Jokamiehenoikeus: Everyman’s right

The so-called “everyman’s right” (jokamiehenoikeus) entitles you to hike freely in forests and fields, pick berries and mushrooms, and swim in lakes, even when the land and waters are someone’s private property. However, it does not entitle you to disturb the privacy of the owner, vandalise or litter.

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I think that this peculiarity of Finnish law is one of the things that fascinate me more of that Country. I can not wait to exercise this right (I feel a little bit plagiarized from the vision of Into the Wild).

[Photo: Flickr - Kallu]