In our flying squirrel project, we publish a lot of new information, update existing information and implement a variety of practical measures. Our aim is 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)
• (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)
• (A7) Comprehensive flying squirrel guidebook “Lendoravaraamat” (online.fliphtml5.com, in estonian)
• (D3) Future scenarios: Habitat probability and corridor maps, habitat probability GIS layers (pdf, 2 Mt, in Finnish)
  • Laajavuori, summary (pdf, 1,7 Mt)
  • Syrjävaara, summary (pdf, 1,4 Mt)
  • Sipilänperä, summary (pdf, 1,3 Mt)
• (E3) Environmental Education Package, in Finnish (pdf 26,1 Mt, 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)
• (E3) Instructions for building a flying squirrel nest box (julkaisut.metsa.fi, in Finnish)
• Description of the current conservation legislation and management procedures of the flying squirrel in Finland and Estonia (pdf 1,04 Mt)

Flying squirrel in commercial forests

• (A6) Finnish privately-owned and state-owned forest site plans (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, 1,9 Mt)
  • 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) Plans for Rekijokilaakso sites (to be completed in 2022, summary will be published in 2024)
• (A6) Plans for Estonian commercial forest sites (to be completed in 2022, summary will be published in 2024)
• (A7) Training package on how to plan flying squirrel friendly forestry actions in flying squirrel forests in Finland
  • Guide Liito-orava talousmetsässä (metsakeskus.fi, pdf, 8 Mb, in Finnish)
  • Web training package Liito-orava talousmetsässä (metsakeskus.verkkokoulu.gimletlms.com, in Finnish)
• (A7) Brochure on taking the flying squirrel into account in the management of commercial forests (to be completed in 2023)
• (A7) Estonian guide material
  • (A7) Comprehensive flying squirrel guidebook “Lendoravaraamat” (online.fliphtml5.com, 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 17 Mt)
• (D2) Important recreational areas in Jyväskylä, Kuopio and Espoo (pdf 8 946, in Finnish with English summary)
• (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 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 towars flying squirrel in the City of Kuopio (pdf 622 kt, in Finnish)
• (A5, C1) Development of the habitat network in urban areas (Espoo, Jyväskylä and Kuopio)
  • Plans and implemented measures in urban areas (completed in 2021, summary will be published in 2024)
  • Summary of site information boards (to be completed in 2022)
• (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 17 Mt)
• (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)
• (D2) Important recreational areas in Jyväskylä, Kuopio and Espoo (pdf 8 946, in Finnish with English summary)

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 in English (pdf, 772 kt)
• (E1) Project brochure in Finnish (julkaisut.metsa.fi)
• (E1) Project brochure in Swedish (julkaisut.metsa.fi)
• (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 (to be completed in 2024)
• (F1) Updated project performance indicators (to be completed in 2025)
• (F1) After LIFE Plan (to be completed in 2025)