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23.4.2026 | The evaluation of Finland’s National World Heritage Strategy (2015–2025) finds that implementation has been broad‑based and substantive. The strategy has reinforced Finland’s standing as a responsible steward of world heritage and deepened cooperation between world heritage sites. The findings and the role of the strategy were discussed at the World Heritage Forum in Vaasa.https://ym.fi/en/-/1410845/evaluation-of-national-world-heritage-strategy-successful-implementation-impact-needs-to-grow
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Climate Human action warms up the climate, with severe consequences. The target set in the UN climate change negotiations is to keep the rise in global average temperature below two degrees, and even to limit it to below 1.5 degrees. Strong and fa...https://ym.fi/en/climate
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EU climate policy The climate policy of the European Union guides the policy measures to mitigate climate change, both in the EU as a whole and in individual Member States. The EU climate policy is based on the United Nations Framework Convention ...https://ym.fi/en/eu-climate-policy
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Medium-Term Climate Plan The Medium-Term Climate Plan is based on the Climate Act. The plan is drawn up once during each electoral term. It includes an action programme to reduce emissions in the non-emissions trading sectors, i.e. the effort shar...https://ym.fi/en/medium-term-climate-change-policy-plan
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Finland’s national climate policy The key pillar of Finland’s climate policy is the national Climate Act, which lays down emission reduction targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050. The emission reduction targets are -60% by 2030, -80% by 2040 and -90 % b...https://ym.fi/en/finland-s-national-climate-change-policy
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A better environment for future generations The revised strategy of the Ministry of the Environment stretches to 2035. In future, the Ministry of the Environment will focus even more strongly on three themes: comprehensive solutions to the ecologi...https://ym.fi/en/strategy-and-goals
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16.3.2026 | The EU Environment Council will meet in Brussels on Tuesday 17 March. Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will represent Finland at the meeting. Minister Multala stresses that now it is highly important to defend a consistent climate policy and, in particular, the emissions trading system.https://ym.fi/en/-/finland-stresses-predictable-climate-policy-at-meeting-of-eu-environment-and-climate-ministers-bioeconomy-strategy-and-emission-standards-of-automotive-industry-also-on-agenda
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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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Policy on international cooperation support the strategy of the Ministry of the Environment The policy on international cooperation of the Ministry of the Environment strengthens the international dimension of the strategic priorities and the inte...https://ym.fi/en/policy-on-international-cooperation
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During the Climate Conference COP29 Finland joined a number of new initiatives and boosted important initiatives launched earlier to promote clean solutions.https://ym.fi/en/-/finland-joined-several-initiatives-and-declarations-at-cop29-to-boost-climate-work
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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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15.12.2025 | The EU environment ministers will meet in Brussels on Tuesday 16 December. The ministers will exchange views on the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy published by the Commission on 27 November. The agenda also includes conclusions on the EU’s 8th environment action programme. Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will represent Finland at the meeting.https://ym.fi/en/-/environment-ministers-to-discuss-eu-bioeconomy-strategy
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22.11.2025 | The Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil ended on Saturday evening Finnish time, after having continued almost 24 hours longer than planned. The political commitment achieved was modest relative to the objectives of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. However, in the negotiations during the last night the EU managed to include points in the resolutions that will ensure that the work...https://ym.fi/en/-/only-small-steps-forward-in-climate-change-mitigation-at-climate-change-conference-in-belem
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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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4.12.2025 | Finland is on the path to achieving the emission reduction targets for the effort-sharing sector for the period 2021–2030, set jointly in the EU. On 4 December 2025, the Government gave a Report to Parliament on the Medium-Term Climate Plan that sets out the measures to boost emission reductions.https://ym.fi/en/-/further-boost-to-emission-reductions-government-approved-medium-term-climate-plan
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27.6.2025 | The clean energy transition is progressing at a good pace, thanks in part to the emissions trading system. However, reaching Finland’s climate targets will require more action in the effort sharing sector, and especially in the land use sector where emissions increased compared to the previous year.https://ym.fi/en/-/annual-climate-report-2025-emissions-from-finland-s-energy-production-fell-sharply-but-more-action-is-needed-to-meet-climate-targets
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20.4.2026 | The Government has submitted a Europe communication to Parliament concerning the European Affordable Housing Plan published by the European Commission on 16 December 2025. The Europe communication describes the main content of the plan and presents Finland’s opinion regarding it. Finland recognises the importance of a well-functioning housing market but points out that challenges related to housing vary a great deal between Member States.https://ym.fi/en/-/government-points-out-that-housing-policy-falls-within-national-competence
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4.3.2025 | At the citizens’ assembly organised in February, the participants formulated knowledge-based and deliberated views on actions that guide energy policy and the energy consumption of households.https://ym.fi/en/-/outcomes-of-citizens-assembly-feed-into-topical-climate-plans
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21.3.2022 | The Climate Policy Roundtable will hold its 14th meeting on Tuesday 22 March 2022. It will discuss the climate plan for the land use sector, which is due to be circulated for comments in the next few weeks. The Roundtable will consider whether the proposed set of measures is balanced and effective and how fairness should be taken into account in the plan. The Roundtable is chaired by Prime Minister Sanna Marin.https://ym.fi/en/-/climate-policy-roundtable-meets-to-discuss-climate-plan-for-land-use-sector
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News Press Releases Joint press release by the EU member states participating in the meeting European Countries Support the Santa Marta First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels 30.4.2026 14.50 The European countries participating i...https://ym.fi/en/news