Better one hazel grouse in the bag, than ten on the branch.
More Finnish Proverbs:
Two are holy: a church and a sauna.Finnish
Hope for miracles, but don't rely on one happening.
Finnish
A widow, like a widower, is a house without a roof.
Finnish
Everything is beautiful once the eye likes the view.
Finnish
With a walking-stick you reach many lands; you reach many more with words.
Finnish
Wet your finger in tar and soon it is all over you.
Finnish