Purchasing ended for the 2026 harvest season.
South Karelia (Lappeenranta)
Purchase points
Saari
Purchasing ended for the 2026 harvest season. Buying station operated in cooperation with a local partner.
Products for purchase
Chanterelle
Chanterelle (lat. Cantharellus cibarius) is a beautiful yellow, funnel-shaped mushroom. The edge of its cap is wavy and its lower surface has wavy conductive folds….
Fresh Northern milkcap
(lat. Lactarius trivialis) Northern milkcaps are purchased fresh and well cleaned. There can be max 2cm of the leg attached to the cap, but no…
Area/purchase points:
North Karelia (Joensuu) Tuohikotti Lappeenranta Lapinlahti Mikkeli Varkaus Ruokolahti Imatra Simpele Rautjärvi Haukivuori Saari Pieksämäki Parikkala
Trumpet chanterelle
(lat. Cantharellus tubaeformis) Trumbet chanterelle is purchased fresh, whlole and well-cleaned. No water cleaning. There is no specific category classification.
Area/purchase points:
Lapinlahti North Karelia (Joensuu) Lappeenranta Kerimäki Ruokolahti Imatra Punkaharju Savonranta Saari Parikkala Heinävesi
Fused polypore
(lat. Albatrellus confluens) Fused polypore are purchased well cleaned and as whole. Warm holes are acceptable. There is no particular category classification used with this…
Lingonberries: uncleaned
Lingonberries are also bought uncleaned. In uncleaned lingonberries there can be leaves, conifers, other berries among (accepted limits <15%). However, stones are forbidden.
Area/purchase points:
Sotkuma North Karelia (Joensuu) Lapinlahti Lappeenranta Joensuu Kerimäki Ruokolahti Mikkeli Outokumpu Tohmajärvi Kuortti Imatra Simpele Punkaharju Ylämylly Savonranta Hammaslahti Saari Rääkkylä Haukivuori Parikkala Liperi Heinävaara Ilomantsi Kontiolahti Eno Juuka Koli Romppala Nurmes Kitee Kesälahti Puhos Heinävesi
Cranberries
Cranberries are purchased only cleaned. They should be cleaned well and there shouldn’t be any “tails” attached to the berries.
Area/purchase points:
North Karelia (Joensuu) Lapinlahti Lappeenranta Sotkuma Joensuu Kerimäki Outokumpu Ruokolahti Mikkeli Imatra Tohmajärvi Kuortti Ylämylly Punkaharju Hammaslahti Savonranta Rääkkylä Saari Haukivuori Parikkala Liperi Heinävaara Kovero Ilomantsi Kontiolahti Eno Juuka Koli Nurmes Kitee Kesälahti Puhos Heinävesi
News for area
- Buying of uncleaned lingonberries starts in Eastern Finland on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
- We're buying lactarius in brine at North and South Karelia
- Unfortunately we do not buy lingonberries yet at any of our buying points
- Lappeenranta has now updated route schedules.