The monetary value of each species is based on its rarity, need for protection, and ability of populations to recover.
The most valuable animal on the list is the ringed seal of the Saimaa lake district. Each individual has been given a price tag of almost 10,000 euros.
The most valuable bird is the white-tailed sea eagle, worth 7400 euros apiece.
The pricing policy is aimed at increasing appreciation for these rare animals.
Stiff Sentences for Avian Crimes
Finnish courts have recently handed down a series of sentences for crimes against endangered species.
For instance, last year a game dealer in Iisalmi, eastern Finland, was caught with some 500 frozen carcasses of protected birds in his freezer. These included owls and whooper swans. The man was fined 24,400 euros.
Meanwhile customs officials have caught several people who were trying to smuggle eggs of endangered birds out of Finland.
At the same time, the ministry is updating its list of threatened and protected animals. No changes are planned to the list of mammals, but two bird species are to be added to the list: the Temminck's stint and the barred warbler. Meanwhile Finland's population of the common kestrel has recovered enough for the bird of prey to be removed from the list.