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WTO The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the international rules of global trade, based on agreements negotiated among its member countries. The WTO monitors the application of jointly agreed rules, functions as a forum for negotiating ne...

Latest press releases RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Germany joins For Forest Group+ of forested EU countries as its eighth member Type: Press release Publication date: 1.4.2026 13.17 Minister Essayah to join Team Finland trade mission ...

Implementation of the strategy The National Forest Strategy will be implemented in 2023–2035. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry coordinates the implementation of the Forest Strategy and its monitoring. The task of the National Forest Counci...

26.1.2026 | Finland will join as a founding member to the new European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for the agriculture and food sectors (Agri-Food EDIC) that aims to strengthen the EU-level digital and data infrastructure in these sectors. The consortium offers a platform to the Member States for advancing multinational digital projects, enables joint investments in the digital infrastructure and promo...

2.12.2025 | The first evaluations have been published on the preliminary impacts and results of Finland’s CAP Strategic Plan. The evaluations analysed the results and impact achieved related to the entrepreneurial income and competitiveness of agriculture, animal welfare, the biodiversity of agricultural environments and emissions from agriculture. The evaluations also contain recommendations for developing the CAP Strategic Plan and the next policy period.

5.2.2025 | The Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland METSO (2008–2025) has had a positive impact on forest biodiversity. This is the conclusion of the independent final evaluation of the programme. A working group of the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is preparing the next period of the programme that will start in 2026.

4.2.2025 | Opportunities and challenges of new disruptive food production methods in Finland Qualitative analysis carried out by a Finnish network of experts CLIMATE SOLUTIONS IN THE LAND USE SECTOR Authors: Jarkko K. Niemi, Emilia Nordlund, Matti Pastell, A...

24.3.2025 | 1 FOOD 2.0 Call Application schedule Call is opened in the haeavustuksia.fi application system on Friday 14 March 2025. Call will close on Monday 12 May 2025 at 16:15 o’clock (EET) The applications will be evaluated during May and June, and the ai...

26.4.2023 | Catch the Carbon programme supporting science based policy making Heikki Granholm, Head of Unit, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland Contact: heikki.granholm@gov.fi Catch the Carbon programme • Finland aims to be climate neutral alread...

23.7.2019 | Wood-based materials in circular economy Examples from Finland July 12, 2019 1 Effective and resource-wise use of raw materials & side streams • Circular economy is an economic system aimed at minimizing waste and making the most of resources. • I...

27.9.2021 | 1 CATCH THE CARBON – Research and Innovation Programme 2021–2024 Application notification for supplementary search for the programme CATCH THE CARBON – Research and Innovation Programme 2021–2024 VN/23739/2021 2 CATCH THE CARBON – Research and Inn...

5.6.2017 | Halting the spread of African swine fever has become the concern of eastern and northern Europe. The Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is preparing new conditions concerning the building of fences for outdoor housing of pigs, as well as a subsidy to support their building. Last Friday several EU and European ministers of agriculture and veterinary directors met in Latvia to talk about measures to combat the disease, which is lethal for pigs.

10.6.2021 | I (Legislative acts) REGULATIONS REGULATION (EU) 2019/4 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 December 2018 on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed, amending Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Par...

22.9.2020 | REGULATION (EU) 2019/6 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, H...

4.4.2022 | 1 EN ANNEX Observations on the CAP Strategic Plan submitted by Finland The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing generalised commodity price surge bring to the forefront in the strongest possible way the integral link between climate action ...

9.3.2017 | 1 Information on LULUCF actions FINLAND Progress Report December 2016 Progress report based on Article 10 of DECISION No 529/2013/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 21 May 2013 on accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and r...

4.4.2022 | 1 EN ANNEX Observations on the CAP Strategic Plan submitted by Finland The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing generalised commodity price surge bring to the forefront in the strongest possible way the integral link between climate action ...

4.4.2022 | 1 EN ANNEX Observations on the CAP Strategic Plan submitted by Finland The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing generalised commodity price surge bring to the forefront in the strongest possible way the integral link between climate action ...

21.7.2022 | 20.7.2022 1 Liite I – Bilaga I Suomen vastaukset komission CAP-suunnitelmahavaintoihin Finlands svar på kommissionens observationer om CAP-planen Havainto / Observation Vastaus / Svar The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing generalised com...

29.1.2025 | Final report for NC-GRASS (01.03.2021 – 30.06.2024) Contents 1. Goals of the project 2. Partners and collaborations 3. Project implementation and results 3.1 The super sites 3.2 WP1 and WP2 3.3 WP3 3.4 WP4 3.5 WP5 3.6 WP6 4. Publications from the ...