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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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Water Water is an indispensable natural resource. Finland has high-quality water in abundance. Legislation » Key legislation Water services and groundwater » People and businesses need clean water in all conditions. Floods and drought » Floods and...https://mmm.fi/en/water
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Dams and regulation of waters There are approximately 430 major dams in Finland. Of these, some 310 are in watercourses and the rest are waste and tailings dams. The owner of a dam is responsible for its maintenance and safe operation. The Centres...https://mmm.fi/en/water/dams-and-regulation-of-waters
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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...https://mmm.fi/en/china-europe-water-platform
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Key water legislation The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry prepares legislation relating to the water economy in cooperation with the other ministries. The responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry include the preparation an...https://mmm.fi/en/water/legislation
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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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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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Blue bioeconomy The global need for clean water and its significance for the world keep growing. Population growth, climate change, growing need for food and energy, and urbanisation and changing lifestyles force us to seek new solutions. Finland’...https://mmm.fi/en/bioeconomy/blue-bioeconomy
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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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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 ...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/forest-governance
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Fisheries Strategies and programmes » There are different strategies and programmes to secure the conditions for recreational fishing, commercial fisheries and the management of fishing waters. Key legislation » The key objective of the Finnish Fi...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries
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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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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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Bioeconomy and circular economy In the bioeconomy, renewable resources are used to produce nutrition, energy, products and services. The main goal of the bioeconomy and circular economy is to conserve natural resources and utilise materials effici...https://mmm.fi/en/bioeconomy
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry sets out vision to make Finland leader in bioeconomy The aim of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is that Finland will be the leader in a sustainable bioeconomy in 2035. The Ministry is working towards t...https://mmm.fi/en/task-and-objectives
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Hunting in state-owned areas Metsähallitus manages state-owned land and water areas. Hunting is one of the recreational services that Metsähallitus provides in state-owned areas. For more information on Metsähallitus’ activities, please visit the ...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-and-game-management/hunting-in-state-owned-areas
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fi sv en Support for rural projects Rural development projects are implemented as part of the CAP Strategic Plan 2023–2027. The development projects funded aim to improve the rural environment from the perspective of both residents and entrepreneu...https://mmm.fi/en/rural-areas/rural-development-projects
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Teema Restoration of whole catchments helps willow grouse, lake birds and brown trout The RIEKKO (‘WILLOW GROUSE’) project continues the management measures concerning game habitats by Metsähallitus where mires have been restored and made more ope...https://mmm.fi/en/sotka-project/riekko
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Key project of the Sipilä's Government 2015 - 2019 Government key projects Prime Minister Juha Sipilä’s Government’s objectives were to bring the Finnish economy onto a path of sustainable growth and higher employment and to safeguard sufficient f...https://mmm.fi/en/keyprojects
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fi sv en Farm investments The structure of agriculture is changing and new requirements are being set for the production. This means that farms must invest in new, modern production buildings or renovate the old ones to meet today’s requirements. ...https://mmm.fi/en/rural-areas/competitiveness-of-agriculture/farm-investments