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Hunting is a part of Finnish culture, even though less people hunt for a living. Growing numbers of female hunters have been receiving media attention over the past years. The purpose of this Bachelor’s thesis is to describe the presentation of a hunting female living in the Helsinki Metropolitan area and what are the factors behind the hobby. An objective is also to determine whether the hunting females living in the Helsinki Metropolitan area face attitudes or prejudices in their hobby due to gender or place of residence, and whether the female hunters feel that the Helsinki Metropolitan area creates special characteristics for the hobby regarding other hunting females elsewhere in Finland. Survey research was implemented using a questionnaire which was undertaken by 62 hunting females living in the Helsinki Metropolitan area. Questionnaire included 30 questions, of which 29 were structured and 1 open. Some of the questions were attached with an open question. Questionnaire was distributed via Facebook groups Jahditar, Haulikkohelmet, Helsingin Erä-Ämmät, Metsästyskaverit, Metsästäjät, and Ellit erätulilla. The structured questions of the questionnaire were analyzed qualitatively and by using Excel programs as help. Open questions were analysed by utilizing content analysis guiding the theory. Tables, figures and argumentation by quantitative relations were used in presenting the results. According to the research, hunting hobby seems to be an interesting hobby for the participants. Most typically, one went to hunt together with a partner or a friends. Nature, hunting with dogs and wild game as nourishment rose as most important factors for a hunting hobby. 87% of the female hunters of Helsinki Metropolitan area which participated in the research saw that they had encountered some amount of prejudice towards their hobby due to their gender, from people who did not hunt. Encountering prejudice from male hunters was rarer, but not unusual. 73% of the respondents also saw that they had encountered prejudice as hunters due to their place of residence. 63% of the respondents also saw that Helsinki Metropolitan area brought some special characteristics in to the hunting hobby regarding other hunting females elsewhere in Finland.