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2.7.2026 | The draft National Restoration Plan has been circulated for views. The plan specifies how Finland aims to implement the EU Nature Restoration Regulation and improve the state of nature in the years to come. The draft should be ready to be submitted to the European Commission in the autumn. The Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry request for views on the draft plan by 27 August 2026 at the latest.https://ym.fi/en/-/draft-national-restoration-plan-circulated-for-views-aim-to-improve-state-of-nature
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14.12.2023 | 25.4.2022 Low-carbon Built Environment Programme More information about the DNSH requirement Every project provided with RRF funding must fulfill the “Do No Significant Harm (DNSH)” requirements. The EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) req...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/194960249/DNSH_EN.pdf/66b6201d-1221-e641-cb64-f55769a75048?t=1702554082710
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6.10.2025 | Biodiversity is declining in Europe. Emissions have been reduced, but the pace is not fast enough. The recent report of the European Environment Agency EEA explores the state of the environment in Europe, including Finland’s challenges and success stories. The report stresses that, in the end, all human activities depend on nature.https://ym.fi/en/-/state-of-nature-is-still-poor-in-europe-competitiveness-and-security-would-also-benefit-from-environmental-and-climate-actions
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18.12.2024 | Voluntary Ecological Offsetting – Guidance document Ministry of the Environment Leila Suvantola, Suvi Borgström, Saku Härkönen and Olli Ojala 12/2024 2 2 Content 1. Introduction.........................................................................https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/0/Guidance+document+for+voluntary+ecological+offsetting+in+FInland.pdf/1175fa1b-7f5f-7b8d-a1d5-680cf7e4e843?t=1734504565921
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25.8.2025 | Finnish Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala has signed a Ministry of the Environment decision to establish a national landscape management area in Saija, Salla. The purpose of the landscape management area is to preserve and manage the natural and cultural landscape, its beauty, historical characteristics and associated values.https://ym.fi/en/-/salla-s-saija-designated-finland-s-eighth-national-landscape-management-area
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18.3.2016 | Minister of Agriculture and the Environment Kimmo Tiilikainen visits China on 20 – 25 March 2016. Minister Tiilikainen is accompanied by a business delegation of 60 persons, mainly representing the forest, food and cleantech sectors. The main purpose of the visit is to promote the Finnish-Chinese trade relations. On the agenda there is also a visit to the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.https://ym.fi/en/-/1410837/maatalous-ja-ymparistoministeri-tiilikainen-vienninedistamismatkalle-kiinaan
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14.4.2025 | 14.4.2025 QUALITY CONTROL CERTIFYING BODIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT ON THE TYPE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CON- STRUCTION PRODUCTS Quality control certifying bodies Product group AVCP procedure Validity Control Union Finland Oy Wooden wall, floor, int...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/0/Laadunvalvonnan%20varmentajat%20taulukko%20englanniksi%2014042025doc.pdf/799157a5-7bd9-61b5-ef9e-f542a48925c4?t=1744622911231
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14.4.2025 | 1 14.4.2025 TYPE APPROVAL BODIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT ON THE TYPE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS Type approval bodies Product group Validity Kiwa Sertifiointi Oy Ministry of the Environment Decree on the Type Approval of Weldable ...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/0/Tyyppihyv%C3%A4ksynt%C3%A4laitokset%20taulukko%20englanniksi%2014042025.pdf/59b59542-724f-d6fa-d437-e04a5dd1345c?t=1744622817868
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20.10.2025 | The EU environment ministers will meet in Luxembourg on Tuesday 21 October. The ministers are expected to adopt Council conclusions on the preparations for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) and on the Water Resilience Strategy. The ministers will also discuss the European Ocean Pact proposed by the European Commission. Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will represent Finland at the meeting.https://ym.fi/en/-/eu-environment-and-climate-ministers-meet-in-brussels-eu-positions-for-un-climate-change-conference-cop30-on-agenda
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30.10.2025 | A working group of the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Defence has been appointed to explore how nature restoration and other ways to make use of natural barriers can support national defence and border security especially in eastern Finland.https://ym.fi/en/-/working-group-to-explore-ways-to-coordinate-nature-restoration-and-national-defence
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16.1.2026 | Finland’s National Update Report on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in 2021-2025 Compiled by Emma Lappalainen, CEO, Finngroup Consultants 10/2025 2 (73) Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/58486706/Finlands%20National%20Report%20on%20Impl.%20of%20NUA%202021-2025.pdf/159f85b6-1568-6571-ded2-2e2efbed0ab9?t=1768555202762
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4.3.2026 | Finland’s new national report to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity shows that the work to halt biodiversity loss is heading in the right direction. Progress has been made in almost all sectors, but measures need to be upscaled in the protection, restoration and management of nature. Besides this, actions that cause biodiversity loss must be avoided or mitigated. Awareness of the importa...https://ym.fi/en/-/finland-s-national-report-on-biodiversity-we-are-heading-in-right-direction-but-faster-action-is-needed-to-reach-biodiversity-targets
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2.2.2026 | The 12th Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPBES will begin in Manchester on 3 February. The session is to approve the Business & Biodiversity Report.https://ym.fi/en/-/next-assessment-report-of-intergovernmental-science-policy-platform-on-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-ipbes-explores-linkages-between-biodiversity-and-business
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18.2.2026 | Results of Helmi Habitats Programme 2025 The results do not include measures of the projects carried out by municipalities and associations (Kunta-Helmi and Järjestö-Helmi) (GR = Government Resolution on the Helmi Habitats Programme 2021–2030) GR ...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/33891761/Helmi-resultus-2025.pdf/6ebd5cf9-9298-6837-4079-7cf345bb0d8d?t=1771406972396
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4.3.2026 | Online Reporting Tool (ORT) Section I Brief overview of the process of preparation of the report General Government Finland National authorities responsible for the preparation and submission of the report Contact person Contact details Briefly de...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/33891761/scbd-ort-Finland-Seventh-National-Report.pdf/a3550563-4020-e02b-7f92-e6ec9d62de0b?t=1772625453871
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Nature credits market The Finnish nature credits market is founded on a voluntary ecological compensation model based on the Nature Conservation Act and nature credits verified by the authorities. At the core of nature credits market is the idea t...https://ym.fi/en/voluntary-nature-value-markets
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17.12.2025 | The Government’s legislative reforms and the one-stop service at the Finnish Supervisory Agency, which will begin operating on 1 January 2026, will promote economic growth that is based on the cleanest solutions and will strengthen our comprehensive security. “The Government’s historic reforms concerning the permit procedures enter into force at the right moment. In different parts of Finland th...https://ym.fi/en/-/significant-legislative-reforms-to-boost-green-transition-and-investments
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12.6.2018 | The demand for solutions that recycle and save water is growing dramatically and food production is increasing in water areas. When the public and private sectors engage in goal-oriented collaboration, Finland can offer competitive solutions to the world's challenges. The priority areas of research and expertise supporting sustainable business activities in the blue bioeconomy have been defined in wide-ranging cooperation.https://ym.fi/en/-/1410837/sininen-biotalo-1
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1.4.2026 | The nature values market supports the work to promote nature management in forests and offers an alternative way to seek funding that used to be mainly based on central government sources. In North Karelia, nature values trading is piloted in a few mire restoration sites.https://ym.fi/en/-/nature-values-trading-in-north-karelia-to-restore-biodiversity-of-mires
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2.3.2026 | The Ministry of the Environment will begin a law drafting process to expand the Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park to marine areas around the islands and rocky islets. The surface area of the marine areas concerned would be more than 60,000 hectares.https://ym.fi/en/-/ministry-of-environment-launches-project-to-expand-eastern-gulf-of-finland-national-park-to-marine-areas