New EU Forest Strategy is partly stepping over the competence of Member States on forests, different aspects of sustainability included better than anticipated
European Commission published new EU Forest Strategy on 16 July 2021, aiming for better coordination on forest-related initiatives as well as increasing the cooperation of Member States on forests. The Strategy highlights climate and biodiversity targets, which are important also for Finland. The strategy has evolved towards more balanced version, leaving however room for improvement in the initiatives to follow.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s strategy for 2030 now complete
The Ministry of Agriculture aims to make responsible bioeconomy and circular economy an integral part of the foundation of Finland’s competitiveness and wellbeing by 2030. The Ministry wants to be a facilitator of renewable and sustainable food and natural resource economies and a producer of reliable information resources.
Government adopts updated National Forest Strategy
In its resolution today, the Government adopted the updated National Forest Strategy approved by the Forest Council in December. The vision and objectives of the Strategy, originally approved in 2015, remained primarily unchanged, but the project portfolio was updated to correspond to changes in the operating environment. The strategy now takes into account measures to safeguard climate sustainability and forest biodiversity more clearly than before.
Responsibly from farm to fork
Quality work, responsibility and traceability efforts, domestic chain, food culture, food chain projects, organic production
A national strategy to combat invasive alien species
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is responsible for the overall coordination of alien species matters in Finland.
Recycle nutrients for clear waters
Finland is committed to become a model country in nutrient recycling. The efficient recycling of agricultural nutrients will improve the health of the water systems, reinforce food security and create new business opportunities.
Local food – but of course!
Local food is one of the priorities of Finnish food policy. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has prepared a Local Food Programme in collaboration with different stakeholders.
Rural Development Programme
Rural Development Programme is a tool for making the Finnish countryside a better place to live in.
Cadastral system and surveying
The cadastral register and the title and mortgage register are maintained through land survey operations and registration decisions.
National Forest Strategy
Finland’s National Forest Strategy specifies the main objectives for forest-based business and activities until 2035.
Administrative sector
The administrative sector touches upon the everyday life of the Finns in various ways, in both work and leisure. The objective of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is to create and maintain the preconditions for sustainable and diversified use of renewable natural resources. The Ministry steers both the use of natural resources and research in the sector.