Collecting Mushrooms

Thanks to the pure Arctic air, the wild mushrooms of Enontekiö are pure and aromatic, ready for gathering in late summer and autumn.

Thanks to the pure and Arctic air, the natural produce found in Enontekiö – wild berries, mushrooms, herbs, fish, reindeer and game birds – are all pure and aromatic.

Pure, aromatic produce thanks to the clean Arctic air
Mushroom season runs through late summer and autumn
Common species: variegated bolete, tall russule, orange birch bolete and milk caps
Mushroom picking is covered by Everyman's Rights

Mushrooms

During late summer and autumn the area's mushrooms are ready for gathering, in one or several waves depending on how warm and wet the autumn weeks are.

In a normal autumn the abundant species are the variegated bolete (Suillus variegatus), the tall russule (Russula paludosa), the orange birch bolete (Leccinum versipelle) and various milk caps (Lactarius).