The bird came after Teppo’s dog was killed by a bear... waterfowl are carriers of messages/will/“selfness” of souls of the deceased in Old Finnish beliefs. My characters don’t hunt waterfowl. Especially Swans with their long neck; to reach across Tuoni’s River, the river to take souls “selfness” to the realm of the dead: should be revered.
Ravens, might be preferred birds of Odin/Wodan, but he has no power in these parts of the North.