Marine protected areas in Finland
Finland: Marine protected areas was 11.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Finland, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
Finland recorded 11.8% for marine protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Finland peaked at 12.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2013.
That places Finland 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.7% | — |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More climate change data for Finland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 626.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,457 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 87.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2199 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Finland?
- Marine protected areas in Finland was 11.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for marine protected areas?
- Finland ranks 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.