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Latest press releases RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) European forest ministers: Sustainable forest management must be strengthened and Ukraine’s recovery supported Type: Press release Publication date: 3.6.2026 13.25 European forest coo...

Trade policy and external economic relations In Finland, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs bears the main responsibility for trade policy. However, the policies are often closely connected with the branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

16.11.2015 | Government development programme for the organic product sector and objectives to 2020 MORE ORGANIC! Government development programme for the organic product sector and objectives to 2020 Government Resolution 16 May 2013 Publisher: Ministry of Ag...

21.8.2020 | Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Agricultural Systems journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/agsy Unexploited potential to diversify monotonous crop sequencing at high latitudes Pirjo Peltonen-Sainioa,⁎, Lauri Jauhiainenb aNatural Reso...

11.12.2018 | 1 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MMM) Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) National Forestry Accounting plan for Finland Submission of National Forestry Accounting plan including forest reference level (2021 – 2025) for Finland (Draft...