In order to hunt in Finland, one must have the above mentioned Finnish hunting card hunting rights or hunting permit granted by a land owner or holder of hunting rights a firearms licence in cervine and bear hunting, a certificate of a passed shooting test for certain species of game, a huntig licence. The hunting of large game is stricly regulated. The hunting season is scheduled.
All restrictions concerning Finnish hunters apply to foreign hunters.
As to the hunting card, everyone wishing to hunt must pay a game management fee to the state each hunting year. The receipt for making this payment will serve as a hunting card for that particular year. Before the hunter purchases a hunting hard, he or she must pass a hunting examination. These documents are presented to personnel at the Game Management Association where the documents are checked and a bank deposit slip for that person will be ordered from the hunter's register, which, when paid, will serve as a hunting card. Hunting examinations are arranged by the Game Management Association.