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4.4.2023 | Ministry of the Environment, Finland Unofficial translation. Legally binding only in Finnish and Swedish 13/16 Ministry of the Environment Decree concerning national choices with regard to the general rules for geotechnical design, when applying s...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/35099218/decree+NC_SFS-EN+1997-1_2016.pdf/7c7a0056-97e3-ae7c-fe66-94dfcd47d8bc?t=1680609611228
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2.12.2022 | The 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity will be held in Montreal, Canada on 7–19 December 2022. “The Conference in Montreal must mark a turning point in terms of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2030, somewhat in the same way as the Paris Climate Change Conference did for preventing climate crisis,” says Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Maria Ohisalo, who leads Finland’s delegation.https://ym.fi/en/-/un-biodiversity-conference-starts-in-montreal-turning-point-needed-to-halt-nature-loss
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Kansainvälinen biodiversiteettipolitiikka Suomi on osallistunut pitkään luonnonsuojelun kansainväliseen yhteistyöhön. Suomi edistää osana EU:ta kunnianhimoisia, mitattavia ja selkeitä tavoitteita, joiden avulla luontokato pysäytetään vuoteen 203...https://ym.fi/kansainvalinen-biodiversiteettipolitiikka
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22.6.2023 | A S T U D Y O F F I N N I S H B L O C K S O F F L AT S A N D D AY C A R E C E N T R E S P L AST IC S I N B U I L DI N G S 2 3 PLASTICS IN BUILDINGS 2 3 PLASTICS IN BUILDINGS A STUDY OF FINNISH BLOCKS OF FLATS AND DAYCARE CENTRES ABSTRACT 4 1 INTRO...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/122689634/Plastics+in+buildings.+A+study+of+Finnish+blocks+of+flats+and+daycare+centres.pdf/9bf6e496-fd8f-1a84-f12a-b19fbcbc906e?t=1687434923078
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Naturmötet COP15 i Montreal Den femtonde partskonferensen för FN:s konvention om biologisk mångfald (COP15) ordnades i Montreal i Kanada den 7–12 december 2022. COP15 antog det globala Kunming-Montrealramverket för biologisk mångfald (Kunming-Mont...https://ym.fi/sv/naturmotet-cop15-i-montreal
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11.10.2021 | The Finnish Navy will launch a diving operation in the Archipelago Sea with the aim to empty the fuel tanks of shipwreck Beatris of oil. The shipwreck could become a source of oil spills in the near future. One of the aims of the programme to enhance the effectiveness of water protection, coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment, is to locate and clean up hazardous shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea. Before this, three shipwrecks that may cause risks have been cleaned up.https://ym.fi/en/-/operation-to-empty-shipwreck-beatris-of-oil
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18.4.2023 | A P L A S T I C S R O A D M A P F O R F I N L A N D R E D U C E A N D R E F U S E , R EC YC L E A N D R E P L AC E REDUCE AND REFUSE, RECYCLE AND REPLACE REDUCE AND REFUSE, RECYCLE AND REPLACE A PLASTICS ROADMAP FOR FINLAND Reduce littering and av...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/42733297/Reduce+and+refuse+recycle+and+replace.+A+Plastics+Roadmap+for+Finland.pdf/14ff8333-d6f6-cb1e-b439-d95825fd1401?t=1681805787814
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21.10.2020 | Government Resolution on the Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Finland for the years 2012–2020, ‘Saving Nature for People’ 1 Resolution The Finnish Government has today, 20th December 2012, made a resolution appr...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/38439968/fi-nbsap-v3-en_government-resolution-2012-DF4D24DF_6F32_4546_97E9_C89E85F62662-92064.pdf/fca96fd5-b784-76aa-7adc-8cbba59f9d50?t=1603260666070
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Waste legislation Finnish waste legislation covers all wastes except certain special types of waste such as radioactive wastes, which are covered by separate laws. Finnish waste legislation is largely based on EU legislation, but in some cases inc...https://ym.fi/en/waste-legislation
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18.4.2023 | A S T U D Y O F F I N N I S H B L O C K S O F F L AT S A N D D AY C A R E C E N T R E S P L AST IC S I N B U I L DI N G S 2 3 PLASTICS IN BUILDINGS 2 3 PLASTICS IN BUILDINGS A STUDY OF FINNISH BLOCKS OF FLATS AND DAYCARE CENTRES ABSTRACT 4 1 INTRO...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/42733297/Plastics+in+buildings+report.pdf/a13799e2-79f8-1d2f-d5eb-70b12fe2ec00?t=1681812389727
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28.2.2022 | According to the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published on 28 February 2022, climate change is a serious threat to human wellbeing. The impacts of climate change are unevenly distributed between regions. More than three billion people are living in extremely vulnerable conditions. Besides actions to mitigate climate change, even more effective adaptation measures are also needed.https://ym.fi/en/-/ipcc-report-climate-change-has-serious-impacts-on-people-and-nature-impacts-unevenly-distributed
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21.10.2020 | 1 Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds DRAFT FORMAT FOR A PRIO...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/38439968/A-Prioritised-Action-Framework-(PAF)-for-Natura-2000.-Finland.-Draft-version-1.-pdf-986B7D01_721C_4D21_8DB2_1318FDA2F96C-119394.pdf/faee2332-20bb-e28f-7a4c-2943ef184341?t=1603260678288
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24.3.2021 | 23.03.2021 Doc Nadeg 18-05-02 1 PRIORITISED ACTION FRAMEWORK (PAF) FOR NATURA 2000 in FINLAND including the Province of Åland pursuant to Article 8 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora ...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/0/PAF+2021-2027_fi.pdf/055f8a55-1055-b131-755f-644eb2ec95ad?t=1616585728349
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17.4.2023 | REGULATION (EU) No 305/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEA...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/40549091/com.trend.iwss.user.servlet.sendfile+(2).pdf/d4602f3f-6d2f-1901-0c6c-ede3dbe7c74c?t=1681718951876
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29.3.2021 | Globally influential Ministry of the Environment of Finland Policy on international cooperation 2021–2023 3/2021 2 POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL COOPER ATION 2021–2023 Policy vision The policy on international cooperation implements the vision ‘A bet- t...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/33891758/Kv-linjaukset_EN_final.pdf/c70ab234-fa9e-ddfd-af2f-5e38ecae3fcb?t=1617021793252
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4.4.2023 | 1 N A T I O N A L B U I L D I N G C O D E O F F I N L A N D Strength and stability of structures Aluminium structures 2018 2 Foreword The Ministry of the Environment publishes the recommendations for strength and stability re- lated to the design ...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/35099218/Aluminium+structures,+instructions,+2018.pdf/27023ecb-abc6-4a41-0a29-d0a84ce7b02a?t=1680597332298
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Internationell politik för biologisk mångfald Finland har länge deltagit i det internationella samarbetet kring naturvård. Finland vill som en del av EU arbeta för ambitiösa, mätbara och tydliga mål som ska bidra till att stoppa förlusten av biolo...https://ym.fi/sv/internationell-politik-for-biologisk-mangfald
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6.7.2026 | Kestävän kehityksen korkean tason poliittinen foorumi (High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, HLPF) järjestetään New Yorkissa 7.–15. heinäkuuta. Vuosittainen kokous arvioi vuonna 2015 sovitun YK:n kestävän kehityksen toimintaohjelma Agenda 2030:n tavoitteiden edistymistä. Suomen valtuuskuntaa johtaa ympäristö- ja ilmastoministeri Sari Multalan valtiosihteeri Mika Nykänen.https://ym.fi/-/yk-n-kestavan-kehityksen-seurantakokous-pyrkii-vauhdittamaan-agenda-2030-tavoitteiden-edistamista
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6.7.2026 | Det politiska högnivåforumet för hållbar utveckling (High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, HLPF) hålls i New York den 7–15 juli. Vid det årliga högnivåmötet utvärderas de framsteg som gjorts på vägen mot de år 2015 överenskomna målen i FN:s handlingsplan för hållbar utveckling Agenda 2030. Finlands delegation leds av miljö- och klimatminister Sari Multalas statssekreterare Mika Nykänen.https://ym.fi/sv/-/hognivaforumet-for-utvardering-och-uppfoljning-av-hallbar-utveckling-vill-paskynda-arbetet-med-att-uppna-malen-i-agenda-2030
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4.4.2023 | 1 N A T I O N A L B U I L D I N G C O D E O F F I N L A N D Strength and stability of structures Concrete structures 2 Foreword The Ministry of the Environment publishes the recommendations for strength and stability re- lated to the design of con...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/35099218/Concrete+structures,+instructions,+2016.pdf/f3ad0d3f-f101-c68f-a44c-a9efb8fc3f71?t=1680596835026
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27.5.2021 | On May 27th 2021 the Government adopted a resolution on the Helmi habitats programme that extends until 2030. The programme includes 40 actions for accelerating the restoration, management and protection of different habitats. The Helmi programme is a significant package of measures for halting biodiversity loss in Finland.https://ym.fi/en/-/the-helmi-programme-defines-concrete-goals-and-actions-for-enhancing-habitats
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21.11.2022 | With respect to agriculture, the aim at the Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt was to complete the work under the Koronivia Joint Work in Agriculture launched in 2017 and to agree on the future of climate work on agriculture under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.https://ym.fi/en/-/1410837/decision-on-climate-work-on-agriculture-at-climate-change-conference
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20.3.2023 | The scientific evidence is clear: climate change is a threat to the wellbeing of humans and nature. In the report published today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC points out that urgent action is needed to ensure a liveable future for all. There is very little time for corrective actions but solutions are available.https://ym.fi/en/-/ipcc-report-decisions-made-now-have-impacts-for-thousands-of-years-climate-change-challenges-can-be-met-with-swift-and-extensive-action
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21.6.2022 | The annual meeting of the European Goose Management International Working Group under the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA will be held in Helsinki on 21–23 June 2022. AEWA and its Individual Species Working Groups (ISWG) are important for Finland in terms of the protection and sustainable exploitation of the migratory aquatic and shore birds found in Finland.https://ym.fi/en/-/un-goose-management-working-group-meets-in-helsinki-to-discuss-population-trends-and-joint-measures
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7.2.2023 | Last year the Finns designated about 4,700 hectares of forest for permanent protection under the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland METSO. About 90 hectares were protected for 20 years. The aim of the METSO Programme is to establish 96,000 hectares of new protected areas by 2025. This year there is a record amount of funding available for environmental forestry subsidy agreements.https://ym.fi/en/-/1410837/voluntary-forest-protection-popular-among-forest-owners-record-funding-for-fixed-term-environmental-forestry-subsidy-agreements
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16.9.2020 | The Government budget session confirmed that funding for nature conservation will stay at a record high level. Next year the funding targeted to nature conservation will be EUR 100 million higher than in the beginning of the government term. The funds will be used e.g. to implement the habitats protection, restoration and management programme ‘Helmi’ and the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland (METSO).https://ym.fi/en/-/strong-focus-on-nature-conservation-in-the-2021-budget
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Bioeconomy Strategy 2022–2035 – Sustainably towards higher value added - Ministry of the Environment
1.4.2022 | Finland’s new Bioeconomy Strategy has been completed. The strategy aims to double the value added of bioeconomy in an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable manner and to make Finland climate neutral by 2035.https://ym.fi/en/-/1410877/bioeconomy-strategy-2022-2035-sustainably-towards-higher-value-added -
Minister Mikkonen to Barents Environmental Ministers’ Meeting in Luleå - Ministry of the Environment
4.2.2020 | Minister Mikkonen to Barents Environmental Ministers’ Meeting in Luleå Ministry of the Environment Publication date 4.2.2020 10.01 Type: Press release On Wednesday 5 February, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Krista Mikkonen will att...https://ym.fi/en/-/minister-mikkonen-to-barents-environmental-ministers-meeting-in-lulea -
13.12.2021 | According the OECD’s review, the development of Finland’s environmental policy has been positive in recent years. The OECD considers the carbon neutrality target and targets related to promoting biodiversity and a circular economy as highly relevant. However, the current measures will not be enough to reach the targets that have been set and, according to the OECD, this will be a challenge for Finland in the coming decade.https://ym.fi/en/-/oecd-appreciates-finland-s-ambitious-environmental-targets-more-effective-policy-measures-needed
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6.7.2018 | The UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) will convene in New York from 9 to 18 July 2018. The annual forum reviews progress in attaining the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) (2030 Agenda) that were adopted in 2015. Finland’s focus will be on sustainable development of the Arctic region.https://ym.fi/en/-/1410837/yk-n-kestavan-kehityksen-seurantakokous-alkaa-suomi-nostaa-keskusteluun-arktisen-yhteistyon
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20.10.2021 | Today, on 20 October, the ministers of the coastal states around the Baltic Sea responsible for marine protection and the European Commission adopted the updated Baltic Sea Action Plan. The Baltic Sea coastal states and EU have implemented the Action Plan since 2007. The Action Plan sets down the common objectives and agreed measures until 2030.https://ym.fi/en/-/baltic-sea-coastal-states-and-eu-agree-on-new-measures-to-protect-baltic-sea
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17.3.2020 | The Government resolution to slow the spread of coronavirus infections and to protect at-risk groups, issued on 16 March 2020, states as follows (section 2):https://ym.fi/en/-/10616/yhteiskunnan-toiminnan-kannalta-kriittisten-alojen-henkilosto
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4.4.2023 | N A T I O N A L B U I L D I N G C O D E O F F I N L A N D Strength and stability of structures Timber structures 2 Foreword The Ministry of the Environment publishes the recommendations for strength and stability re- lated to the design of timber ...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/35099218/Timber+structures,+instructions,+2016.pdf/39bd9389-8f0b-3ec0-7de2-6d45ea29c850?t=1680597108285
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4.4.2023 | 1 N A T I O N A L B U I L D I N G C O D E O F F I N L A N D Strength and stability of structures Steel structures 2 Foreword The Ministry of the Environment publishes the recommendations for strength and stability re- lated to the design of steel ...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/35099218/Steel_structures+instructions+2019.pdf/b9e33e5d-4ed1-fab8-d834-0cc4ef982d42?t=1680596921653
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13.7.2018 | The world needs a global deal on chemicals say ministers and vice-ministers from eight countries Ministry of the Environment Publication date 13.7.2018 6.35 | Published in English on 14.9.2020 at 14.58 Type: News item The sound management of chemi...https://ym.fi/en/-/the-world-needs-a-global-deal-on-chemicals-say-ministers-and-vice-ministers-from-eight-countries
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Under klimatkonferensen COP29 anslöt sig Finland till flera nya initiativ och påskyndade viktiga tidigare lanserade initiativ för att främja rena lösningar.https://ym.fi/sv/-/finland-anslot-sig-till-flera-initiativ-och-deklarationer-vid-cop29-for-att-paskynda-klimatarbetet
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16.3.2026 | The Ministry of the Environment will update its strategy as part of the preparations for future challenges and government terms. The online discussion that has now been opened ‘Where is the Ministry of the Environment headed?’ gathers views on what the role and targets of the ministry should be to address the changes in society, and what we should achieve by 2035.https://ym.fi/en/-/participate-and-influence-the-process-voxit-discussion-on-ministry-s-new-strategy-is-now-open
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17.6.2020 | Annual Climate Change Report 2020: Emission reduction targets for the following years likely to be reached, carbon-neutral Finland by 2035 requires further action Ministry of the Environment Publication date 17.6.2020 7.51 Type: Press release The ...https://ym.fi/en/-/annual-climate-change-report-2020-emission-reduction-targets-for-the-following-years-likely-to-be-reached-carbon-neutral-finland-by-2035-requires-further-action
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19.12.2017 | Renovated wastewater treatment plant in Petrozavodsk reduces eutrophication of Lake Onega Ministry of the Environment Publication date 19.12.2017 4.55 Type: Press release Press release of the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry for Foreign Af...https://ym.fi/en/-/renovated-wastewater-treatment-plant-in-petrozavodsk-reduces-eutrophication-of-lake-onega
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12.9.2022 | The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and accelerating climate change have led to a situation in Finland and globally where the future seems rather uncertain. In the midst of uncertainty, decision-making is difficult. Finland will hold parliamentary elections in spring 2023, and the new Government Programme will outline policies for the next few years.https://ym.fi/en/-/10616/how-do-we-guide-finland-forward-in-the-midst-of-global-uncertainty-ministries-futures-review-provides-tools-for-decision-makers