Finland has at the state level approved that human-induced greenhouse gases cause global warming.
[2] Finland had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 5.08/10, ranking it 109th globally out of 172 countries.
The most important reasons were forestry, drainage, clearing of areas for arable land, construction, and eutrophication.
If every country had an ecological footprint equal to Finland, it would require the equivalent biocapacity of 4.07 earths to be sustainable.
[15] Finnish government has not denied the use of phosphates in the washing powder as was valid in Sweden and Germany at least already in 2009.
State intention is to deny phosphates after the European Union directive sets the demand in 2012.
Jorma Ollila (works for Shell) group made recommendations for future traffic of Finland in 2013.
This would be in the favor of the interests of the Royal Dutch Shell since according to studies the upfront costs will reduce more the traffic than the consuming taxes.
Free public transport, both cities, and rural areas could be financed by taxes from private cars.
[18] A large nickel mine located at Talvivaara leaked hundreds of thousands of cubic metres of tailings pond water containing toxic metals into the nearby environment in November 2012.
The uranium concentration in the effluent rose by 100-200 times its normal level in the bottom and surface waters.
The Dragon Mining company had contaminated waters with elevated levels of sulfate, nitrogen, and metals in the Orivesi goldmine in March 2013.