Edible berries in the nominative
English Finnish
blueberry mustikka (Vaccinium myrtillus)
strawberry mansikka (Fragaria)
wild strawberry ahomansikka, metsämansikka (Fragaria vesca)
raspberry vadelma, vattu, vatukka (Rubus idaeus)
wild raspberry metsävadelma, metsävattu, metsävatukka
cloudberry lakka, hilla, suomuurain, muurain (Rubus chamaemorus)
lingonberry puolukka (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
black currant mustaherukka, mustaviinimarja (Ribes nigrum)
red currant punaherukka, punaviinimarja (Ribes spicatum)
currant viinimarja (Ribes)
stone bramble lillukka (Rubus saxatilis)
arctic bramble mesimarja (Rubus arcticus)
blackberry karhunvatukka (Rubus fructicosus)
gooseberry karviaismarja, karviainen (Ribes grossularia)
cranberry karpalo (Oxycoccus quadripetalus)
buckthorn, sea buckthorn tyrni (Hippophaë rhamnoides)
bog whortleberry
 
 
juolukka (Vaccinium uliginosum) 
NB. Be careful with these, too many and you'll feel lightheaded or have a headache!
black crowberry variksenmarja (Empetrum nigrum)
rowanberry pihlajanmarja
berry marja

NB. The usual Finnish warning about berries: Don't pick ones from near heavily travelled roads!


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