European lynx

The European lynx is the only naturally occurring feline in Finland. It is most at home in coniferous forests, but sometimes lynxes dare to come to the edges of areas inhabited by people. Often, paw prints in the snow are the only trace of this feline predator, which mostly moves around in the dark. The lynx creeps up to its prey and captures it with a series of quick leaps.

The spots on a lynx vary individually and seasonally. The lynx’s winter coat is greyer and more evenly coloured. Lynxes are solitary animals, except for during the mating season at the end of winter. They have their kittens in the spring and the mother cares for them until the following winter.