Spot the great grey owl, the national park's mascot! Curious Siberian jays follow hikers and, if you are lucky, you may also spot the rare red-flanked bluetail. While exploring nature, you will note wonderful things. If you are quiet, you can hear the mysterious sounds and the silence.

According to everyman's rights, you can go hook and line fishing or ice-fishing on the national park's small watercourses and attempt to catch a tasty perch. Other fishing is prohibited.

• Berry and mushroom picking: Pick blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus), lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), cloudberries (Rubus chamaemorus) and raspberries (Rubus idaeus) or edible mushrooms for snacks or to preserve for winter.
• Photography: Hiidenportti National Park offers you the opportunity to photograph both big and small wonders, such as far-reaching views and tiny details, plants and birds, animal tracks and memories from the tar-burning and log-floating periods.
• Seeing the Sights and the ViewsIn Hiidenportti National Park, you can experience many kinds of atmospheres and landscapes on one excursion: the stunningly beautiful rocky gorge, the mysterious spruce forest, the beautifully rugged flower meadow and the open slash-and-burn field.