The Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus), "Riekko" in Finnish. This is the provincial bird of Lapland and, like Reindeer, is considered a delicacy. In the background lies the Saana Mountain (3.375ft/1.029m), probably the most well-known mountain in Finland, close to the Town of Kilpisjärvi.
(Photograph taken May/1980, courtecy of Eero Kemilä)
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