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Teema New ways to finance the restoration of bird habitats sought The SOTKA project examines the opportunities to use new funding models for the restoration of game habitats and, in particular, targeting private funds to nature and wildlife manage...

15.4.2024 | 1 20 December 2023 Standard terms and conditions for research, development and innovation activities (RDI) financed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 1. General 1.1 Name of the standard terms and conditions Standard terms and conditions ...

Funding for R&D projects The Ministry’s research and development appropriation is used, in particular, to fund research, development and study projects that support planning, foresight, monitoring and impact assessment activities concerning policy...

Forest Governance The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry directs and develops forest policy and legislation in Finland and participates in EU decision-making through the Government. Metsähallitus (State Forests), the Natural Resources Institute ...

Fruit and vegetable producer organisations The objective of the producer organisation system is to improve the position of fruit and vegetable producers in the market. Producer organisations are marketing associations formed by producers. They hel...

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...

Forest legislation in Finland An extensive package of new forest acts and related decrees has entered into force in the beginning of 2014, as an outcome of the most comprehensive reform process for decades. The package comprises amendments to the ...

Side events of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry at the COP27 Climate Change Conference During the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm EL-Sheikh, Egypt, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland will organise three side event...

Lomakkeet ja ohjeet Tutkimus- ja kehittämistoiminnan yleiset ehdot ja ohjeet Nämä ehdot koskevat vuoden 2024 aikana tai sen jälkeen Makerasta ja MMM:n Tutkimus- ja kehittäminen momentilta rahoitusta hakeneita TKI-hankkeita. Maa- ja metsätalousmini...

SOTKA Project SOTKA project to reverse the trend in declining gamebird populations The purpose of the SOTKA (‘AYTHYA’) project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is to build wetlands and a network of resting areas , restore mires and catc...

Communication projects on carbon storage of wood products In 2021–2022, a total of five Catch the Carbon projects related to communications were carried out. This page describes the implementation of four of them. Increasing the use of wood and un...

On 12.10.21, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry appointed the working group of the school meal Development Programme; School meal 2.0. Tasks of the working group: • prepare a development programme for school meals • promoting the practical implementation of the development proposals included in the programme • promote cooperation related to school meals

Sustainable forest management economic package for peatlands (TUKEME) Projects of the National Forest Strategy Projects of the Catch the Carbon -programme Participants Natural Resources Institute Finland Description Kesto: 2020-2022 This research ...

11.2.2022 | The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry funds five new research and innovation projects from the Catch the Carbon package of climate measures for the land use sector that is based on the Government Programme. These multidisciplinary projects will study and develop the comprehensive resilience of agriculture, forestry and other types of land use. After these funding decisions, the total number of Catch the Carbon project rises to 80, of which 15 are research and innovation projects.

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. ...

fi sv en Food policy Food policy creates the preconditions for the competitiveness and diversity of primary production, food safety, security of supply, and the operation of the food industry in Finland. It also helps to promote welfare in society...

Seed production, plant breeding and wild oats The objective of the Finnish Seed Act is to maintain and promote high-quality seed and plant production in Finland. Good quality, healthy seeds are vital inputs in productive plant production. All seed...

fi sv en Food In international comparison, the standard of food safety in products produced and consumed in Finland is very high. Food safety is created as an outcome of actions taken all through the food chain. Products produced in Finland do not...

fi sv en Competitiveness of agriculture Ensuring and improving the competitiveness of agriculture is a high priority. Profitable and competitive agriculture is the cornerstone of Finnish food production as a whole. The competitiveness of agricultu...

13.11.2025 | The Conference on Energy Transition in Capture Fisheries discussed the opportunities offered by new energy sources and electricity and ways to reduce the use of energy. The conference gave wide support to the declaration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on boosting energy transition in the fisheries sector.