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Municipal Climate Solutions Programme accelerated climate work in municipalities and regions More than 60% of Finns live in municipalities that aim for carbon neutrality or an emission reduction of at least 80% by 2030, five years before Finland’s...https://ym.fi/en/municipal-climate-solutions-programme
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Municipal projects The Municipal Climate Change Solutions Programme has funded 98 municipal and regions climate projects (as of the end of 2023). The project themes are designed by the municipalities and regions themselves to meet their needs. The...https://ym.fi/en/municipal-projects
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Municipal climate change solutions programme (2018–2023) Municipalities and local governments have a key role as Finland aims to be carbon neutral by 2035. They serve as the platforms, facilitators, boosters and catalysts for local and regional cl...https://ym.fi/en/municipal-climate-change-solutions-programme-2018-2023
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In 2025, the city of Vantaa implemented its first ecological compensation as part of the zoning project concerning the Finnish Immigration Service’s detention unit in Itä-Hakkila.https://ym.fi/en/-/vantaa-believes-in-nature-positive-land-use
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27.4.2026 | By its decision, the Ministry of the Environment has extended the approval of the qualifications of building designers and site managers approved by all construction supervision authorities of municipalities between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2024 as qualifications under the Construction Act until 1 January 2030.https://ym.fi/en/-/qualifications-of-building-designers-and-site-managers-approved-by-construction-supervision-in-2020-2024-extended-until-2030
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National climate tools and models Part of the funding of the Municipal Climate Change Solutions Programme has been used for procurements at national level that enable climate work in all municipalities and regions, for example by developing common...https://ym.fi/en/national-climate-tools-and-models
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20.10.2022 | The Government approved the proposal for amending the Climate Act on 20 October. The Climate Act was supplemented by an obligation concerning the municipalities. In future, the Act obliges them to draw up climate plans, either alone or together with other municipalities in the region. Provisions to clarify the procedure to be applied in requests for review were also included in the Act.https://ym.fi/en/-/government-proposal-municipalities-obliged-to-draw-up-climate-plans-in-future
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Regional cooperation projects The Municipal Climate Change Solutions Programme has funded 22 climate cooperation projects between regions and municipalities (as of the end of 2023). The projects have been carried out by municipalities and regional...https://ym.fi/en/regional-cooperation-projects
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Land use planning Land use planning creates the preconditions for a sound and vital residential and living environment. Well-considered land planning solutions and a functional, seamless urban structure and traffic arrangements generate well-being...https://ym.fi/en/land-use-planning
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Questions and answers concerning the built environment information system The information system for the built environment (RYTJ) is a shared information resource that consists of a planning-related information resource and a construction informat...https://ym.fi/en/project-ryhti/questions-and-answers-concerning-the-ryhti-project
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Land use, housing and transport agreements Land use (M), housing (A) and transport (L) agreements i.e. the MAL-agreements are concluded between the State of Finland and the seven largest urban regions: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Ku...https://ym.fi/en/agreements-on-land-use-housing-and-transport
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Wood in public construction Municipalities play an important role in mitigating climate change. Many municipalities have recognised the use of wood in construction as a means to reduce municipal carbon dioxide emissions and make progress towards t...https://ym.fi/en/wood-in-public-construction
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Grants for promoting green transition investment projects The grant programme to promote investment projects related to the green transition has supported municipalities and regional councils in advancing the green transition, significantly increa...https://ym.fi/en/grants-for-promoting-green-transition-investment-projects
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Natural monuments are protected natural formations Trees, groups of trees, glacial erratics and other natural formations may be protected as natural monuments. Such features may be protected due to their beauty, rarity, scenic relevance or scienti...https://ym.fi/en/natural-monuments
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Project Ryhti - Built environment information system The built environment constantly produces valuable information that can be used to influence the functionality, healthiness and energy efficiency of the environment we live in, and climate chang...https://ym.fi/en/project-ryhti
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Cultural environments Human activities leave traces in the environment. This is how cultural environments are created and formed. They tell about human activities and interaction with the environment at different times. Cultural environments compr...https://ym.fi/en/cultural-environment
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Preventing environmental damage Environmental damage Environmental damage means a sudden incident where an environmentally harmful substance is or could be released to the environment in such a way that it causes danger or harm to the environment ...https://ym.fi/en/preventing-environmental-damage
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Circular Economy Green Deal The Circular Economy Green Deal is a voluntary commitment in which the participating organisations commit to reducing their use of natural resources and setting effective goals, and to taking actions that promote a low-...https://ym.fi/en/circular-economy-green-deal
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Right-of-occupancy housing Right-of-occupancy housing is an alternative for renting and owning a home. To have access to right-of-occupancy housing, a contract for this must be concluded and a certain part of the purchase price of the dwelling mus...https://ym.fi/en/right-of-occupancy-housing
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Biodiversity and nature protection Biodiversity must be protected and maintained in order to safeguard the conditions which support life on the planet. Protection is necessary because many organisms and habitats have become endangered due to harmf...https://ym.fi/en/biodiversity-and-nature-protection