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Teema About Finland Information on agriculture Information on rural areas Information on forests Information on the fishing industry and water Information on bioeconomy Information on agriculture Finland is considered the most northerly agricultur...

fi sv en Rural landscapes and landscape management The landscape we see is shaped by topography, soil and water conditions, climate, vegetation and human activities at different times, such as construction projects and the use of natural resources...

Damage to reindeer Damage caused to reindeer by a large carnivore should be reported to the municipal rural business authority. The reindeer herding cooperative must place a mark at the location where the damage occurred and recover both ears of e...

Damage to agriculture Damage to agriculture means damage to arable land, horticulture land, nursery plantation and harvested crop caused by a cervid. After receiving a damage notification, the municipal rural business authority must inspect the pl...

Protection of forests in Finland In Finland, national parks and strict nature reserves constitute the basic framework of the nature conservation network. Other areas dedicated to biodiversity conservation include, inter alia, strictly protected zo...

Support accounts for a third of agricultural total gross return Agricultural support forms an essential part of Finnish farmers’ income. The total calculation statistics compiled by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) indicate that in 2...

Forest management practices The profitability of Finnish forestry is based on the good timber production capacity of forests and demand for Finnish wood. Forest management aims to promote the growth of valuable stands and improve the quality of ro...

Sotka Ducks feed in staging areas before autumn migration This part of the project aims for voluntary action to create a network of resting areas along the main migration routes. Staging areas are particularly important in the autumn so that water...

Recreational fishing Finland provides great opportunities for catching different species of fish in varying environments. Each year, some 1.5 million people fish in Finnish waters. Recreational fishing is the most important nature activity for Fin...

Developing the national spatial data infrastructure Data resources on geographical features and the related data services form the spatial data infrastructure. The effectiveness and benefits of a spatial data infrastructure depend on the combinabi...

Teema Project on invasive alien predators to allow birds to nest in peace The website is being updated. SOTKA project concerning alien predators is composed of several subprojects that aim to make sure that birds are allowed to nest in peace. A pa...

Forest resources in Finland More than 75% of Finland’s land area is covered with forest. In relative terms, Finland is the most forested country in Europe. A total of 20.3 million hectares is suitable for wood production and 2.6 million hectares i...

fi sv en Competitiveness of agriculture Ensuring and improving the competitiveness of agriculture is a high priority. Profitable and competitive agriculture is the cornerstone of Finnish food production as a whole. The competitiveness of agricultu...

Operational grants for nutrient cycles - promoting nutrient recycling through biogas production The operational grants for nutrient cycles that are under preparation are targeted to biogas plants producing biogas and highly processed nutrient prod...

Cadastral system and surveying The cadastral register and the title and mortgage register are maintained through land survey operations and registration decisions. Cadastral system The cadastral system comprises the map, the cadastral register and...

The task of the parliamentary working group on sparsely populated areas is to monitor the special questions related to these areas and to strengthen their viability. The work is based on the proposals of the previous working group appointed for the period 2017–2019 and on the measures concerning the development of sparsely populated areas in the Programme of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government.

Biodiversity and protection Ecological sustainability is strengthened by protecting biodiversity and the factors influencing the functioning of ecosystems. Diverse and healthy forests create the ecological foundation on which all management and us...

Support for agriculture The agricultural support system consists of several support instruments. Based on the source of funding, the different forms of support can be divided into fully EU-funded direct payments, partly EU-funded support paid thro...

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Side events of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry at the COP27 Climate Change Conference During the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm EL-Sheikh, Egypt, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland will organise three side event...