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    Finland is a Nordic country known for its unspoilt natural beauty and vast forests. Over 70% of Finland is covered by forests, and it has implemented effective environmental protection policies through wide-ranging data collection, technological skills, and significant environmental investments. Some of the fruits of these policies include the cleaning up of many polluted lakes and rivers and improved air quality. Finland also strictly protects over 17,000 square kilometers of forest and various wildlife populations are increasing after conservation efforts.

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    Finland is a Nordic country known for its unspoilt natural beauty and vast forests. Over 70% of Finland is covered by forests, and it has implemented effective environmental protection policies through wide-ranging data collection, technological skills, and significant environmental investments. Some of the fruits of these policies include the cleaning up of many polluted lakes and rivers and improved air quality. Finland also strictly protects over 17,000 square kilometers of forest and various wildlife populations are increasing after conservation efforts.

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    A few words about Finland and its environment

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    Finland is a Nordic country known for its unspoilt natural beauty and vast forests. Over 70% of Finland is covered by forests, and it has implemented effective environmental protection policies through wide-ranging data collection, technological skills, and significant environmental investments. Some of the fruits of these policies include the cleaning up of many polluted lakes and rivers and improved air quality. Finland also strictly protects over 17,000 square kilometers of forest and various wildlife populations are increasing after conservation efforts.

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    FINLAND

    “Saving nature for people.”


    – Government resolution 2012
    Finland is a Nordic country in Northern
    Europe bordered by Sweden to the west,
    Norway to the north and Russia to the east.
    Its capital is Helsinki and the recognised
    languages are Swedish and Finnish. Finland
    joined European Union on the of January
    1995.
    Being a country of forests and lakes, is
    perhaps best known for its unspoilt natural
    beauty. Finland provides many good
    examples of how to protect the natural
    environment. Wide-ranging and detailed
    environmental data and high levels of
    technological skill form the basis of Finland's
    effective environmental protection policies.
    As one of the world's wealthiest
    industrialised countries, Finland is also able
    to afford vital environmental investments.
    Finland's low population density and
    comparatively unspoilt natural environment
    also facilitate nature conservation.
    The main aim of environmental protection
    is to anticipate risks and prevent damage
    before any harm is done. The fruits of
    successful environmental policies are clearly
    visible around the country. Many polluted
    lakes and rivers have been cleaned up. Air
    quality has improved greatly around industrial
    locations. There has also been progress in
    controlling emissions from agriculture,
    transport and homes.
    There are at least 1,500 lakes around
    Finland where more active ecological
    restoration measures such as selective fishing,
    oxygenation or the removal of aquatic
    vegetation would be needed to combat
    eutrophication effectively. Such measures
    have already been applied in almost a
    thousand lakes.
    Finland is Europe's most forested
    country, with more than 70% of the land
    covered with forests. About 17,000 km2 of
    forest is strictly protected. Finland's forest
    resources are increasing as the natural growth
    of forests more than compensates for the
    amounts of timber logged.
    Climate change and the consequent reduction in snow
    and ice cover could prove to be fateful for animals such as
    the Saimaa ringed seal, Thanks to the efforts of
    conservationists, seal numbers have risen slowly since the
    1980s. Also, the number of Finland's large carnivores, bear,
    lynx, wolf and wolverine, has increased in recent years.
    Finland's national bird, the whooper swan, has also become
    more widespread since the end of the 1950s.
    • National organizations
    The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (FANC)
    -its purpose is to protect the environment, promote nature
    conservation, preserve cultural heritage, and promote active
    citizenship and environmental awareness.
    Nature League of Finland
    -focuses on young people's self-motivated environmental
    activity.

    • International organizations
    European Environmental Bureau
    -a federation of 132 citizens' environmental organizations in
    Europe
    World Conservation Union
    -helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most
    pressing environment and development challenges
    Bibliography

    • www.europe.eu
    • www.finland.fi
    • www.mmm.fi
    • www.sll.fi

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