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Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland (METSO) METSO, or the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland, combines forest biodiversity conservation and maintenance with commercial use. The programme is aimed at halting the decli...https://ym.fi/en/forest-biodiversity-programme-for-southern-finland-metso
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6.3.2026 | In 2025, about 6,600 hectares of forest habitats were protected under the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland METSO. Last year Finnish forest owners protected permanently about 3,200 hectares of forest and concluded ten-year environmental forestry subsidy agreements concerning about 3,400 hectares. The area covered by nature management works was about 180 hectares.https://ym.fi/en/-/metso-programme-exceeded-targets-for-permanent-protection-good-progress-in-environmental-subsidies-and-nature-management-in-2025
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12.11.2025 | The Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland METSO has established its position as part of nature conservation in Finland. The programme has developed a high-quality network of protected areas that already covers almost 100,000 hectares. The closing seminar of the programme period 2008–2025 presented some of the success stories of the widely appreciated METSO Programme.https://ym.fi/en/-/success-of-metso-programme-boosts-transition-to-next-programme-period
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METSO – handlingsprogrammet för den biologiska mångfalden i skogarna i södra Finland Inom METSO, handlingsprogrammet för den biologiska mångfalden i skogarna i södra Finland, förenar man skyddet och vården av skogarnas mångfald med ekonomiskt sko...https://ym.fi/sv/metso-handlingsprogrammet-for-den-biologiska-mangfalden-i-skogarna-i-sodra-finland
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16.4.2026 | Statsrådet har fattat ett principbeslut om en fortsättningsperiod för åtgärdsprogrammet för den biologiska mångfalden i skogarna (METSO) 2026–2040. Programmets mål är att förbättra tillståndet för skogsnaturtyper och skogsarter. Programmet bygger på markägarnas frivilliga skydds- och naturvårdsåtgärder.https://ym.fi/sv/-/programmet-for-den-biologiska-mangfalden-i-skogarna-metso-forlangs-till-2040
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5.2.2025 | The Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland METSO (2008–2025) has had a positive impact on forest biodiversity. This is the conclusion of the independent final evaluation of the programme. A working group of the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is preparing the next period of the programme that will start in 2026.https://ym.fi/en/-/final-evaluation-metso-programme-had-positive-impact-on-forest-biodiversity-next-programme-period-being-prepared
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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://ym.fi/en/-/five-years-of-helmi-habitats-programme-rehabilitation-of-small-water-bodies-and-forest-nature-management-as-bright-spots-in-2025
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10.3.2025 | In 2024, about 3,200 hectares of forest habitats were protected under the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland METSO. Last year Finnish forest owners protected about 2,900 hectares of forest on a permanent basis and concluded ten-year environmental aid contracts that covered about 260 hectares. About 20 hectares of forest was protected for 20 years and nature managements works were carried out on about 200 hectares.https://ym.fi/en/-/voluntary-forest-protection-under-metso-programme-reached-its-target-ahead-of-time-next-period-starting-in-2026-prepared
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8.2.2024 | Last year, almost 10,000 hectares of forest habitats were protected under the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland METSO. The ten-year environmental aid agreements concluded by Finnish forest owners covered more than 5,100 hectares of forest and about 4,300 hectares were protected permanently. Besides these, about 90 hectares were protected for 20 years and nature management work was carried out in an area of about 160 hectares.https://ym.fi/en/-/voluntary-forest-protection-popular-among-forest-owners-record-numbers-of-environmental-aid-agreements-and-nature-management-measures-under-metso-programme
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6.3.2026 | Handlingsplanen för den biologiska mångfalden i skogarna i Södra Finland (METSO-programmet) bidrog år 2025 till att skydda sammanlagt cirka 6 600 hektar skogliga livsmiljöer. I fjol skyddade finländska skogsägare permanent cirka 3 200 hektar och ingick tioåriga miljöstödsavtal för en areal på cirka 3 400 hektar. Dessutom genomfördes naturvårdsarbeten på cirka 180 hektar.https://ym.fi/sv/-/metso-programmets-mal-for-permanent-skydd-overtraffades-miljostoden-och-naturvarden-tog-fart-2025
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Nature conservation on private lands There are almost 7,800 nature conservation areas on private lands. A private landowner can sell a site included in a national nature conservation programme or Natura 2000 network to the State at current price o...https://ym.fi/en/nature-conservation-on-private-lands
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All news and press releases RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) European Countries Support the Santa Marta First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Type: Press release Publication date: 30.4.2026 14.50 Agent’s role in nature ...https://ym.fi/en/news-and-press-releases
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EU Biodiversity Strategy The aim of the EU Biodiversity Strategy is to halt the loss of biodiversity and reserve the negative trend in biodiversity by 2030. The Member States are committed to 17 key targets to achieve this ambition. Three of the t...https://ym.fi/en/eu-biodiversity-strategy
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12.11.2025 | Programmet för frivilligt skogsskydd och naturvård, METSO, har etablerat sin ställning inom det finländska naturskyddet. Programmet har utvecklat ett högklassigt nätverk av naturskyddsområden på nästan 100 000 hektar. Vid slutseminariet för METSO-programperioden 2008–2025 uppmärksammades framgångarna hos det uppskattade programmet.https://ym.fi/sv/-/metso-ohjelman-onnistumiset-siivittavat-tyota-seuraavalle-ohjelmakaudelle-1
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EU Nature Restoration Regulation The aim of the Nature Restoration Regulation is to improve a broad range of ecosystems in different kinds of environments, both in protected areas and outside these. To reach the targets set in the Nature Restorati...https://ym.fi/en/eu-nature-restoration-regulation
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Services for media The ministry's communications is responsible for the external and internal communications of the Ministry of the Environment in cooperation with the ministry’s departments and units. Contact information Director of Communication...https://ym.fi/en/services-for-media
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9.9.2025 | Avsikten är att den nya programperioden (2026–2030) för handlingsplanen för den biologiska mångfalden i skogarna, det så kallade METSO-programmet, ska börja vid ingången av nästa år. Förslaget till ett nytt METSO-program är på remiss från den 9 september till den 13 oktober 2025.https://ym.fi/sv/-/forslaget-till-ett-nytt-metso-program-pa-remiss
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24.6.2025 | Programperioden för handlingsplanen för den biologiska mångfalden i skogarna i Södra Finland, METSO, löper ut vid utgången av 2025. En uppföljningsgrupp bestående av olika intressentgrupper har tagit fram en beredningspromemoria där gruppens syn på METSO-programmets mål och åtgärder för den nya programperioden 2026–2040 fastställs.https://ym.fi/sv/-/uppfoljningsgruppen-for-metso-programmet-har-fardigstallt-sin-syn-pa-den-fortsatta-programperioden
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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