The Finnish Hunters' Association (Finnish: Suomen Metsästäjäliitto) is Finland's largest voluntary association of hunters, consisting of over 2,500 hunting clubs and over 150,000 members. The association was founded in 1921,[2] and today consists of 16 district organizations. Its headquarters are located in Riihimäki. It is a member of the European hunters association FACE[3] as well as the National Defence Training Association of Finland.
Suomen Metsästäjäliitto | |
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| Headquarters | Riihimäki |
|---|---|
Executive director | Jaakko Silpola[1] |
| Website | metsastajaliitto |
A member magazine called Jahti–Jakt is published by the association four times a year. The magazine is distributed to all members of the association, but it is also possible to subscribe for the magazine without being a member.
The goal of the association is to promote the interests of Finnish hunters and hunting club activities. This includes:
- Involvement in forming domestic and international hunting policies.
- Providing training and educational material for hunters.
- Organize youth camps and other youth activities.
- Maintain responsibility for Finnish hunting oriented shooting competitions (such as moose biathlon) and promote shooting ranges.
- Promotes Finnish hunting culture, for example by the founding of the Finnish Hunting Museum - Suomen Metsästysmuseo (founded in 1930).[4][5]
- Publish hunting literature.
The association has received grants from the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.[6]
Shooting sport disciplines
editThe Finnish Hunters' Association hosts competition shooting in the following disciplines:
- 100 meter running moose.[7]
- Compak Sporting.[8]
- 100 meter running deer.[9]
- Air rifle on balloons (ilmaluodikko)[10]
- Air rifle on moose target (ilmahirvi).[10]
- Moose biathlon (hirvenhiihto) and moose shooting with cross-country running (hirvenjuoksu).[11]
- Hunting rifle.[12]
- Nordic hunting shooting.[9]
- Trap.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Edunvalvonnan vahva vaikuttaja". Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "Metsästyksen puolesta vuodesta 1921 (English: In favor of hunting since 1921) | metsastajaliitto.fi". Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ FACE | Finnish Hunters’ Association
- ^ Suomen Metsästysmuseo (English: The Hunting Museum of Finland, Svensk: Finlands Jaktmuseum)
- ^ Museot.fi - The Hunting Museum of Finland
- ^ "Liikuntaa edistävien järjestöjen yleisavustus" (PDF). Opetus- ja kulttuuriminiseriö. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Metsästyshirvi ja Metsästysluodikko | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri". Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Compak Sporting | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri". Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ a b "Kansainvälinen kilpailuammunta | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri". Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ a b "Ilmaluodikko ja ilmahirvi | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri". Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Hirvenhiihdon ja Hirvenjuoksun tiedotteita | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri". Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ a b "Metsästyshaulikko ja Metsästystrap | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri". Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-09-22.