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21.5.2026 | Politices magister Tommi Terä har den 18 maj 2026 inlett arbetet som jord- och skogsbruksminister Sari Essayahs specialmedarbetare med ansvar för kommunikation.

Pressmeddelandearkiv Tommi Terä är jord- och skogsbruksministerns nya specialmedarbetare Typ: Pressmeddelande Kategorier: Utgivningsdatum: 21.5.2026 Politices magister Tommi Terä har den 18 maj 2026 inlett arbetet som jord- och skogsbruksminister ...

European Parliament The European Parliament is the world’s largest multinational parliament. It has 751 elected members who are grouped by political affiliation. Currently, there are seven political groups and some non-attached members in the Parl...

European Council The European Council defines the EU’s overall political direction and priorities. The European Council stimulates the development of the Union and defines its general political agenda and priorities, but it is not one of the EU’s ...

Minister Ms Sari Essayah has been the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland since June 2023. In her office she is assisted by State Secretary and Special Advisors. Information about the minister Ministers secretary Ms Tiina Sahlberg-Kell...

fi sv en Committee for EU Affairs The Committee for EU Affairs is an advisory and conciliatory body for coordinating EU affairs. It discusses politically, economically and legally important EU matters, broad issues involving several ministries and...

Organisation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry The political staff of the Ministry works in close cooperation with the civil servants with the aim to ensure that the actions and decisions of the Ministry make the best possible contributi...

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...

European Commission The European Commission proposes new legislation to the Council and the European Parliament. Its preparatory work is based on an annual work programme. For major issues, the Commission often drafts a so-called Green Paper or a ...

Decision-making in the EU Under Article 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, decides on the rules of the common agricultural policy (CAP) jointly with the European Parlia...

China-Europe Water Platform The China-Europe water Platform (CEWP) is a cooperation network for water administration, research and companies between the European Union and China's Ministry of water resources. CEWP was established by a joint declar...

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.

Key Projects The key projects implement the vision, objectives and goals of the strategy together. Each key project affects several objectives and goals, and has a specific task and perspective, but the links between the key projects are strong. I...

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...

7.10.2025 | Finland will host the annual seminar of NATO’s Food and Agriculture Planning Group (FAPG) in Helsinki on 7–8 October 2025. The seminar is primarily aimed at the Finnish members of the FAPG, and its focus is on hybrid threats and critical infrastructure protection.

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.

11.3.2025 | The webinar series of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO that started on Tuesday 11 March is part of a global initiative aimed to develop forest-based bioeconomy worldwide. At the opening of the series, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah stressed the role of multilateral cooperation as we move towards sustainable forest-based bioeconomy.

2.10.2024 | Ministers responsible for forest affairs in Europe signed a declaration on the development of sustainable forest management and decided to set up a facility that will focus on anticipating and managing the risks to forests. The declaration was signed by 35 Member States and supported by more than 20 observer organisations. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah represented Finland at the Conference, held in Bonn, Germany on 1–2 October 2024.

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...

27.4.2023 | During the current government term, Finland has made significant contributions to climate change resilient and sustainable solutions in the land use sector by funding more than 100 projects that produce research knowledge to serve as the basis for decision-making. Topics where groundbreaking research is done include soil studies and carbon sequestration, which are highly topical in the EU contexts as well.