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Forest Friends Forever – towards deeper Finnish-Swedish cooperation in Hanaholmen
News item 9.5.2018 13.58
Wild Boar Weekend shows the collaborative spirit of hunters
News item 23.2.2018 9.56
How to ensure a sustainable Arctic bioeconomy in the changing climate?
News item 20.11.2017 15.23
Research and expertise to boost the blue bioeconomy
News item 13.10.2017 14.35
China-EU water cooperation took a leap forward – historical meeting at the Turku Castle
News item 6.10.2017 14.43
China-Europe water cooperation built in Turku – Ministers from several countries will be present
News item 18.9.2017 15.37
EUSBSR - what is it? Read about the strategy on the new website!
News item 7.7.2017 11.14
FAO approves Finnish Proposal to Celebrate International Year of Plant Health
News item 7.7.2017 19.08
Minister Leppä meets FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva
News item 4.7.2017 12.51
Rural Super Weekend invites you to discuss and make an impact
News item 28.6.2017 14.47
Minister Leppä: Forests help us get rid of fossil fuels
News item 22.6.2017 9.03
Good progress in implementing the Rural Development Programme: Monitoring Committee approved the first annual report
News item 1.6.2016 13.16
Kimmo Tiilikainen appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and the Environment
News item 1.6.2015 15.42
Invitation: World Food Day seminar organized on 29th October - topics food security, social protection and living soils - welcome!
News item 14.10.2015 14.43
Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
Jord- och skogsbruksministeriet
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Hallituskatu 3 A , Helsinki

FI-00023 Government, Finland

Tel. 0295 16 001

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