http://www.stat.fi/til/ymp_en.html Latest statistical information from Statistics Finland on Environment and Natural Resources en http://www.stat.fi/favicon.png http://www.stat.fi/til/ymp_en.html 32 32 http://www.stat.fi/til/jate/2011/jate_2011_2013-05-17_tie_001_en.html Waste treatment is going through a powerful period of change. In 2011, 22 per cent more waste was incinerated than in the year before, amounting to over ten million tonnes. Wood residue of manufacturing and other production and municipal waste were used to produce over ten per cent of total energy consumption and over one fifth if black liquor from the forest industry is included. Waste was also recycled more than one year previously. The amount of recycled waste rose by 18 per cent, to nearly 34 million tonnes. In contrast, 19 per cent less waste was placed at landfill sites or long-term deposits than in the year before. Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jate/2011/jate_2011_2013-05-17_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/khki/2012/khki_2012_2013-05-16_tie_001_en.html Preliminary total greenhouse gas emissions in 2012 amounted to 61.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (t CO2 eq.). According to preliminary data, total emissions in 2012 decreased by some eight per cent (six million t CO2 eq.) from 2011. The energy sector's emissions diminished by around nine per cent. This was mainly due to reduced consumption of coal and peat and increased net imports of electricity. Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/khki/2012/khki_2012_2013-05-16_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tymm/2011/tymm_2011_2013-05-14_tie_001_en.html Environmental protection investments in industry increased from the previous years and amounted to close on EUR 260 million in 2011. Of the sectors of industry, the biggest investors were energy production and the chemical industry. Environmental protection investments were allocated most to air protection and waste management and soil protection. Of all environmental protection expenditure in industry, the biggest part was formed by operating expenditure caused by environmental protection, most of which consists of the operating and maintenance costs of environmental protection equipment. Tue, 14 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tymm/2011/tymm_2011_2013-05-14_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/khki/2011/khki_2011_2013-04-15_tie_001_en.html In 2011, Finland's greenhouse gas emissions amounted to 67.0 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2 eq.). They declined by a total of 7.5 million carbon dioxide tonnes from the year before, falling below the commitment level of the Kyoto Protocol by around six per cent. The data are based on the report delivered by Statistics Finland to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 15 April 2013 concerning emissions in 2011. Compared to the preliminary data released in December 2012, the emissions were 0.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide higher, which was mainly caused by revised figures of peat use in the energy sector. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/khki/2011/khki_2011_2013-04-15_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tilma/2010/tilma_2010_2013-01-16_tie_001_en.html Carbon dioxide emissions from private motoring amounted to good five million tonnes in 2010. The amount of emissions was larger than in professional land transport, which carbon dioxide emissions were slightly over four million tonnes. In addition, professional water transport generated carbon dioxide emissions to the tune of three million, similarly as did air transport. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tilma/2010/tilma_2010_2013-01-16_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/mettp/2011/mettp_2011_2012-12-18_tie_001_en.html Fifty per cent of the total volume of wood material used in Finland in 2011 was burned. Twenty-two per cent of the wood material was tied up in paper and board, 12 per cent in sawn timber, 3 per cent in wood boards and 6 per cent in exported pulp. These data derive from the use and mass balances in the Forest accounts compiled by Statistics Finland. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/mettp/2011/mettp_2011_2012-12-18_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/ylt/2011/ylt_2011_2012-12-07_tie_001_en.html In 2011, the turnover of the environmental goods and services sector amounted to EUR 11.8 billion. The biggest producer in the environmental goods and services sector was the metal industry. Construction was included in the statistics for the first time, its value in the environmental goods and services sector was EUR 1.0 billion. The environmental goods and services sector accounted 4 per cent of total turnover in construction. In construction, production of environmental goods and services is mostly composed of increasing the energy efficiency of buildings. These data derive from Statistics Finland's statistics on the environmental goods and services sector. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/ylt/2011/ylt_2011_2012-12-07_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/kanma/2011/kanma_2011_2012-11-16_tie_001_en.html Last year, Finland imported nearly 62 million tonnes of goods. A fifth of the weight of the imported goods was biotic, in particular agricultural and forestry products, refined wood products and food. The import volume of food (2.3 million tonnes) doubled in the past decade, and that of wood products grew even more. However, a majority of imported goods were abiotic, mainly energy minerals, oil products, chemicals, ores and metals. The single largest product groups were crude oil (11.2 million tonnes), coal, gas and iron ore. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/kanma/2011/kanma_2011_2012-11-16_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jsys/2010/jsys_2010_2012-10-09_tie_001_en.html Public sector environmental protection expenditure grew between 2007 and 2009 on average 2.4 per cent per year. Public sector environmental protection expenditure totalled some EUR 1.3 billion in 2009. Slightly less than one-half, or EUR 635 million, of this expenditure was financed with revenue. The central government's share of the expenditure was 51 per cent and that of local government 49 per cent. That means the central governments share grew slightly compared to previous years. The biggest part of the public sector expenditure, that is EUR 710 million, consisted of operating expenditure. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jsys/2010/jsys_2010_2012-10-09_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/khki/2010/khki_2010_2012-04-26_tie_001_en.html Corrected on 29 June 2012. The corrections are indicated in red. Besides official data on greenhouse gas emissions in 2010, Statistics Finland now releases for the first time preliminary emission figures by sector for 2011 broken down to emissions within the emissions trading scheme and emissions outside it. In addition, Statistics Finland has estimated for 2010 regional data by municipality according to place of origin on the emissions of the sectors not included in the emissions trading scheme. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/khki/2010/khki_2010_2012-04-26_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/mettp/2010/mettp_2010_2011-12-20_tie_001_en.html Fifty per cent of the total volume of wood material used in Finland in 2010 was burned. Twenty-two per cent of the wood material was tied up in paper and board, 11 per cent in sawn timber, 3 per cent in wood boards and 6 per cent in exported pulp. These data derive from the use and mass balances in the Forest accounts compiled by Statistics Finland. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/mettp/2010/mettp_2010_2011-12-20_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/kanma/2010/kanma_2010_2011-11-15_tie_001_en.html Corrected on 28 March 2012. The correction is indicated in red. Was previously 100 million tonnes. Total material requirement in Finland's economy amounted to 537 million tonnes in 2010. This equals just over 100 tonnes per capita. Total material requirement is the sum of domestic and foreign direct inputs and hidden flows. In 2010, total material requirement turned into sharp growth from the year before. Use of wood and minerals increased most, both by 25 per cent. By contrast, the used amount of plants decreased by 14 per cent, mainly due to diminished grain crop. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/kanma/2010/kanma_2010_2011-11-15_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/khki/2009/khki_2009_2011-04-28_tie_001_en.html Greenhouse gas emissions in 2009 amounted to 66.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (t CO2 eq.). The economic downturn was reflected in the greenhouse gas emissions of 2009 in several sectors. Compared with the previous year, emissions decreased by 5.8 per cent. Emissions from energy use of manufacturing diminished most significantly (23%). These data derive from Finlands greenhouse gas inventory delivered by Statistics Finland to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 15 April 2011. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/khki/2009/khki_2009_2011-04-28_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/mettp/2009/mettp_2009_2010-12-21_tie_001_en.html Fifty per cent of the total volume of wood material used in Finland in 2009 was burned. Twenty-four per cent of the wood material was tied up in paper and board, 11 per cent in sawn timber, 3 per cent in wood boards and 5 per cent in exported pulp. These data derive from the use and mass balances in the Forest accounts compiled by Statistics Finland. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/mettp/2009/mettp_2009_2010-12-21_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/ylt/2009/ylt_2009_2010-12-21_tie_001_en.html The total turnover of enterprises operating in the environmental goods and services sector was EUR 1.61 billion in 2009. The turnover fell by 30 per cent from the previous year while the number of personnel as well as investments continued to show growth. These data derive from the new statistics on environmental goods and services sector compiled by Statistics Finland. The statistics comprise data on enterprises operating in the environmental and services sector as their principal activity. Environmental business activity refers to activity related to production that is based on environmental pollution prevention or the saving of natural resources. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/ylt/2009/ylt_2009_2010-12-21_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/khki/2008/01/khki_2008_01_2010-11-19_tie_001_en.html An international expert team has reviewed the data on greenhouse gas emissions reported by Finland in spring 2010. During the review, the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2008 was changed by 0.2 per cent. The revised emission amount corresponds to 70.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2 eq.), while the previous estimate was 70.1 million tonnes. Changes were made to emissions from agriculture and waste management. Emissions are still below the Kyoto Protocol target level of 71.0 million tonnes. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/khki/2008/01/khki_2008_01_2010-11-19_tie_001_en.html