This local game management association belongs to the Finnish Wildlife Agency's Kainuu region. Its area has 55 hunting clubs and about 3,300 paying members. It covers roughly 587,900 hectares, of which about 60,200 hectares is water. About 55% of the land is state-owned and 45% private.
The whole area is reindeer herding land, and the Russian border runs along it for about 150 km to the east. All the large predators living in Finland can be encountered here. The association organises dog trial events, such as kennel ring hound tests, with venue bookings. The contact person is the operations manager.
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