Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Finland
Finland: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial and 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Finland is 13.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Finland peaked at 14.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2020.
Finland ranks 96th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.9% | — |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 93 Gibraltar 14.4% compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 14.1% compare
- 95 Serbia 14.0% compare
- 97 Thailand 13.4% compare
- 98 Guinea-Bissau 13.2% compare
- 99 South Africa 12.9% compare
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 terrestrial and marine protected areas in Finland?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Finland was 13.5% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Finland ranks 96th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.