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All of Finland
- Organic production in the EU

Basics of organic agriculture and production in the EU. Methods, legislation, consumer confidence.
European Commission - Animal welfare

Information on animal health, animal diseases and animal medication. Legislation and the authorities.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Agricultural production

Information on Finnish cereal production, pig and poultry husbandry and milk production.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Plant health

Preventive work against spread of quarantine and regulated pests in Finland.
Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira - Market support

Market support and intervention operations help to stabilise the market prices of agricultural products.
Finnish Agency for Rural Affairs - Current information on algal blooms

Weekly information about algal observations in inland waters and sea areas during the summer. Information about identifying blue-green algae, instructions for action in case of blue-green algal blooms.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - External radiation by locality

Data on the dose rates of external radiation from several localities across Finland.
Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK - Pollen report

Up-to-date information about the amount of airborne pollen and mould spores in Finland.
Aerobiology Unit at the University of Turku - Emission monitoring in real time

Emissions of greenhouse gases caused by consumers' electricity use, heating and road traffic. Weekly CO2 report.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Climate change

Information on the signs and effects of the climate change.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Historical Sites

Information on national landscapes, old buildings, prehistoric sites, heritage farms and heritage landscapes in Finland and cultural heritage of the Sámi.
Metsähallitus - Archaeological sites

Information on prehistoric antiquities, relics from historically documented times, and underwater cultural heritage in Finland.
National Board of Antiquities - Environmental permits

Different kind of permits, who needs them and how to apply.
Environmental administration - Waste prevention

Information and practical tips on how to reduce the amount of waste.
HSY Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority - Environmental protection

Information on air and water pollution control, noise abatement, waste management, environmental emergency response, economic environmental policy instruments, and sustainable consumption.
Ministry of the Environment - Finnish fish species

Eatable Finnish fishes. In finnish
Federation of Finnish Fisheries Associations - Wastewater treatment in rural areas

Information on wastewater treatment in rural areas.
Ministry of the Environment, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - The Baltic Sea

Research data on the Baltic Sea, Baltic Sea protection, algae reports, ice conditions, news, photo gallery.
Ministry of the Environment, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, Finnish Meteorological Institute - State forestry

The forestry of Forest and Park Service, environmental issues and high technology.
Metsähallitus - Forests

Forest policy, commercial forests, recreational forests and legislation.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Statistics on environment and resources

The statistics concern the state of the environment and natural resources and changes in them, people's environmental attitudes, and wastes, emissions and environmental protection.
Statistics Finland - Ecological and chemical state of surface waters in Finland

Information on lakes, rivers and coastal waters ecological and chemical state.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Climate calculator

The web application helps people measure greenhouse gas emissions and find ways of reducing them.
Ministry of the Environment, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Built environment and cultural heritage

The preservation of valuable landscapes and buildings, architectural heritage.
Ministry of the Environment - Water resources management

Water services, use of groundwater, restoration and regulation of inland waters, floods, dams, hydraulic engineering.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Notification on quantities of biocide products

Quantities of biocide products are requested to be reported annually to Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes).
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency TUKES - Notification on quantities of biocidal pesticides

Quantities of biocidal pesticides are requested to be reported annually to Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes).
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency TUKES - Notification on quantities of antifouling products

Quantities of antifouling products are requested to be reported annually to Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes).
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency TUKES - State of the environment

Information about environmental problems like eutrophication, wastes and toxic substances. The changes of the environment and the emissions.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Water resources

Information about use and management of water resources, forms of support available, water resources strategies and legislation, and international cooperation.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Health effects of electromagnetic fields

Information about the effects of radiation on people. The effects of the use of mobile phones on health.
Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK - Services of Geological Survey of Finland

Geoservices provides laboratory, geophysical, mineral processing, sampling services and the related expert services for partners.
Geological Survey of Finland GTK - Watershed simulation and forecasting system

System is used for flood forecasting, real-time monitoring, nutrient load simulation and climate change research.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Järviwiki

Web service which offers basic information on each finnish lake.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Water resources in Finland

Water resources and lakes in Finland.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Forest information services

The Metinfo services provide information related to forest management and use and silviculture.
Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla - Finland's environment and natural resources in figures

Finlands geographial data, temperatures, air emissions and also protected and wilderness areas in figures.
Statistics Finland - Environment and Nature (Vantaa)

City of Vantaa - Nature protection and protected areas

Nature reserves and their recreational use. Protected species and habitats.
Metsähallitus - Wave and sea level

Current information about wave height and sea level. Wave forecast.
Ministry of the Environment, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, Finnish Meteorological Institute - Current hydrological information

Information on levels and temperatures of surface waters, snow cover, groundwater levels, hydrological forecasts, satellite measurements of snow cover and surface water temperatures.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Provincial birds of Finland

Yle-gallery shows Finnish provincial birds and their singing. In Finnish.
Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE - Sustainable consumption and production

Finland's proposed programme to promote sustainable consumption and production is one of the first such national programmes to be drafted anywhere in the world.
Ministry of the Environment - Use and management of natural resources

Sustainable use, management and protection of renewable natural resources. Natural resources strategy.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Planning of state's resources' use and treatment

Metsähallitus administers and manages almost one third of Finland's area, including natural resources. To ensure balanced and sustainable use of these resources, elaborate planning systems and state-of-the-art information systems are in use.
Metsähallitus - Threatened species

Information about Natural Habitat Types and Species.
Metsähallitus - Environmental legislation

Information about valid environmental legislation.
Ministry of the Environment - National parks

There is a total of 35 national parks in Finland. Provided certain basic rules are adhered to, anyone may wander freely inside a national park.
Metsähallitus - Protecting species

Information about protected and threatened species and their protection.
Ministry of the Environment - Lumonet - biological diversity in Finland

The Finnish clearing-house mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Finnish Environment Institute SYKE - Finland's protected areas

Introduction to Finnish protected areas like national parks and reserves. Nature conservation programmes, Natura 2000.
Metsähallitus - Habitat restoration work

Habitat restoration means helping peatland and forests return to their natural state.
Metsähallitus - Protecting birds

Information about bird watching, bird research and protection of birds, their habitats and biological diversity.
BirdLife Finland - Nature conservation

Information about protected areas and species, protecting and monitoring natural habitats, landscape protection.
Ministry of the Environment - State and development of nature in Finland

Latest research based information on the state and development of nature in Finland. Development of various components of biological diversity and factors driving these developments are presented with help of more than 100 indicators.
Ministry of the Environment, Produced by several organisations - Reindeer farming

Information on the reindeer herding area and reindeer herding.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Human impact assessment

Information about human impact assessment system (HIA) evaluating the impact on decisions on the wellbeing of people.
National Institute for Health and Welfare THL - Soil protection

Information on soil protection polices.
Ministry of the Environment - Environmental health

Information about environmental health issues, gene technology, biotechnology, control of chemicals and radiation protection.
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health - Protecting natural habitats

Information about threatened habitat types in Finland and the habitat types protected under the Nature Conservation Act.
Ministry of the Environment - Natural resources

Maps of mines and quarries in Finland.
Geological Survey of Finland GTK
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