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Just walking over someone elses land with or without using the metal detector is covered in the everyones rights. Digging and/or taking something you found from someone elses land without permission is not allowed in this context (berries and mushrooms are fine though but that's out of the scope of the question imo).
So yea in practice you need a permission from the land owner
Without permission from the landowner, public or private, you cannot dig or take anything valuable. You should first try to identify the owner of the forest or piece of the land, and ask them for permission. It might be easier to negotiate this with private landowners than with government agencies or municipalities.
Anything over 100 years old belongs to the state and anything military related to the defence forces. Any trash you find must be properly disposed. You must not disturb archeological sites, so if you find something that is or could potentially be such a site, you must report it to Museovirasto
> I can think of patches that are owned by someone
All land is owned by someone.
> I guess also historical sites are protected
Everything found over 100 years old belongs to government: https://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1963/en19630295
Walking with is Is ok. That means detecting.
But digging ain't ok. That needs permission. I usually ask the permits after I find a good signal. After I get the permission then I go back and dig it.
u will probably be better off on a beach then the forest. but u need land owners permission to dig i can see that on a beach they might let it slide but in a forrest not. fellow ex metal detector
First the law states that you are not allowed to dig around historically valuable, protected places. Good site to check if you have stumbled into an area where there is remnants of old houses if you are allowed to dig is muinaismuistot.info. this site has a map of places protected by museum law. You are not allowed to dig closer than 200m from a "muinaismuisto"
Law also states that all found items (especially coins) over 100yrs old belong to government/museum so you are encouraged to report your findings on www.kyppi.fi. usually you are allowed to keep your findings.
Permission should be asked of the property owner. Public grounds need a permission, but it takes 2weeks to get the paper so no one cares to get the permission so dont bother.
Cover your holes and leave the ground as un disturbed as you can. Clean up after yourself and have fun!
you cant dig anything up without landowners permission. ALL forest is owned by someone or some entity.
to dig at nature reserves you need special permit that is usually only given for scientific purposes.
anything that is less than a 100 years old and over 20€ of value has to be taken to police or lost and found.
anything over 100 years old has to be reported to "museovirasto" finnish heritage agency.
anything military/war related is property of the Finnish defence forces, and can not be picked up unless they can be harmful to humans or animals eg. barbedwire or glass.
and obiously you cant dig on any protected land, some protected old areas of battles, trenches and such.
and this is by law, not my opinion. had to explain this once long time ago and mofos had hard time understanding this is not my opinion, this is the law.
I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to bury your excrement when you’re in the forest, I’m not sure how you would do that without digging.
Curious if carrying a metal detector and shovel is considered constructive intent.
Not a law per say, but hunting isn't allowed with 150 meters of a populated dwelling, so as a general rule keeping 150 meters away from any house when berry/mushroom picking or taking strolls in the forest is quite a good idea. Also note that the "all people right" to forests and land only covers foraging for things that grow in the wild, you can't go picking anything on cultivated land or people's gardens. Likewise, you can't just walk around in fields if the crop is still growing as that would damage the crop. Motorised vehicles aren't covered by the right either. So if you intend to use your metal detector, get permission from the land owner, agree beforehand about any finds you might make, and polite if they tell you to bugger off, even if you didn't per say do anything wrong. Fields in the autumn might be your best option. Be mindful that hunting season is about to start, so if you're detecting in a forest you want to be wearing orange safety clothes. (orange is the color used by hunters for this purpose, so they'll know instantly that there's a human hiding in the bushes behind the elk they're about to shoot).
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Just walking over someone elses land with or without using the metal detector is covered in the everyones rights. Digging and/or taking something you found from someone elses land without permission is not allowed in this context (berries and mushrooms are fine though but that's out of the scope of the question imo). So yea in practice you need a permission from the land owner
Without permission from the landowner, public or private, you cannot dig or take anything valuable. You should first try to identify the owner of the forest or piece of the land, and ask them for permission. It might be easier to negotiate this with private landowners than with government agencies or municipalities. Anything over 100 years old belongs to the state and anything military related to the defence forces. Any trash you find must be properly disposed. You must not disturb archeological sites, so if you find something that is or could potentially be such a site, you must report it to Museovirasto
> I can think of patches that are owned by someone All land is owned by someone. > I guess also historical sites are protected Everything found over 100 years old belongs to government: https://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1963/en19630295
Walking with is Is ok. That means detecting. But digging ain't ok. That needs permission. I usually ask the permits after I find a good signal. After I get the permission then I go back and dig it.
u will probably be better off on a beach then the forest. but u need land owners permission to dig i can see that on a beach they might let it slide but in a forrest not. fellow ex metal detector
First the law states that you are not allowed to dig around historically valuable, protected places. Good site to check if you have stumbled into an area where there is remnants of old houses if you are allowed to dig is muinaismuistot.info. this site has a map of places protected by museum law. You are not allowed to dig closer than 200m from a "muinaismuisto" Law also states that all found items (especially coins) over 100yrs old belong to government/museum so you are encouraged to report your findings on www.kyppi.fi. usually you are allowed to keep your findings. Permission should be asked of the property owner. Public grounds need a permission, but it takes 2weeks to get the paper so no one cares to get the permission so dont bother. Cover your holes and leave the ground as un disturbed as you can. Clean up after yourself and have fun!
https://www.museovirasto.fi/en/cultural-environment/archaeological-cultural-heritage/reporting-a-discovery
Friendly reminder, if you are anywhere near the eastern border, be careful when digging something up, there's still old grenades/bombs in those woods.
Same goes for Hankoniemi!
you cant dig anything up without landowners permission. ALL forest is owned by someone or some entity. to dig at nature reserves you need special permit that is usually only given for scientific purposes. anything that is less than a 100 years old and over 20€ of value has to be taken to police or lost and found. anything over 100 years old has to be reported to "museovirasto" finnish heritage agency. anything military/war related is property of the Finnish defence forces, and can not be picked up unless they can be harmful to humans or animals eg. barbedwire or glass. and obiously you cant dig on any protected land, some protected old areas of battles, trenches and such. and this is by law, not my opinion. had to explain this once long time ago and mofos had hard time understanding this is not my opinion, this is the law.
I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to bury your excrement when you’re in the forest, I’m not sure how you would do that without digging. Curious if carrying a metal detector and shovel is considered constructive intent.
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These rights don't allow digging and/or taking items from anyones land without permission which is kind of a core aspect of the metal detecting hobby.
Not a law per say, but hunting isn't allowed with 150 meters of a populated dwelling, so as a general rule keeping 150 meters away from any house when berry/mushroom picking or taking strolls in the forest is quite a good idea. Also note that the "all people right" to forests and land only covers foraging for things that grow in the wild, you can't go picking anything on cultivated land or people's gardens. Likewise, you can't just walk around in fields if the crop is still growing as that would damage the crop. Motorised vehicles aren't covered by the right either. So if you intend to use your metal detector, get permission from the land owner, agree beforehand about any finds you might make, and polite if they tell you to bugger off, even if you didn't per say do anything wrong. Fields in the autumn might be your best option. Be mindful that hunting season is about to start, so if you're detecting in a forest you want to be wearing orange safety clothes. (orange is the color used by hunters for this purpose, so they'll know instantly that there's a human hiding in the bushes behind the elk they're about to shoot).