Tag: Metsähallitus
Metsähallitus: Lapland is losing its bogs due to climate change
Bogs are important in combating the climate crisis because they act as natural carbon sinks.
Purra of the Basic Finns is the only party leader who is ready to postpone the goal of carbon neutrality
“Threshold Questions [for coalition co-operation] will naturally be resolved in the negotiation phase, he answered the question whether the opposition party could join the government coalition committed to the current goal. He also expressed opposition to the idea of taking action to meet the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s goal of […]
The highly endangered norpa drowns in a fishing net in Eastern Finland
The male cub was probably born last winter because it was a meter long and weighed about 28 kilograms, Metsähallitus said.
The beauty of Finland’s national parks still attracts people after the peak of the pandemic
During the first two years of the Covid pandemic, 2020 and 2021, Finland’s national parks and other natural sites became very popular domestic tourist destinations, but it seems that other attractions are increasingly competing for people’s attention. Although official summer visitor numbers are not yet available, traffic has slowed down according to the parks Pirkko […]
Finland increases offshore wind power capacity
On Friday, the Finnish government granted permission to lease water areas off the west coast of Finland in order to expand the power capacity of offshore wind farms. The state forest manager Metsähallitus received permission to lease water areas at the Tahkoluoto wind farm near Pori and on the coast of Ostrobothnia, at the Korsnäs […]
Finland’s 41st National Park opens to Eastern Lapland
Finland’s 41st National Park was officially opened in Salla, Eastern Lapland, on Saturday. The conversion of the nature reserve into a national park is projected to double the number of visitors to the wilderness area near the eastern border. The wilderness area of about 100 square kilometers is characterized by mountain and mountain views, gorges, […]
Vote: 80% want to expand nature reserves
About 80 percent of people are in favor of expanding Finland’s nature reserves. This is evident from the survey of Economic Research Yle. Young people and women were most enthusiastic about growing Finnish nature reserves. 38 per cent said they wanted more protection measures on both state-owned and private land, while 42 per cent wanted […]
Sámi activists won the fishing rights case
The Supreme Administrative Court has acquitted Sámi activists of violating the fishing rules of the Teno River in its ruling that the current regulations are in conflict with the Sámi constitutional rights. The charges relate to the Sámi rights to fish in the Teno River in Utsjoki and Vetsijoki without a fishing permit. In the […]
Last year, the fisheries management fees paid amounted to EUR 9.7 million
The result was clear: payments were highest in North Karelia (7.28%), Kainuu (7.17%) and Lapland (7.10% of the population). The lowest payments were made in Ostrobothnia (2.97%), Southern Ostrobothnia (3.21%) and Satakunta (3.66%). Relatively enthusiastic fishermen were also shown from Northern Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and Savo. More than 5% of them paid a fisheries management […]
Record numbers will visit Finnish national parks in 2021
According to the Finnish Forest and Forestry Agency, the popularity of Finnish national parks – which enjoyed a peak year in 2020 – continued in 2021. According to the agency, more than four million visits were made to the national parks nationwide last year. This represents an increase of 2% compared to the number of […]
The dealer Patioaitta pulls Thermacell’s mosquito repellent
The camping and outdoor goods store chain Patioaitta has stopped selling the popular mosquito repellent device produced by Thermacell after allegations have spread on social media that the devices may be harmful to the environment. Pulling the product off the shelves was done as a precaution, Scout Fence Product Manager Markus Mäkinen said as the […]
The dealer Patrol pulls the Thermacell mosquito repellent off the shelves
The camping and outdoor goods store chain Patioaitta has stopped selling the popular mosquito repellent device produced by Thermacell after allegations have spread on social media that the devices may be harmful to the environment. Pulling the product off the shelves was done as a precaution, Scout Fence Product Manager Markus Mäkinen said as the […]
Deferred punishment for Lapland mountain bike shooter
On Monday, the Lapland District Court imposed a suspended 16-month prison sentence and fines on a man who accidentally shot a mountain biker in a national park last year. The accused in Savukoski, Lapland, was found guilty of unintentional unintentional killing and hunting violation. In Urho Kekkonen National Park, a man hunting at the time […]
See: Ringed seal puppy relaxing in the sun
WWF Regional Director Ismo Marttinen got a rare video of a young Saimaa ringed puppy in Taipalsaari in the southern part of Lake Saimaa last weekend. The environmental organization WWF said that puppies born this spring may face more dangers than those born in previous years, because there are currently no fishing limits in force […]
The state agency is proposing bans on hunting in the busiest hiking areas
Metsähallitus has proposed tightening hunting restrictions in some Finnish national parks after the last two fatal accidents. In one incident, a 30-year-old mountain biker was killed by a bird hunter shot in Urho Kekkonen National Park in October. Lapland Regional Director of the Agency Jyrki Tolonen told Yle that measures could be introduced in areas […]
The number of Saimaa ring fluid starts
The annual count of endangered Saimaa tire nests has begun. The purpose of the counter is to give an estimate of how many ringed seals were born during the winter. More than 100 people, many of them volunteers from the Saimaa region, will take part in the process, which will last a few weeks. The […]
The Ministry announced a plan to stop peat burning in Finland
A panel set up by the Ministry of Economy and Labor has proposed a plan to end the use of peat as an energy source. The panel submitted a report to the Minister of Economy Mika Lintilä (Cen) on Wednesday. According to the government’s program, the energy use of peat must be at least halved […]
The population of the Saimaa seal is believed to have increased
Researchers from Metsähallitus, the Finnish State Agency for Forests, Parks and Wildlife, believe that Saimaa ringed seals, highly endangered freshwater species, occur in the eastern lake area of the county. Metsähallitus bases its assessment on observations made in annual surveys of frosts that seals dig into frozen lakes for the birth of chicks. According to […]
Office: Hunters responsible for the safety of national parks
Hunters are always responsible for safety when shooting on public land, says the representative of the Finnish Agency for Parks, Wildlife and Forestry. The comments follow the death of a 30-year-old mountain biking enthusiast in Lapland after a hunter’s bullet struck him, sparking heated debate on social media. "We have such huge areas in and […]
Visits to Finnish national parks have increased by 20% from the previous year
The Finns continued to study the natural wonders of their homeland in the summer, offering the necessary help to the tourism industry destroyed by the Lapland pandemic. A significant proportion of new visitors are likely to return, Metsähallitus predicted. “There is a demand for the services of national parks. The age of the coronavirus has […]
Finland celebrates graduates, nature and the end of summer with a muted note
Many Finnish schools held late graduation ceremonies on Saturday, postponed from late May to early June due to a coronavirus pandemic. Most have strictly limited the number of participants to ensure social distance, for example, to allow only parents or guardians to be present alongside students. In some locations, ceremonies have been held in smaller […]
Finnish national parks can grow as the number of visitors increases
Outdoor activity has always been enthusiastic among Finns, but when the coronavirus crisis began to tighten grip last spring, more people than ever visited the country’s national parks. At the onset of the crisis, residents were increasingly turning to the outdoors rather than other indoor activities, according to Google monitoring data. The Ministry of the […]
