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Organisation Forest Council The Forest Council is a body set up by the Government to represent the different uses of forests, and its task is to support the ministry in matters of forest policy that are far-reaching and of fundamental importance. ...

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...

Geographical indications and traditional specialities: added value to traditional products The EU quality schemes protect traditional names of foodstuffs, agricultural products, spirit drinks ans winefrom misuse and gives them added value. For con...

Towards more climate-sustainable and diverse logging through sensor technology and accurate geographical information (IlmoStar) Projects related to the National Forest Strategy of Finland -page Projects related to the Climate Plan for the Land Use...

Transmissible animal diseases Legislation Legislation on transmissible animal diseases is set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in...

17.12.2025 | The organisation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will be reformed, with the new organisational structure taking effect in the beginning of 2026. The reform was based on the Ministry’s strategy, where the aim is that Finland will be a leading country in a sustainable bioeconomy by 2035.

29.11.2024 | As from 1 December 2024, the National Land Survey of Finland will not submit data from the base stations in the base station network of permanent satellite navigation (GNSS) receivers (FinnRef) in real time to the EUREF Permanent GNSS Network (EPN).

Rural proofing Finland is one of the most rural countries in the European Union. About 95% of the country’s surface area is classified as rural, and the permanent place of residence of almost a third of the population is in the rural areas. Circum...

The Renewable Nature of Finland – A World of Opportunity 21.3.2019 11.45 Blog The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has renewed its administrative branch strategy. The main ingredients are still the same, but they are now fresher and have been ...

Finland’s Sustainable Growth Programme: Forestry projects The Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland supports growth that is ecologically, socially and economically sustainable. Funding for the Programme comes from the one-off EU recovery packag...

EU’s bilateral free trade agreements The European Union has bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) with many countries. It is also currently negotiating several new agreements. The scope of the agreements varies, but particularly the more recent tr...

Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECM) Besides the actual protected areas, forest biodiversity is maintained and promoted through other effective area-based conservation measure (OECM) areas. OECM areas refer to sites other than a...

Rural development networks Rural development falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and the Ministry of Employment and the Economy (MEE). The MAF administers the EU-cofinanced Rural Development Programme, ...

fi sv en Local food – but of course! Local food is one of the priorities of Finnish food policy. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry prepared a Local Food Programme in collaboration with different stakeholders. It was adopted as a Government ...

22.9.2022 | Today, on 22 September 2022, the Government appointed Master of Social Sciences Pasi Patrikainen as the Director General of the National Land Survey of Finland for the term 10 October 2022 to 9 October 2027. A total of 10 candidates applied for the post. The previous holder of the post Arvo Kokkonen will retire on 1 October 2022.

9.11.2018 | Next year, an electronic register of housing company shares will be introduced in Finland that in future will contain exhaustive information about the holding and mortgaging of housing company shares.

17.11.2023 | Catch the Carbon – Climate Mitigation from Research to Practice #CatchTheCarbon @mmm_fi Mikko Pohjola, PhD Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry +358 50 472 1150 mikko.pohjola@gov.fi @MPohjola Catch the Carbon program supporting science based polic...

13.3.2019 | In its meeting on 26 February 2019, the working group preparing the Management Plan for the Wolf Population discussed GPS collaring of wolves and communications related to wolves. The working group stressed the importance of collaring in gathering important data for population estimates and research. Collaring also provides citizens with necessary information, particularly in areas with new wolf populations, and helps to prevent attacks on hunting dogs, for instance.

13.9.2018 | The Finnish Government has appointed M.Sc. (agriculture and forestry) Antti-Jussi Oikarinen as Director-General of the Finnish Food Authority that will start in the beginning of 2019. The five-year term will begin on 8 October 2018. The Director-General will first work on the preparations for the new Authority at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. In the beginning of 2019 the post will move to the Finnish Food Authority in Seinäjoki. A total 15 persons applied for the post.