Finland's forest cover rose from 72.6 % in 1994 to 73.7 % in 2023.
Finland · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Finland's forest area rose from 221,035 km in 1994 to 224,090 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
133rd of 213 · 44th in Europe & C. Asia
Finland's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 14.9 % in 2013 to 13.9 % in 2025.
Finland's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 7.9 % in 1994 to 7.4 % in 2023.
Finland's arable land (% of land area) fell from 7.6 % in 1994 to 7.4 % in 2023.
Air
Finland's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 10.1 in 1994 to 4.6 in 2023.
Water
Finland's water stress rose from 2.3 % in 1993 to 2.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
31st of 181 · 4th in Europe & C. Asia
Finland's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 21,119 in 1993 to 19,258 in 2022.
Access
Finland's safe drinking water rose from 94.4 % in 2000 to 99.6 % in 2024.
Finland's safe sanitation rose from 86.6 % in 2000 to 90.1 % in 2024.