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Restoring aquatic bird habitats and wetlands The restoration of wetlands and aquatic bird habitats is essential for the protection of many of our endangered coastal and aquatic birds. Half of the bird species living in wetlands are endangered, and...https://ym.fi/en/helmi-habitats-programme/restoring-aquatic-bird-habitats-and-wetlands
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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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9.4.2026 | The transaction concerning nature values agreed between a private landowner and the retail and service company Pohjois-Karjalan Osuuskauppa is among the first ones in Finland. The surface area of the site concerned, the Kuikkasuo mire, is about 12 hectares, and it will be restored to a state that is as close to natural as possible.https://ym.fi/en/-/nature-wins-the-most-in-nature-values-trading-but-all-parties-stand-to-benefit
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Wind power construction Wind power is a renewable and nearly emission-free form of energy production. It can be produced relatively fast and at a relatively low cost, and and it increases Finland’s self-sufficiency in energy. Increasing wind power...https://ym.fi/en/wind-power-construction
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Recreational use of nature Recreational use of nature means spending time in the natural environment during leisure time for recreational purposes. Common forms of such recreational use include walking, cycling, skiing, berry picking, swimming, hi...https://ym.fi/en/recreational-use-of-nature
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Natura 2000 areas The European Union aims to halt the loss of biodiversity within its territory. One of the most important means to achieve this goal is the Natura 2000 network. The network protects the habitats of wild fauna and flora defined in ...https://ym.fi/en/natura-2000-network
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International biodiversity policy Finland has been active in international environmental policy for a long time. As part of the EU, Finland promotes ambitious, measurable and clear objectives to halt biodiversity loss by 2030. Finland is committed...https://ym.fi/en/international-biodiversity-policy
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Restoration of aquatic and shore habitats The key aim in the restoration of aquatic and shore habitats is to enhance the biodiversity of small water bodies and shore environments which may have degraded as a result of land use changes and water co...https://ym.fi/en/helmi-habitats-programme/restoration-of-aquatic-and-shore-habitats
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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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Helmi habitats programme aims to strengthen biodiversity Helmi habitats programme, led by the Ministry of the Environment, aims to strengthen Finland’s biodiversity and safeguard the vital ecosystem services that nature provides for us. At the sam...https://ym.fi/en/helmi-habitats-programme
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Ramsar sites Finland is a signatory to the global Ramsar Convention on the protection and sustainable use of wetlands. The convention obliges to establish nature conservation areas in wetland areas and promotes the protection of internationally si...https://ym.fi/en/ramsar-sites
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Nature conservation areas The purpose of nature conservation areas is to safeguard the biodiversity of species and habitats. Nature conservation areas also contribute to the preservation of national landscapes, cultural heritage and recreation and...https://ym.fi/en/nature-conservation-areas
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18.2.2026 | Results of Helmi Habitats Programme 2025 The results do not include measures of the projects carried out by municipalities and associations (Kunta-Helmi and Järjestö-Helmi) (GR = Government Resolution on the Helmi Habitats Programme 2021–2030) GR ...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/33891761/Helmi-resultus-2025.pdf/6ebd5cf9-9298-6837-4079-7cf345bb0d8d?t=1771406972396
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Protection of species and habitat types The protection of species and habitat types is in a key position for preserving biodiversity. According to the latest assessment of threatened species, the Red List, every ninth species in Finland is already...https://ym.fi/en/protection-of-species-and-habitats
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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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Kansainvälinen biodiversiteettipolitiikka Suomi on osallistunut pitkään luonnonsuojelun kansainväliseen yhteistyöhön. Suomi edistää osana EU:ta kunnianhimoisia, mitattavia ja selkeitä tavoitteita, joiden avulla luontokato pysäytetään vuoteen 203...https://ym.fi/kansainvalinen-biodiversiteettipolitiikka
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Internationell politik för biologisk mångfald Finland har länge deltagit i det internationella samarbetet kring naturvård. Finland vill som en del av EU arbeta för ambitiösa, mätbara och tydliga mål som ska bidra till att stoppa förlusten av biolo...https://ym.fi/sv/internationell-politik-for-biologisk-mangfald
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9.5.2018 | In recent decades many valuable bird waters have become overgrown with vegetation and their avian fauna has declined. The problem concerns both protected wetland bird species and many species of ducks with high habitat demands which are being hunted. Decline of game bird populations can partly by addressed by temporary hunting restrictions, but improving the situation for wetland birds on a more permanent basis requires that their habitats are protected.https://ym.fi/en/-/1410837/maa-ja-metsatalousministerio-ja-ymparistoministerio-tiivistavat-yhteistyota-kosteikkolintulajien-elinymparistojen-suojelemiseksi
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2.3.2026 | The Ministry of the Environment will begin a law drafting process to expand the Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park to marine areas around the islands and rocky islets. The surface area of the marine areas concerned would be more than 60,000 hectares.https://ym.fi/en/-/ministry-of-environment-launches-project-to-expand-eastern-gulf-of-finland-national-park-to-marine-areas
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2.6.2023 | 13.03.2023 1 PRIORITISED ACTION FRAMEWORK (PAF) FOR NATURA 2000 in FINLAND including the Province of Åland pursuant to Article 8 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the Habitats Direc...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/0/PAF+2021-2027_fi_Update_2023_final.pdf/dcb04e19-0658-88ed-e7e9-ad1848bda10f?t=1685692790492