Calluna vulgaris - ling, or Scots heather
Heather is a familiar native plant to most Finns, found in good light on mineral soils, sand, rocks, bogs and.sandy roadsides. At Mustila it is common in the nutrient-poor pine forests in the upper areas, round the rocky areas, here and there forming beautiful patches.
Heather flowers in late summer from July to August with reddish-violet or occasionally white flowers. It produces nectar which makes a strongly-flavoured honey. The species can also be used to make tea. It is the Provincial Flower of Kainuu Province.