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Constitution of Finland.
Date of original text: 11 June 1999 (2018)

Policies

Carbon neutral Finland 2035 – national climate and energy strategy.
Date of text: 01 September 2022
Government Resolution on the Strategic Programme for Circular Economy.
Date of text: 08 April 2021
Finnish Water Way - International Water Strategy of Finland.
Date of text: 01 August 2018
Finnish National Action Plan on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products for 2018-2022.
Date of text: 28 February 2018
Finland National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2021.
Date of text: 17 May 2017

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Act on Support for Rural Development.
Date of original text: 29 December 2006 (11 June 2010)
Government Decree on Northern Support 2024 (No. 41 of 2024).
Date of text: 08 January 2024
Act concerning the management of the Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy (No. 1324 of 2022).
Date of text: 29 December 2022
Act on the implementation of certain European Union agricultural supports and certain national agricultural supports (No. 1334 of 2022).
Date of text: 29 December 2022
Act on European Union direct support to farmers (No. 1332 of 2022).
Date of text: 29 December 2022

Climate change

Climate Change Act (No. 423 of 2022).
Date of text: 10 June 2022
Emissions Trading Act (No. 1270 of 2023).
Date of text: 28 December 2023
Act on the state-owned limited company Climate Fund Ltd (No. 173 of 2023).
Date of text: 16 February 2023
Act on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from certain fuels (No. 170 of 2018).
Date of text: 09 March 2018
Act on the Use of Kyoto Mechanisms (No. of 2020).
Date of original text: 02 February 2007 (21 May 2021)

Cultivated plants

Fertilizers Act (No. 711 of 2022).
Date of text: 08 July 2022
Ecological Production Act (No. 1330 of 2021).
Date of text: 30 December 2021
Plant Health Act (No. 1110 of 2019).
Date of text: 29 November 2019
Seed Act (2019/600).
Date of text: 26 April 2019
Law on Plant Protection Products (No. 1563 of 2011).
Date of text: 29 December 2011

Environment

Environmental Protection Act (No. 527 of 2014).
Date of original text: 27 June 2014 (28 December 2017)
Act relative to procedures of environmental impact assessment (No. 252 of 2017).
Date of text: 05 May 2017
Act promoting the use of biofuels (2019/418).
Date of text: 29 March 2019
Act on biofuels and bioliquids (2013/393).
Date of text: 07 June 2013
Waste Act (No. 646 of 2011).
Date of original text: 17 June 2011 (22 June 2022)

Fisheries

Fishing Act (379/2015).
Date of original text: 10 April 2015 (21 December 2023)
Act on temporary prohibition on salmon fishing in the Tana River Watercourse (No. 342 of 2023).
Date of text: 03 March 2023
Act on the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (No. 997/2021).
Date of text: 19 November 2021
Law regarding carrying into effect and application of the provisions regarding legislation in the Agreement with Norway on fishing in Tana River's watercourses.
Date of text: 24 March 2017
Act on the entry into force and application of the provisions falling within the legislative competence in the agreement with Norway on fishing in the Tana River watercourse (No. 176 of 2017).
Date of original text: 24 March 2017 (13 May 2022)

Food and nutrition

Food Act (No. 297/2021).
Date of text: 09 April 2021
Food Authority Act (371/2018).
Date of text: 18 May 2018
Act on information concerning public entities' food administration (No. 560 of 2021).
Date of text: 18 June 2021
Food Market Act (No. 1121 of 2018).
Date of original text: 14 December 2018 (03 March 2023)
Alcohol Act (No. 1102 of 2017).
Date of text: 28 December 2017

Forestry

Forest Act (No. 1093/96).
Date of original text: 12 December 1996 (2004)
Act on a temporary incentive system for forestry (No. 71 of 2023).
Date of original text: 19 January 2023 (15 December 2023)
Act on a state forestry company (No. 235 of 2016).
Date of original text: 08 April 2016 (05 January 2023)
Act on the Metsähallitus (Forestry Management Agency) (No. 234 of 2016).
Date of original text: 08 April 2016 (01 June 2023)
Temporary law on financing sustainable forestry (No. 34 of 2015).
Date of text: 2015

Gender

Act on the Equality Ombudsman (No. 1328 of 2014).
Date of original text: 30 December 2014 (12 January 2024)
Act on gender equality (No. 609 of 1986).
Date of original text: 08 August 1986 (19 January 2023)

Indigenous peoples

Sami Parliament Act (No. 974 of 1995).
Date of original text: 17 July 1995 (27 November 2020)
Skolt Development Act (No. 253 of 1995).
Date of original text: 24 February 1995 (30 December 2004)
Government Decree on the Sámi Climate Council (No. 435 of 2023).
Date of text: 09 March 2023
Decree on the Sami Parliament (No. 1727 of 1995).
Date of text: 22 December 1995

Land and soil

Act No. 132 of 1999 on land use and building.
Date of original text: 10 September 1999 (19 December 2017)
Act on a permit requirement for certain property acquisitions (2019/470).
Date of text: 29 March 2019
Act on the state's pre-emptive right in certain areas (2019/469).
Date of text: 29 March 2019
Act on the National Land Survey of Finland (No. 1025 of 2018).
Date of text: 23 November 2018
Act on support for new land allocation (No. 1423 of 2014).
Date of original text: 30 December 2014 (03 April 2024)

Livestock

Animal Welfare Act (693/2023).
Date of text: 23 March 2023
Act on animal diseases (No. 76 of 2021).
Date of text: 15 January 2021
Animal Feed Act (No. 1263 of 2020).
Date of text: 30 December 2020
The Animal Breeding Act (No. 319 of 2014).
Date of original text: 11 April 2014 (23 March 2023)
Food Authority Act (371/2018).
Date of text: 18 May 2018

Sea

Act on the Exclusive Economic Zone of Finland (No. 1058 of 2004).
Date of text: 26 November 2004
Act on the Meteorological Institute (No. 212 of 2018).
Date of text: 06 April 2018
Act on the Bothnian Sea National Park (No. 326 of 2011).
Date of original text: 08 April 2011 (05 January 2023)
Act on ship personnel and safety organization for ships (No. 1687 of 2009).
Date of original text: 29 December 2009 (03 February 2023)
Border Guard Act (No. 578 of 2005).
Date of original text: 15 July 2005 (2015)

Social protection

Act on temporary support due to the epidemic (No. 687 of 2020).
Date of text: 09 October 2020
Act on retirement support for farmers (No. 1293 of 1994).
Date of original text: 16 December 1994 (15 January 2022)

Water

Water Act (No. 587 of 2011).
Date of original text: 27 May 2011 (21 April 2023)
Act on Fresh and Marine Water Resources Conservation Management (No. 1299 of 2004).
Date of original text: 30 December 2004 (26 June 2020)
Act on the coordination of certain environmental-related permit procedures (2019/764).
Date of text: 09 June 2019
Flood Risk Management Act (No. 620/2010).
Date of text: 2010
Dam Safety Act.
Date of original text: 26 June 2009 (01 September 2014)

Wild species and ecosystems

Nature Conservation Act (No. 9 of 2023).
Date of text: 05 January 2023
Hunting Act (No. 615 of 1993).
Date of original text: 28 July 1993 (23 March 2023)
Act on Managing the Risks Caused by Alien Species (1709/2015)
Date of text: 2015
Act on the prevention and compensation of damages caused by listed animals (No. 15 of 2022).
Date of text: 14 January 2022
Act on the Sallan National Park (No. 1155 of 2021).
Date of original text: 16 December 2021 (05 January 2023)

Miscellaneous

Electricity Market Act (2013/588).
Date of text: 09 August 2013
Cooperatives Act (No. 421 of 2013).
Date of text: 14 June 2013
Act on support for the production of electricity from renewable energy (30.12.2010/1396).
Date of text: 30 December 2010
Natural gas market Act (No. 587 of 2017).
Date of original text: 25 August 2017 (21 April 2023)
Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016).
Date of text: 2016

International Agreements

Protocol between the the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and the Finnish Land and Forestry Ministry to the Agreement between Finland and Norway relative to fishing in the Tana river fishing area regarding exemption from the Agreement's Appendix 2 Fisheries Rules for the Tana Watercourse.
Date of text: 01 April 2018
Protocol pursuant to Section 16 regarding provisions that derogate from the Fishing Statute for the Torneälven fishing area (The Border Agreement between Finland and Sweden).
Date of text: 27 March 2018
Nordic Saami Convention.
Date of text: 2017

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