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Animal welfare Animal health care is part of Finland’s national quality strategy. The aim is to enhance the strengths of our food production chain, such as good animal health, limited use of medicines, and the safety and quality of food. The natio...https://mmm.fi/en/animals-and-plants/animal-welfare
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Animal welfare Animal health care is part of Finland’s national quality strategy. The aim is to enhance the strengths of our food production chain, such as good animal health, limited use of medicines, and the safety and quality of food. The natio...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/responsibly-from-farm-to-fork/animal-welfare
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fi sv en Food safety and control The purpose of food control is to ensure the safety of foodstuffs and that the information provided on the quality and composition of food is correct. The safety and high quality of the Finnish food chain is an out...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/food/food-safety-and-control
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Island Committee The Island Committee is a permanent statutory advisory committee appointed by the Government. Its activities are based on the Island Act (494/1981) and the Decree on the Island Committee (387/1987, 1316/1993, 752/2019). The commit...https://mmm.fi/en/rural-areas/island-policy/island-committee
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fi sv en Food hygiene Food hygiene refers to good practices that improve the safety of food. Key practices include reducing or eliminating direct health hazards or preventing them from multiplying in foodstuffs. Health hazards may be caused by bio...https://mmm.fi/en/food-hygiene
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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...https://mmm.fi/en/animals-and-plants/contagious-animal-diseases
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Forest health So far, the situation with respect to the health of forests has been very good in Finland. However, risks associated with forest health are expected to increase in future as climate change proceeds. Significant efforts to promote res...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/forestry/forest-health
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Recreational use of forests Everyman's rights allow access to forests in Finland Public access allows means allowing everyone to move freely in Finnish forests and to pick berries and mushrooms. No specific permits are needed for this, not even on...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/biodiversity-and-protection/recreation
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Council on the protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes The purpose of the council on the protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes is to promote the principle of replacement, reduction and refineme...https://mmm.fi/en/laboratory-animals
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EU co-financed information and promotional activities Information provision and promotion programmes co-financed by the EU are campaigns that are targeted at the EU internal market and third countries. The programmes run 1–3 years. Their objective...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/support-and-aid/eu-funded-information-provision-and-promotion-measures
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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...https://mmm.fi/en/sotka-project/alien-predators
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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...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/policy/support-for-agriculture
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18.2.2026 | The Helmi Habitats Programme has enhanced the understanding of ways to improve the state of nature and created an important foundation for the preparation of the National Restoration Plan.https://mmm.fi/en/-/1410903/five-years-of-helmi-habitats-programme-rehabilitation-of-small-water-bodies-and-forest-nature-management-as-bright-spots-in-2025
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12.6.2025 | Nordic Council of Ministers for Fisheries, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Food and Forestry convened at its annual ministerial meeting in Kuopio on 11–12 June 2025. Among the topics discussed were security of supply and opportunities related to the bioeconomy, and the ministers also met young farmers. Ministers from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark as well as the autonomous regions of Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland attended the meeting. Iceland was represented by the State Secretary.https://mmm.fi/en/-/nordic-agriculture-ministers-emphasise-even-stronger-security-of-supply-during-their-visit-to-kuopio
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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.https://mmm.fi/en/-/pasi-patrikainen-appointed-as-director-general-of-national-land-survey-of-finland
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13.5.2025 | Translation from Finnish Legally binding only in Finnish and Swedish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland Act on Managing the Risks Caused by Alien Species (1709/2015; amendments up to 1065/2024 included) By decision of Parliament, the fo...https://mmm.fi/documents/1410837/1894125/Act_Vieraslajilaki%20k%C3%A4%C3%A4nn%C3%B6s%20ENG%202025.pdf/ed765b18-beed-906a-e56a-11cc640dd4a7?t=1747120412306
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16.5.2025 | The Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation (NOCCA 2025) on 14–15 May 2025 brought together 160 experts to Rovaniemi to share the most recent scientific knowledge and examples related to the preparation for climate risks.https://mmm.fi/en/-/nordic-conference-on-climate-change-adaptation-stressed-the-need-for-diverse-approaches-to-climate-risks
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International research collaboration It is important for Finland to be connected to international research networks. Developments in the EU’s research and innovation policies, in particular, have a major impact on Finnish research activities and t...https://mmm.fi/en/research-and-development/international-research-collaboration
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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.https://mmm.fi/en/-/ruokaviraston-paajohtajaksi-antti-jussi-oikarinen
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Market organisations The common organisation of agricultural markets means EU legislation for the main agricultural products to adjust and rationalise the markets and avoid and contain market disturbance. The Basic Regulation of the European Parli...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/policy/market-arrangements