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  1. Owner-occupied housing - Ministry of the Environment

    Owner-occupied homes The majority of Finns live in owner-occupied homes, though in recent years renting has grown more popular. Fewer first homes are being bought and the average age of first-time home buyers has risen. However, most of the people...
    https://ym.fi/en/owner-occupied-housing
  2. Maximum amounts of home savers bonus loans to increase in April - Ministry of the Environment

    25.1.2024 | The Government has decided to raise the maximum amounts of home savers bonus (ASP) loans intended for those buying their first home. The maximum amounts will rise between EUR 15,000 and 25,000 depending on the municipality where the home is located. The aim is to make it easier for people to purchase or build their first home. The new maximum amounts will be applied from 1 April 2024.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/maximum-amounts-of-home-savers-bonus-loans-to-increase-in-april
  3. Saving Nature for People

    21.10.2020 | Saving Nature for People National action plan for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Finland 2013–2020 1 Saving Nature for People National action plan for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Finland 2013–20...
    https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/38439968/National_action_plan2013_SavingNatureforPeople-EA60AA4E_861F_414D_9EFE_E8B967313381-96885.pdf/3fd101e9-6a12-91f8-211c-a2ab1d32794b?t=1603260663505
  4. Circular Economy Green Deal - Ministry of the Environment

    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
  5. Agent’s role in nature values trading based on skills - Ministry of the Environment

    28.4.2026 | The project of the Ilmari Räsänen Foundation produces offset areas that are ready to be brought to the nature values market by means of funding from the Kone Foundation.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/agent-s-role-in-nature-values-trading-based-on-honesty-and-skills
  6. Cultural environment - Ministry of the Environment

    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
  7. Age limit relating to the bonus for home savers falls to 15 years from July 2016 - Ministry of the Environment

    20.5.2016 | Age limit relating to the bonus for home savers falls to 15 years from July 2016 Ministry of the Environment Publication date 20.5.2016 5.07 Type: Press release The President of Finland has signed a new act amending the Act on Bonus for Home Saver...
    https://ym.fi/en/-/age-limit-relating-to-the-bonus-for-home-savers-falls-to-15-years-from-july-2016
  8. EU climate policy - Ministry of the Environment

    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
  9. POSSIBLE FORMAT FOR A PRIORITISED ACTION FRAMEWORK

    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
  10. Government budget proposal for 2023 secures purchasing power, compensates price hike in electricity and strengthens conditions for sustainable growth - Ministry of the Environment

    1.9.2022 | The budget proposal for 2023 of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government builds sustainable growth for the future, secures purchasing power and assists people with the hike in electricity prices. The budget proposal responds to the effects of Russia’s war of aggression and inflation, improves safety and security, security of supply, and energy self-sufficiency, and provides further investment in research and development and in the green transition.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/10616/government-budget-proposal-for-2023-secures-purchasing-power-compensates-price-hike-in-electricity-and-strengthens-conditions-for-sustainable-growth
  11. EUR 3 million in grants available for projects that promote green transition in built environment - Ministry of the Environment

    17.10.2022 | Today, on 17 October 2022, the Ministry of the Environment has announced a call for applications by which companies, municipalities, associations, research and educational institutions and other actors may receive funding for projects that promote carbon reduction in the built environment. The amount of government grants to be applied for is EUR 3 million and the deadline for the applications is 11 November 2022.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/eur-3-million-in-grants-available-for-projects-that-promote-green-transition-in-built-environment
  12. 159f85b6-1568-6571-ded2-2e2efbed0ab9

    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
  13. Circular Economy Green Deal

    1.7.2024 | Circular Economy Green Deal How to join. The circular economy preserves natural resources and provides the means to solve climate change challenges and biodiversity loss. The extraction of natural resources has tripled over the past 50 years. Acco...
    https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/42733297/Circular+Economy+Green+Deal+(3).pdf/fa0aaab5-7b0e-50d0-827b-4651a0f71caf?t=1719807286009
  14. 8ac6f985-1f85-fab6-2a18-22acc2131d01

    4.4.2023 | NB: Unofficial translation, legally binding only in Finnish and Swedish MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT Memorandum Senior Engineer 27 February 2013 Jyrki Kauppinen MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT DECREE ON IMPROVING THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS UND...
    https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/35099218/memorandum+27022013.pdf/8ac6f985-1f85-fab6-2a18-22acc2131d01?t=1680608435481
  15. Provisional agreement on Energy Performance Directive - Ministry of the Environment

    8.12.2023 | The Council of the European Union, European Parliament and European Commission reached a provisional agreement on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The aim of the directive is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and their energy consumption.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/provisional-agreement-on-energy-performance-directive
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    https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/42733297/Getting+more+and+better+from+less.pdf/a368c66e-6a1e-1bc9-8da0-8b6dcfe1fd68?t=1657526044318
  17. Minister Ohisalo: Accelerating the green transition will also strengthen Finland’s comprehensive security - Ministry of the Environment

    21.9.2022 | Russia's war of aggression has made energy and climate policy an even more integral part of foreign and security policy. Finland should continue to take decisive climate action and accelerate the green transition in the midst of the energy crisis, said Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Maria Ohisalo at an event on climate action, energy solutions and Finland’s comprehensive security.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/minister-ohisalo-accelerating-the-green-transition-will-also-strengthen-finland-s-comprehensive-security
  18. Hiilihelppi provides tips on how to reduce the carbon footprint of living - Ministry of the Environment

    23.4.2021 | The Hiilihelppi online service launched recently provides everyday tips and methods with which anyone can reduce their carbon footprint of living and thereby positively influence climate change, natural resources and biodiversity.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/carbon-help-provides-tips-on-how-to-reduce-the-carbon-footprint-of-living
  19. Asiakirjamallipohja

    2.3.2022 | Summary: Finland’s Report on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda Emma Hannula, CEO, Finngroup Consultants 11/2021 2 (26) Contents 1. Part 1 .......................................................................................................
    https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/40549091/NUA+Report+Summary_Finland.pdf/faefaf89-75f8-6dc8-cc4b-07062d8103c6?t=1646217234321
  20. Minister of the Environment of Finland Ville Niinistö, closing speech at Commissioner for the Environment Janez Potočnik's seminar at Aalto University 11 April 2014, in Helsinki, Finland - Ministry of the Environment

    11.4.2014 | Minister of the Environment of Finland Ville Niinistö, closing speech at Commissioner for the Environment Janez Potočnik's seminar at Aalto University 11 April 2014, in Helsinki, Finland Ministry of the Environment Publication date 11.4.2014 10.58...
    https://ym.fi/en/-/minister-of-the-environment-of-finland-ville-niinisto-closing-speech-at-commissioner-for-the-environment-janez-potocnik-s-seminar-at-aalto-university-11-april-2014-in-helsinki-finland
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