Nature tours
In 2025, the Environmental Protection Unit and the Carbon Neutral Actions development programme will organise nature tours around Tampere from the beginning of March until the end of September.
The tours are free of charge and open to everyone. Some tours have a limited number of participants due to the nature of the tour. This is indicated in the description of the tours where this restriction applies. There is a separate registration form for these tours.
Please remember to wear appropriate equipment for the weather and terrain, and bring a packed lunch if necessary.
If possible, it is advisable to arrive at the starting points of the tours on foot, by bicycle or by public transport.
Please check the times and starting points of the tours carefully before the tour. Cancellations and other changes may be possible and will be announced on this page.
For more information on the content and other details of the tours, please contact the tour leaders indicated under each tour:
Lasse Kosonen, telephone +358 40 1435 474
Tuomas Lilleberg, telephone +358 50 4055581, contact preferably by e-mail ninjosanto(at)gmail.com
Welcome to the trips!
Wild vegetable and mushroom tours 2025
To 15.5. Wild herb tour Haihara (the tour is full)
Welcome to the summer wild vegetable tour to Haiharan kartano in Kaukajärvi to enjoy summer nature and its offerings. You will learn to identify and collect a few wild vegetables for food. You do not need previous experience, but an interest in wild vegetables is enough.
Bring a few paper bags, a water bottle and, if you wish, collecting gloves and a small snack.
The trip is limited to 25 people, and registration can be done by sending an email to ninjosanto((at))gmail.com. Please also include your phone number in the email. You can inform one person with you. You can also register for a reserve place. Also children are more than welcome.
Meeting point and time: At the main doors of Haiharan kartano, Haiharankatu 30, at 17 o’clock.
Your guide will be environmental biologist (FM), teacher, herbal and natural product advisor Tuomas Lilleberg, who invites you to explore the surrounding natural marvel.
28.8. Mushroom tour Hervantajärvi (the tour is full)
Welcome to a mushroom tour in the Hervantajärvi forest area that provides diverse habitats for mushrooms to grow. On this tour you’ll know more about edible mushrooms in Finland and how to recognize, pick and use them.
You´ll learn more about the delicious culinary treasures of the nearby forests and your mushroom-hawk-eye will definitely sharpen. Expect to be surprised how exotic mushrooms of the forest can be! Also children are more than welcome.
We will focus on edible mushrooms and their look-alikes and to the ones you should be aware of: the toxic species.
MEETING POINT: Makkarajärvenkatu 35 at 17 o’clock.We start walking towards the Makkarajärvi camping area and take a look at the mushrooms we find. Although we focus on edible species, all mushrooms are interesting to take a look at.
Take with you:
- Outdoor clothing and shoes, an airy basket, a little snack and a water bottle. In case you don't have a basket, bring a container if you wish to carry mushrooms home
- A knife, note equipment and mushroom literature is also useful.
The trip is limited to 25 people, and registration can be done by sending an email to ninjosanto((at))gmail.com. Please also include your phone number in the email. You can inform one person with you. You can also register for a reserve place.
Guide: Nature source product advisor, environmental biologist and biology teacher (MsC) Tuomas Lilleberg
Other tours
The companions organise numerous excursions in the Tampere area.