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New Map Service Shows Sphagnum Moss Harvesting Sites in Finland

Sphagnum moss has been harvested commercially in Finland since 2016. Sphagnum moss can be used in many ways, most notably as a growing medium in crop cultivation. Now all known harvesting sites in Finland have been collected to the Geological Survey of Finland’s geospatial dataset.

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