Go directly to contents.
Finnish Food Authority

Environmental compensation

  • Service
  • Nationwide except the Åland Islands
  • Public service

Environmental compensation is an aid aimed at reducing the environmental load of agriculture. Environmental compensation is based on a five-year environment commitment that includes farm-specific and plot-specific measures.

When a farmer agrees to comply with the conditions and measures that reduce the environmental load, the environmental compensation balances out the costs of the measures and a ...

Do the following

You can apply for a five-year environmental commitment in the Vipu service in May–June when applying for field subsidies.

Information on all service channels is not available in your chosen language. Change the language of the site to receive information on service channels in other languages.

To whom and on what terms

You can receive compensation if

  • you are at least 18 years old
  • you are an active farmer
  • you have at least five hectares of cultivated area that is eligible for compensation or are growing at least one hectare of horticultural plants
  • you comply with the commitment terms of the environmental compensation

The service is provided by

Finnish Food Authority

Responsible for the service

Finnish Food Authority
Text edited by: Finnish Food Authority
Updated: 21/3/2025

Basic information

Information on fees

The service is free of charge.

Area

Whole Finland (except Åland)

Available languages

Finnish, Swedish