In our flying squirrel project, we published a lot of new information, updated existing information and implemented a variety of practical measures. Our aim was to produce high-quality guide material that will help to ensure the presence of flying squirrel throughout its distribution area in the future. The guides are aimed at land use professionals as well as private persons interested in nature.

Flying squirrel information and environmental education

• (A1) Report of decisions on data sensitivity based on discussion meetings (pdf 553 kt)
• (A1) Description of the current conservation legislation and management procedures of the flying squirrel in Finland and Estonia” (pdf 1,04 Mt)
• (A2) Flying squirrel inventory guide (pdf 2,2 Mt, sll.fi, in Finnish)
• (A2) Summary of the flying squirrel inventory guide (pdf 358 kt, metsa.fi, in English)
• (A2) Summary on the use of dogs in assisting in the flying squirrel inventories (pdf 1.6 Mt)
• (A3) Predictive habitat maps of Finland (laji.fi, in Finnish)
• (A3) Report of rules for sensitivity and availability for predictive habitat maps in Finland (pdf 596 kt, in Finnish with an English summary)
• (A3) Predictive habitat maps on potential flying squirrel habitats in Finland and Estonia ready and available (pdf 4,6 Mt)
• (A7) Comprehensive flying squirrel guidebook “Lendoravaraamat” (online.fliphtml5.com, in estonian)

• (D1) Monitoring report on the conservation actions in urban areas, managed forests and nature conservation sites (pdf 1 Mt)
• (D2): Report about predictive maps and sosio-economic and ecosystem impacts by Natural Resources Institute Finland (pdf 3,21 Mt, in Finnish with English summary, jukuri.luke.fi)
• (D2) Summary of the socio-economic effects of the Flying Squirrel LIFE project actions (pdf 0,2 Mb)
• (D3) Summary of the Flying Squirrel LIFE project actions’ effects on Forest Ecosystem Function (pdf 1Mb)
• (D3) Future scenarios: Habitat probability and corridor maps, habitat probability GIS layers (pdf, 2 Mb, in Finnish)
  • Laajavuori, summary (pdf, 1,7 Mb)
  • Syrjävaara, summary (pdf, 1,4 Mb)
  • Sipilänperä, summary (pdf, 1,3 Mb)
• (E3) Environmental Education Package, in Finnish (pdf 26,1 Mb, kuopionluonnontieteellinenmuseo.fi)
• (E3) Environmental Education Package, English summary (pdf 125 kt, kuopionluonnontieteellinenmuseo.fi)
• (E2) Nest camera broadcasts:
  • Nest box video by the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (youtube.com)
  • Nest box video by the Kuopio Natural History Museum (youtube.com)
• (E2) Nature path materials:
  • Jyväskylä’s Hämelahti nature path signs (pdf 2,5 Mb, in Finnish with English summary)
  • Rekijokilaakso nature path signs (pdf 5,9 Mb, in Finnish)
  • Rekijokilaakso nature path/village association website (hantala.fi, in Finnish)
• (E3) Instructions for building a flying squirrel nest box (julkaisut.metsa.fi, in Finnish and Swedish)
• (E2) The final seminar on 17.10.2024 in Estonia. A seminar about the situation of the flying squirrel and its conservation in Estonia as well as the project achievements. Presentations are mostly in Estonian.
  • Programme (pdf 0,7 Mb, in English)
  • Uudo Timm & Liisa Rennel: Lendorava seisund Eestis (The status of the flying squirrel in Estonia) (pdf 2 Mb, in Estonian)
  • Tõnu Laasi: Lendorava LIFE projekt Eestis (Estonian Environmental Board project activities (pdf 5056 kt) (pdf 5 Mt, in Estonian)
  • Eija Hurme: Flying squirrel situation, conservation challenges & project activities in Finland (pdf 4080 kt, in English) (pdf 4 Mb, in English)
  • Margus Pensa: RMK Tegevused Lendorava LIFE projektis (Estonian Forest Management Center project activities) (pdf 3 Mb, in Estonian)
  • Arpo Kullerkupp: Lendoravametsade majandamine (Estonian Private Forest Union project activities) (pdf 3 Mb, in Estonian)
  • Agnes Naarits: Lendorava sotsiaalmajandusliku mõju hindamine (The socio-economic impacts of flying squirrel conservation) (pdf 0,2 Mb, in Estonian)
  • Mariliis Paal: Liigikaitses toimuvast (Updates on species conservation) (pdf 0,6 Mb, in Estonian)
  • Kadri Aller: Vabatahtlike panus looduskaitsesse (The contribution of volunteers in nature conservation) (pdf 7 Mb, in Estonian)
  • Jaanus Vaiksoo: Lendoravaraamatu saamisloost (The story behind Lendoravaraamat, the Flying Squirrel book) (pdf 4 Mb, in Estonian)
• (E2) The final seminar on 6.11.2024 in Finland. A composing Flying Squirrel seminar about the project achievements and an overview about the future of the conservation of the flying squirrel. Programme and presentations are mostly in Finnish.
  • Programme (pdf 1 Mb, in Finnish)
  • Eija Hurme: Liito-orava LIFE lepännorkossa (The Flying Squirrel LIFE wrapped) (pdf 4,1 Mb, in Finnish)
  • Tõnu Laasi: Flying squirrel in Estonia (pdf 2,2 Mb, in English)
  • Eija Hurme: Liito-oravan tilanne Suomessa (The situation of the flying squirrel in Finland) (pdf 0,8 Mb, in Finnish)
  • Anne Koivunen: Laji.fi & ennustekartat ja oppaat liito-oravan huomioimisessa (Laji.fi and the prediction maps and guides in considering the flying squirrel) (pdf 2 Mb, in Finnish)
  • Jani Pellikka: Näkökulmia sosioekonomiasta ja liito-oravan tulevaisuuden skenaarioista (Views about socio-economic aspects and the future scenarios of the flying squirrel) (pdf 1 Mb, in Finnish)
  • Eija Hurme: Hankkeen suositukset liito-oravan turvaamiseksi jatkossa (Recommendations to secure the future of the flying squirrel (pdf 0,8 Mb, in Finnish)

Flying squirrel in managed forests

• (A6) Forest site plans for the state- and private-owned forest sites in Finland and publications concerning them (completed in 2021, summary will be published in 2024)
  • Joint planning process in commercial forest sites in Flying Squirrel LIFE project (pdf 2,7 Mt, in Finnish)
  • Summaries of site plans for Finnish state-owned forests (pdf 4 Mt, in English)
  • Summaries of site plans for Finnish private-owned forests (pdf 8,8 Mt, in English)
  • Raisa Autio’s thesis Liito-oravan turvaaminen talousmetsissä yhteissuunnittelun avulla : metsänomistajien kokemuksia Liito-orava-LIFE-hankkeesta (thesus.fi, in Finnish)
  • Tea Heikkinen’s thesis Combining forestry and protection of the flying squirrel by utilizing service design (thesus.fi)
• (A6) Summaries of Rekijokilaakso private forest sites (pdf 1,3 Mt, in English)
• (A6) Plans for Estonian commercial forest sites (to be completed in 2022, summary will be published in 2025)
• (A7) Training package on how to plan flying squirrel friendly forestry actions in flying squirrel forests in Finland
  • Guidebook: Liito-orava talousmetsässä (metsakeskus.fi, pdf, 8 Mb, in Finnish)
  • Web training package Liito-orava talousmetsässä (metsakeskus.verkkokoulu.gimletlms.com, in Finnish)
  • Brochure on taking the flying squirrel into account in the management of commercial forests (pdf 2,1 Mb, metsa.fi, in Finnish)
• (A7) A guidebook on the management of commercial forests with flying squirrels in Estonia: ”Lendoravametsade majandamine – infomaterjal maaomanikele” (Eesti Erametsaliit, e-book, in Estonian)
• (A8) Securing aspen continuity in Natura 2000 areas (10) and commercial forest sites (6) in Finland
  • Summary of measures implemented in aspen continuity sites (pdf 4 Mt, in English)
• (E2) Description of engaging landowners in Finland – experiences from the Finnish Forest Centre (pdf 177 kt)
• (E4) A seminar about the challenges and solutions in flying squirrel protection practices in Finnish commercial forests was arranged on 7.2.2024 in Tampere. Program and presentations are in Finnish:
  • Program (pdf 386 kt)
  • Summary of questions and answers (pdf 210 kt)
  • Eija Hurme: Talousmetsäkohteiden suunnitteluprosessi Liito-orava-LIFE-hankkeessa (pdf 4,2 Mt)
  • Tea Heikkinen: Liito-oravan huomioiminen talousmetsien hoidossa (pdf 28,3 Mt)
  • Salli Uljas: Liito-oravan luonnonsuojelusäännökset metsänkäsittelyn yhteydessä (pdf 1 Mt)
  • Asta Vaso: Liito-orava ja metsävaratieto (pdf 1,4 Mt, in Finnish)
  • Ulla-Maija Liukko: Liito-oravakannan tila Suomessa (pdf 1,4 Mt)
  • Ari Nikula: Liito-oravan elinympäristöjen mallinnus ja tulevaisuuden näkymät (pdf 18,8 Mt)

Flying squirrel in urban areas

• (A4) Guide on good practices for taking the flying squirrel into account in urban areas (julkaisut.metsa.fi, in Finnish with an English summary)
• (A4) Radio telemetry study of flying squirrel in city of Espoo’s Tapiola and Mankkaa areas on 2019-2020 (pdf 8,5 Mt, static.espoo.fi, in Finnish with an English summary)
• (A4) Questionnaire for cities and ELY-centres on joint planning of the protection of flying squirrel and land use (pdf 1,0 Mt, in Finnish)
• (A4) Questionnaire for citizens about the attitudes towards flying squirrel in the City of Kuopio (pdf 622 kt, in Finnish)
• (A4) A summary of the 2-part survey research about the attitudes towards the flying squirrel and city forest management in Kuopio (pdf 2,2 Mt, in Finnish)
• (A4) Flying squirrel inventories and monitoring in urban areas (pdf 1820 kt, in Finnish), and summary in English (pdf 510 kt)
• (A5) Summaries of plans and implemented measures for conservation actions in urban areas in Finland (pdf 10,2 Mt, in English)
• (A5) A summary of the use of zonation analysis in the city of Jyväskylä (pdf 0,9 Mt, in English)
• (D1) The monitoring of the flying squirrel nest boxes in the city of Kuopio in 2020-2024 (pdf 1,83 Mt, in Finnish)
• (D2) Important recreational areas in Jyväskylä, Kuopio and Espoo (pdf 8 946, in Finnish with English summary)

Flying squirrel in nature protection areas

• (A8) Securing aspen continuity in Natura 2000 areas (10) and commercial forest sites (6) in Finland
  • Summary of measures implemented in aspen continuity sites (pdf 4 Mt, in English)
• (B1) The location of new nature conservation areas on the map (pdf, 175 kt)
• (C4) Increasing nesting sites by installing nesting boxes in Estonia
  • Summary of the placement of flying squirrel nesting boxes in Estonia (to be completed in 2023)

Communication and dissemination of information and results

• (E1) Project websites in Finnish
• (E1) Project websites in Swedish
• (E1) Project websites in English
• (E1) Project websites in Estonian
• (E1) Project brochure (julkaisut.metsa.fi, in Finnish and Swedish)
• (E1) Project brochure in English (pdf, 772 kt)
• (E1) Project brochure in Estonian (pdf, 784 kt)
• (E1) Project video in Finnish (youtube.com)
• (E1) Project video in English (youtube.com)
• (F1) Project summary / Layman’s report (julkaisut.metsa.fi, in Finnish, English, Swedish and Estonian)
• (F1) After LIFE Conservation Plan (julkaisut.metsa.fi, in Finnish and English)
• (F1) Recommendations to develop better future for the flying squirrel in Europe (julkaisut.metsa.fi, in Finnish and English)