{"id":1486,"date":"2026-09-03T18:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/?page_id=1486"},"modified":"2026-09-16T18:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:44:19","slug":"nature-and-the-wildlife-estates-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/en\/nature-and-the-wildlife-estates-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature and the Wildlife Estates Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1486\" class=\"elementor elementor-1486\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c3cc0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6c3cc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41116d5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41116d5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfb45f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cfb45f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nature and the Wildlife Estates Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5953bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e5953bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oitbacka G\u00e5rd sits on the southern shore of Lake Looj\u00e4rvi in Kirkkonummi, at the heart of an estate of roughly 350 hectares \u2014 90 hectares of field and 230 of forest. The landscape has remained remarkably intact: the fields, forests, park and gravel courtyards look much as they did a century ago. In 2026 this long-term work earned European recognition, when the estate received the Wildlife Estates quality label.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b15947 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b15947\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d5e67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12d5e67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215a6e0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"215a6e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Wildlife Estates award?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d324e98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d324e98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wildlife Estates is a European quality label for land and forest areas managed with responsible stewardship. Coordinated by the European Landowners&#8217; Organization, it rests on the principle of &#8221;conservation through wise use&#8221; \u2014 protecting nature by using it wisely. In Finland, applications are assessed by the Foundation for Nature and Game Management.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The label calls for long-term, systematic work. Among the things the assessment looks at are:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preserving and enhancing biodiversity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">managing habitats<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sustainable game and fisheries management<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a documented management plan and how it is carried out in practice<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oitbacka G\u00e5rd received the award at the Landowners&#8217; Association Summer Days in June 2026.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31be417 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31be417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f00f1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15f00f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WElogo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-727\" alt=\"Kuvassa Wildlife Estates -logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WElogo.png 447w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WElogo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WElogo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\"  title=\"Nature and the Wildlife Estates Award\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23341997 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23341997\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1971fa7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1971fa7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c67a3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65c67a3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3971f400 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3971f400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6839bab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6839bab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-luonto-fasaani.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-733\" alt=\"Fasaani Oitbackan kartanon alueella\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-luonto-fasaani.webp 600w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-luonto-fasaani-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"  title=\"Nature and the Wildlife Estates Award\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37af01dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37af01dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8f9dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a8f9dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Land stewardship at Oitbacka<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3222b087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3222b087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Land stewardship at Oitbacka is all-round work for biodiversity and sustainable game management. In practice, that means:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Caring for the heritage landscape and traditional biotopes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 grazing animals keep the landscape open and help return it to its natural state<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Supporting a rich bird population<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 nesting boxes have been set up in the breeding areas, and part of the land is deliberately left unmown and wild<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sustainable management of forest and farmland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as part of the whole<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maintaining the historic buildings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an essential part of preserving the cultural landscape<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Caring for the waterways<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for example through management fishing<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4298cbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4298cbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145850f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"145850f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95bc5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b95bc5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/George-ja-ylamaan-karjaa.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2031\" alt=\"george ja ylamaan karjaa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/George-ja-ylamaan-karjaa.webp 600w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/George-ja-ylamaan-karjaa-300x221.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"  title=\"Nature and the Wildlife Estates Award\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297424a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"297424a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6302805 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"6302805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe award is proof that long-term work pays off. It encourages us to keep going and to cherish this whole for the generations to come.\u00a0\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2014 Georg Falkstedt, Oitbacka G\u00e5rd<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3da1e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b3da1e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7854d271 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7854d271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b655f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35b655f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Highland cattle and the estate's animals<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f9f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71f9f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highland cattle graze the estate&#8217;s pastures \u2014 long-haired, hardy animals that can often be found down by the shore, where they help keep the heritage landscape open. They are a favourite with visitors and a familiar sight on Oitbacka G\u00e5rd&#8217;s Instagram account too.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3c5cc elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"bc3c5cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tDrive through the estate grounds and you are bound to come across dozens of different species. That is the diversity and abundance we cherish \u2014 here, nature is something you can almost reach out and touch.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2014 Georg Falkstedt<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0e7506 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d0e7506\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39812399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39812399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-ylamaankarja-kirkkonummi.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-737\" alt=\"Oitbackan kartanon yl\u00e4maankarjaa laitumella\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-ylamaankarja-kirkkonummi.webp 600w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-ylamaankarja-kirkkonummi-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-ylamaankarja-kirkkonummi-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"  title=\"Nature and the Wildlife Estates Award\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3079c2fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3079c2fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cfde82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57cfde82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537323a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"537323a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-perinnemaisema-kirkkonummi.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-772\" alt=\"Oitbackan kartanon maisemaa Kirkkonummella\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-perinnemaisema-kirkkonummi.webp 600w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-perinnemaisema-kirkkonummi-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-perinnemaisema-kirkkonummi-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"  title=\"Nature and the Wildlife Estates Award\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429c5e5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"429c5e5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfe0055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bfe0055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A heritage landscape preserved by choice<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c677aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c677aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no asphalt at Oitbacka, and none is on the way. The gravel courtyards, the old buildings and the open farmland are a deliberate choice: the estate wants to keep a rural idyll where someone stepping out of a time machine a hundred years ago would barely notice the difference. Rare tree species planted in the 19th century grow in the park, and the grounds are ringed by the same fields that have been cultivated since the days of the Kiseleff family.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc41859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc41859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nature as the stage for celebrations and shoots<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b6749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b6749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The estate&#8217;s nature is not just a backdrop \u2014 it is part of the experience:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wedding photographs in the park, across the fields and in the estate&#8217;s landscapes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Film productions drawing on a genuine rural setting no studio can offer<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guests arriving through open countryside, and sauna evenings whose calm comes from the nature all around<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7800aec7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7800aec7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40bb882d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40bb882d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d89e4c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d89e4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to experience <br>the estate's nature in person<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d6d7d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d6d7d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to understand the atmosphere of Oitbacka is to see it for yourself. <br \/>Book a visit.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tel. 040-57 33449\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0info@oitbackagard.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6679dd74 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6679dd74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:info@oitbackagarden.fi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Leave a contact request<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a1e8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50a1e8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ab5d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29ab5d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read next<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da0df0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1da0df0\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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src=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Oitbackan-kartanon-paarakennus.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1046\" alt=\"oitbackan kartanon paarakennus\"  title=\"Nature and the Wildlife Estates Award\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Oitbackan-kartanon-paarakennus.webp 600w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Oitbackan-kartanon-paarakennus-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/oitbackan-kartanon-rakennukset\/\">The buildings \u2014 the estate's 150-year story<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80da4bc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"80da4bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/en\/the-buildings-of-oitbacka-manor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more &gt;&gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f90a4bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f90a4bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeabebd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"aeabebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/vaunumuseo-oitbackan-kartanossa\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-vaunumuseo-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1122\" alt=\"oitbackan kartano vaunumuseo 1\"  title=\"Nature and the Wildlife Estates Award\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-vaunumuseo-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/oitbackan-kartano-vaunumuseo-1-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" 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&gt;&gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c4858 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4c4858\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a9dfd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"73a9dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lue-lisaa-juhlatiloista.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1038\" alt=\"lue lisaa juhlatiloista\"  title=\"Nature and the Wildlife Estates Award\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lue-lisaa-juhlatiloista.webp 600w, https:\/\/kvdsign-demo.fi\/oitbackagard-demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lue-lisaa-juhlatiloista-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Weddings at Oitbacka G\u00e5rd<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf8eb2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fdf8eb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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