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Assessment of transboundary environmental impacts The purpose of the environmental impact assessment procedure EIA is to reduce or prevent adverse environmental impacts of a project that are likely to be significant. The strategic environmental as...https://ym.fi/en/environmental-impact-assessment
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Contaminated areas Soil, groundwater and sediment Soil contamination refers to reduced soil quality due to harmful substances resulting from human activity. This may endanger or harm human health or the environment, impair the amenities of the are...https://ym.fi/en/contaminated-areas
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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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Chemicals The Ministry of the Environment aims to generate knowledge of the risks posed by hazardous substances and to prevent such risks from causing any significant environmental or health hazards. The environmental hazards associated with chemi...https://ym.fi/en/chemicals
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The National Building Code of Finland The Land Use and Building Act (132/1999) specifies the general conditions concerning building, substantive technical requirements, building permit procedure and building supervision by the authorities. The sub...https://ym.fi/en/the-national-building-code-of-finland
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Homelessness reduced with long-term cooperation Finland is the only country in the European Union where the number of homeless people has declined in recent years. Systematic and goal-oriented efforts have been made for over 15 years to eradicate ...https://ym.fi/en/-/homelessness
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Homelessness reduced with long-term cooperation Finland is the only country in the European Union where the number of homeless people has declined in recent years. Systematic and goal-oriented efforts have been made for over 15 years to eradicate ...https://ym.fi/en/homelessness
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Generation of nature values The generation of nature values has seven stages, three of which are related to drawing up the offset plan and the last one to their utilisation. A landowner can generate nature values in two ways, either by implementin...https://ym.fi/en/generation-of-natural-values
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Environmental offences Environmental offences are often crimes without an injured party, where the violated object of legal protection is the environment that belongs to all of us. Most often, the motive for an environmental offence is financial o...https://ym.fi/en/environmental-offences
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EU Soil Strategy and regulation of soil health Healthy soil is vital as it produces 95% of the food we eat, maintains more than 25% of our planet’s biodiversity and serves as the largest soil carbon sink. However, soil is a limited resource, and m...https://ym.fi/en/soil-protection
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Protection of groundwater The aim of groundwater protection is to maintain a good qualitative and quantitative status of groundwater. Finland’s groundwater bodies are highly susceptible to the impacts of human activities, which is why it is import...https://ym.fi/en/protection-of-groundwater
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Climate legislation Finland's national legislation concerning climate policy has evolved gradually, reflecting the obligations imposed by international conventions and EU legislation. Finnish Climate Act The new Climate Act (423/2022) entered into...https://ym.fi/en/climate-change-legislation
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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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Voluntary nature value markets Nature value markets create an economic incentive for nature protection and restoration. This is based on the idea that the ecosystem services produced by nature – clean air, water resources and biodiversity – have a...https://ym.fi/en/voluntary-nature-value-markets
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What is the green transition? The green transition towards an ecologically sustainable economy is an absolute necessity. A sustainable economy leans on low-carbon solutions that promote biodiversity and on the sustainable use of natural resources....https://ym.fi/en/what-is-the-green-transition
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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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15.4.2021 | Instructions have now been created for the construction industry for assessing the risk of COVID-19 infections. According to the instructions, the main contractor of the construction site is responsible for having a general risk assessment made. Everyone working at the construction site must comply with the assessment-based measures. In addition, other employers involved in the construction site assess the risks of their operations.https://ym.fi/en/-/1271139/new-covid-19-risk-assessment-instructions-for-construction-sites-
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28.8.2025 | The citizens’ panel on improving the state of nature has issued a declaration to support the preparation of Finland’s national nature restoration plan. In its declaration, the panel stresses that biodiversity loss should be one of the most important criteria in decision-making.https://ym.fi/en/-/citizens-panel-declaration-the-most-important-thing-is-to-prevent-the-state-of-nature-from-further-deteriorating
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19.5.2025 | Decree of the Ministry of the Environment on Foundation Structures (465/2014) Issued in Helsinki on this 17 day of June 2014 ——— By decision of the Ministry of the Environment, the following is enacted under section 117a and section 117c of the La...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/0/en20140465.pdf/ac052120-faa5-da42-93b0-917a889581bb?t=1747650980645
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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