal status of policy document=Binding
|Scope=National
|Class=Instrument
|Instrument code=Norh Karealia A2
|Modus operandi=Regulates the access to forests and use of NWFP
|Description=The recreational use of the forests is based on the traditional right of public access, known as Everyman’s Right. The Everyman’s right is the principle that grants the universal right to everyone to use forests for collecting berries and mushrooms, recreation and other outdoor activities, as far as they do not create damages or disturbances to landowner or land. The Everyman’s rights are regulated by several different laws (listed below).

NWFP harvesting right is in harmony with the Everyman’s Rights. That means that everybody is allowed to pick berries, mushrooms, flowers, dry twigs and branches, cones and nuts found on the forest floor in all forests, as long as these products are not protected species. However mosses and lichen and fallen trees are not allowed to be collected on land owned by somebody else. Digging land or leaving litter in nature is also prohibited. Finland’s Penal Code mentions the most important natural products which may be collected on other people’s land. Collecting of many other plants too is allowed unless they are protected under the Nature Conservation Act.

Everyman's rights in a nutshell

:You may
:* walk, ski or cycle in areas outside private gardens and land that is in a specific use (for example cultivated fields and plantations)
:* stay for a short period in any area where access is otherwise allowed (for example put up a tent, but not too close to people's homes)
:* pick wild berries, mushrooms and flowers
:* fish with a rod and line, and through a hole in the ice in wintertime
:* walk on the ice or boat.

:You may not
:* disturb other people or damage the environment
:* disturb nesting birds or game
:* cut down or damage trees
:* collect moss, lichen, soil or wood
:* disturb the privacy of homes
:* litter
:* drive a motor vehicle off the road without the landowner's permission
:* fish and hunt without the appropriate permits.
|Instrument type=Regulatory
|Affected actors=Landowner/land manager,Picker/harvester/hunter,Producer/beekeeper
|Response set=North Karelia Instrument A2 - Agent 1 Land
|Policy area=
|Legal status=Binding
|Related to=39,131,142,145,146,147,148,149,150,151, 152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,162,161,163,164,165,168,169,173,174,182
|Subject=NWFP, Access
|ID=441
}}
Affected activity	Harvesting/Production +
Affected actors	Landowner/land manager +, Picker/harvester/hunter + and Producer/beekeeper +
Class	Instrument +
Countries	Finland +
Encodedname	Everymans.27_rights_.28Finland.29 +
Focus	Direct +
Geographical scope	National +
Initiator	Public +
Instrument type	Regulatory +
Lcname	everymans' rights (finland) +
Legal status	Binding +
Name	Everymans' rights (Finland) +
Products	Berries +, Mushrooms/truffles + and Herbs/plants +
Reference ID	441 +
Regions	North Karelia +
Response set	North Karelia Instrument A2 - Agent 1 Land +
Source link	http://www.ymparisto.fi/en-US/Nature/Everymans_rights(27721) the Finnish Ministry of Environment: http://www.ym.fi/download/noname/%7B595923BE-007D-4405-B69C-1748A02055EF%7D/57650 +
Subject	NWFP + and Access +
Zone	North East Europe +