Finland

19080
Total Protected Areas
135 With management effectiveness evaluations
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
0
Total Other effective area-based conservation measures
Polygons/Points ratio
Polygons 100%
Points 0%
Discover Protected Areas and OECMs
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
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Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

13.61% Coverage

45,942km2 Land area covered

337,464km2 Total land area

13.80% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

8.24% With management effectiveness evaluations

27,808km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

11.83% Coverage

9,547km2 Marine and coastal area covered

80,680km2 Total marine and coastal area

17.00% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

3.69% With management effectiveness evaluations

2,976km2 Areas assessed

Disclaimer: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.

IUCN Management Categories

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Governance types

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Sources 7

  1. Common Database on Designated Areas as provided by the European Environment Agency (EEA) Updated: 2024 European Environment Agency (EEA)
  2. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties
  3. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
  4. Natura 2000 Updated: 2024 Directorate-General for Environment (EU) via EEA
  5. HELCOM Baltic Sea Protected Areas (BSPA) Updated: 2020 Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission), Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-00160, Helsinki, Finland
  6. ICCAs, Finland Updated: 2021 Snowchange Cooperative
  7. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB

Designations

  • 88.11%
  • 11.63%
  • 0.26%

National designations

16811
  • Grey Seal Protection Area 7
  • Herb Rich Forest Reserve 45
  • National Park 41
  • Old Growth Forest Reserve 73
  • Private conservation area 1
  • Private Nature Reserve 13964
  • Protected Habitat Type 1205
  • Protected Mire 162
  • Site of Species Under Strict Protection 295
  • State Forest Protected by Decision of the Forest and Park Service 6
  • State Nature Reserve 737
  • Strict Nature Reserve 19
  • Temporary Protection Order 244
  • Wilderness Area 12

Regional designations

2219
  • Baltic Sea Protected Area (HELCOM) 28
  • Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 8
  • Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) 1712
  • Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 471

International designations

50
  • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 47
  • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2
  • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 1

Other designations

0

    citation

    UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Finland from the World Database on Protected Areas, January 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net