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METSO Programme exceeded targets for permanent protection, good progress in environmental subsidies and nature management in 2025 6.3.2026 10.19 In 2025, about 6,600 hectares of forest habitats were protected under the Forest Biodiversity Programm...https://mmm.fi/en/-/metso-programme-exceeded-targets-for-permanent-protection-good-progress-in-environmental-subsidies-and-nature-management-in-2025
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Whistleblower protection Whistleblower protection safeguards people who report certain types of misconduct. In this case, a ‘whistleblower’ is a person who, in the course of their work, discovers a breach of European Union or national law concerni...https://mmm.fi/en/ministry/whistleblower-protection
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EU species protection and strategies The European Union’s legislation is influenced by several Union-level strategies. For game husbandry, key strategies include the Biodiversity Strategy and the Sustainable Development Strategy. The aim of the EU...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/protection-of-species-in-the-eu-and-international-game-policy/eu-species-protection-and-strategies
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6.3.2026 | In 2025, about 6,600 hectares of forest habitats were protected under the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland METSO. Last year Finnish forest owners protected permanently about 3,200 hectares of forest and concluded ten-year environmental forestry subsidy agreements concerning about 3,400 hectares. The area covered by nature management works was about 180 hectares.https://mmm.fi/en/-/1410903/metso-programme-exceeded-targets-for-permanent-protection-good-progress-in-environmental-subsidies-and-nature-management-in-2025
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20.3.2025 | Jord- och skogsbruksministeriet Regeringsgatan 3 A , Helsingfors PB 30, 00023 Statsrådet mmm.fi ISBN: 978-952-366-732-7 PDF ISSN: 1797-397X PDF Förvaltningsplan för Österjöns sälstammar JORD- OCH SKOGSBRUKSMINISTERIETS PUBLIKATIONER 2024:23 XXXXXX...https://mmm.fi/documents/1410837/1822272/It%C3%A4meren%20hyljekantojen%20hoitosuunnitelma_svenska.pdf/ce519814-1f8c-a5a3-65af-b6cf8809cb54?t=1742459112242
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fi sv en Agriculture and the environment Agriculture has both local and wide-ranging impacts on the state of the environment and functioning of ecosystems. The impacts are both positive and negative. Positive impacts can be seen as semi-open habit...https://mmm.fi/en/rural-areas/agriculture-and-the-environment
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International and EU forest affairs International and EU commitments and agreements related to forest and environmental policy have significant impacts on the Finnish forest sector and wood processing industry. Key themes of international forest p...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/international-cooperation-eu
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Water services and groundwater The property owner is responsible for water services and sewerage relating to the property, i.e. that there is a sufficient supply of clean water for household use and the treatment of wastewater has been organised i...https://mmm.fi/en/water/water-services-and-groundwater
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Helmi Habitats Programme – safeguarding biodiversity through cooperation The Helmi Habitats Programme, run jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Ministry of the Environment, strengthens the biodiversity of Finnish nature and secu...https://mmm.fi/en/helmi-programme
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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...https://mmm.fi/en/other-effective-area-based-conservation-measures-oecm-
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National Forest Strategy 2025 Finland’s National Forest Strategy, adopted by the Government in February 2015, specifies the main objectives for forest-based business and activities until 2025. The strategy was updated in 2019. The strategy is foun...https://mmm.fi/en/nfs
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Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland (METSO) Voluntary forest protection by landowners is particularly important in Southern Finland where the network of national parks and other nature reserves is not as developed as in other parts ...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/biodiversity-and-protection/metso-programme
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Forests in the EU’s biodiversity policy Many legal instruments and other initiatives of the EU have impacts on the forest sector The Treaties of the European Union do not include a common forest policy. However, matters related to forests are cont...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/international-cooperation-eu/forests-in-the-eu-s-biodiversity-policy
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Funding ELY Centres may grant funding for a project intended to promote the diverse and sustainable use of a water body promote achieving and maintaining a good status in the water body reduce the danger and losses caused by floods, persistent dro...https://mmm.fi/en/water/funding
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Catch the Carbon ‒ emissions reduced and carbon sinks and reservoirs increased in the land use sector The Government's Catch the Carbon programme contains a good number of climate measures concerning agriculture, forestry and land use changes. The...https://mmm.fi/en/nature-and-climate/energy-and-climate-policy/climate-plan-for-the-land-use-sector/action-measures
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Aid for forestry A private forest owner may be eligible for state aid for various kinds of forest management measures and for forest roads and the management of forest nature. The aim is to activate forest owners and encourage them to good and sus...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/forestry/public-funding
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Archipelago sea programme for agriculture The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) established a list of significant pollution sites around the Baltic Sea, i.e. Hot Spots, in 1992. The only Hot Spot still left in Finland is the...https://mmm.fi/en/bioeconomy/good-use-of-nutrients-and-energy/archipelago-sea-programme-for-agriculture
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Floods and drought The variation in weather and water conditions is part of Finland's environmental conditions and affects people and society in many ways. Extreme ends of the variation, such as storms, floods and droughts, may threaten people's h...https://mmm.fi/en/water/floods-and-drought
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International agreements and organisations The most important international agreements and organisations concerning game husbandry and hunting include the following: Convention on Biological Diversity CITES Convention Bern Convention Bonn Conventi...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/protection-of-species-in-the-eu-and-international-game-policy/international-agreements-and-organisations
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fi sv en Water bodies Water bodies are essential elements of Finland’s rural areas. They offer us nutrition and energy and serve as transport routes. Waters are also valuable for recreation, landscapes and biodiversity. The ecological status of mo...https://mmm.fi/en/rural-areas/agriculture-and-the-environment/water-bodies