Top 20 Edible Mushrooms Popular in Finland

The brown birch-bolete is common around the northern hemisphere. It grows beneath birch trees and is usually easy to identify by its brown cap and scaly stem, the latter of which is referenced in its scientific name Leccinum scabrum. Occasionally, however, it can be found sporting a white cap.

This mushroom blooms in summer and autumn, usually near or beneath pine trees. It does well in cold climates, but can also be found further south all around the northern hemisphere. During moist weather, the slippery jack's caps become quite slimy, leading to their common name.

The shaggy mane mushroom is commonly found in North American and European grasslands. Some peoples foraged for its young egg-shaped caps, but it has more recently been found to be a bioaccumulator of heavy metals, meaning it pulls toxic metals up from the soil where it grows. As a result, shaggy manes should not be eaten. The mushrooms usually appear in clusters or “fairy rings.”

As its name suggests, sheep polypore is reminiscent of a clump of wool, with its white to tan color and cracks. Sheep polypore is found in forests as it forms connections with pine trees and other conifers. Its growing season extends from the late summer to the late fall or mid-winter in some areas.

Tawny grisette (Amanita fulva) is a common species most commonly found in Europe's broadleaf and coniferous forests, with a potential but unverified range in North America. Its name comes from the burnished orange color of its cap, which sits atop a cream-colored stem.

Birch webcap is a striking yellow mushroom that is uncommon but stands out because of its bright, 'triumphant' color. It can be found in deciduous woodlands. Yellow girdled webcap derives its name from its yellow color and the yellow ring on its stem which serves as a distinct feature that helps to identify this mushroom.

The sprucecone cap can usually be found in spring, close to fallen spruce cones. This mushroom has so far only been found in Europe. The color of its cap depends on how much light it receives: the more light is available, the darker the cap.

Orange milkcap (Lactarius aurantiacus) grows alone or in small groups. Its common name Orange milkcap and Latin name (Lactarius aurantiacus) both refer to its orange color and the milky white juice that it sheds when it is cut or damaged. This mushroom prefers acidic soils and typically grows under spruce and pine trees.

As the name suggests, Yellow swamp brittlegill has a characteristic yellow cap. The name brittlegill refers to the fragility of this mushroom's cap, which breaks easily. Its flesh greys slowly when damaged or cut. It grows close to birch trees. Yellow swamp russula doesn't have any significant odor.

The cap is convex to depressed and is coloured a distinctive bloody red, pink, crimson or purple. Sometimes it may show a yellowish or orange tinge in the centre. It may measure between 6 and 20 cm in diameter. The flesh is white with a mild taste and without scent; it quickly becomes soft and spongy and also greyish. The crowded gills are cream coloured when young, and become yellow with age. They are adnexed and are generally thin. Their edges may sometimes occur reddish. The amyloid, elli spores measure 8–10 by 7–10 μm are warty and are covered by an incomplete mesh. The stem is white, sometimes with a pink hue, slightly clubbed. It may measure 5 to 15 cm in height and up to 3 cm in diameter.