Quick and simple
Satokartta can be translated literally "harvest map" or "crop map". It shows the locations of fruit and berries that grow on public land or are wild or abandoned, so anyone is allowed to pick them.If you want to know where to go to pick apples or raspberries etc. check the map "Kartta".
If you know the location of a fruit tree that is not listed on the map yet, send your tip to satokarttaturku[at]gmail.com.
Is it really OK to pick and eat whatever I find?
The public rights (jokamiehenoikeudet, literally "every man's rights") in Finland allow anyone to walk in forests and pick eatable wild berries and mushrooms. You don't have to ask the owner's permission to pick whatever grows in the wild.However, it is forbidden to enter private farmyards or gardens, to harm plants (for example cut off branches of trees) and to pick crops that clearly are planted and owned by someone. That's why trees that grow on other people's gardens, on yards of apartment houses or on rentable garden plots do not belong to satokartta.
Trees that grow on public land (parks, forests and on the side of roads) belong to satokartta. It is safe to eat food that has grown in the city area - but if the fruit and berries look dirty, it is wise to rinse them first. There have been allotments and rentable garden plots in Turku (as well as in Helsinki and other cities in Finland) for decades. The exhaust fumes from cars are far less poisonous now, compared to what they were 20 years ago.
A small dictionary
aronia = chokeberrykarviainen = gooseberry
kirsikka = cherry
luumu = plum
mustikka = blueberry
omena = apple
pähkinä = nut
päärynä = pear
tyrni = buckthorn
vadelma = raspberry
viinimarja = currant
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