Deforestation statistics for Finland
Finland: Demographic data
Population (2022) | 5,540,720 |
Annual population growth rate (2022) | 0.20% |
Population density (people/sq km) | 18 |
Net migration | 14,000 |
Fertility rate | 1.5 |
Median age | 43 |
Urban population share | 86% |
Finland: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 303,890 |
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 21,627,845 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 71.2% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 3,856,890 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 17.8% |
Finland: Annual forest and tree cover data
Finland: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2001: 151,005 2002: 142,434 2003: 89,697 2004: 146,604 2005: 230,335 2006: 182,296 2007: 151,916 2008: 200,194 2009: 176,322 2010: 167,509 2011: 159,356 2012: 160,312 2013: 148,662 2014: 186,630 2015: 172,641 2016: 240,430 2017: 336,202 2018: 269,957 2019: 289,913 2020: 254,475 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Eastern Finland | 4,374,433 | 195,820 | 218,656 | 207,239 | 361,387 | 983,102 | 22.5% |
Lapland | 5,264,320 | 79,454 | 104,816 | 93,144 | 155,513 | 432,928 | 8.2% |
Oulu | 4,388,372 | 141,322 | 161,166 | 158,552 | 265,386 | 726,426 | 16.6% |
Southern Finland | 1,487,535 | 68,859 | 87,229 | 88,485 | 134,841 | 379,414 | 25.5% |
Western Finland | 6,112,992 | 274,612 | 306,363 | 280,174 | 473,838 | 1,334,987 | 21.8% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Western Finland | Tavastia Proper | 386,800 | 19,857 | 24,713 | 22,012 | 36,165 | 102,746 | 26.6% |
Eastern Finland | North Savonia | 1,399,032 | 62,140 | 69,375 | 62,690 | 109,388 | 303,592 | 21.7% |
Eastern Finland | Päijänne Tavastia | 168,616 | 7,154 | 8,555 | 7,838 | 14,059 | 37,606 | 22.3% |
Eastern Finland | Southern Savonia | 1,290,011 | 63,501 | 71,009 | 66,827 | 113,693 | 315,030 | 24.4% |
Lapland | Lapland | 5,264,320 | 79,454 | 104,816 | 93,144 | 155,513 | 432,928 | 8.2% |
Oulu | Kainuu | 1,744,098 | 56,453 | 68,845 | 59,807 | 104,954 | 290,058 | 16.6% |
Oulu | Northern Ostrobothnia | 2,644,274 | 84,869 | 92,321 | 98,745 | 160,432 | 436,368 | 16.5% |
Southern Finland | Eastern Uusimaa | 180,390 | 8,395 | 10,895 | 11,672 | 16,016 | 46,978 | 26.0% |
Southern Finland | Kymenlaakso | 376,470 | 18,483 | 22,959 | 22,662 | 40,160 | 104,263 | 27.7% |
Southern Finland | Päijänne Tavastia | 44,098 | 2,739 | 2,964 | 3,795 | 3,860 | 13,359 | 30.3% |
Southern Finland | South Karelia | 460,844 | 23,062 | 28,871 | 29,817 | 47,265 | 129,015 | 28.0% |
Southern Finland | Uusimaa | 425,732 | 16,180 | 21,540 | 20,538 | 27,541 | 85,799 | 20.2% |
Western Finland | Central Finland | 1,402,166 | 63,749 | 72,362 | 69,176 | 113,090 | 318,377 | 22.7% |
Western Finland | Central Ostrobothnia | 386,740 | 14,673 | 16,406 | 13,759 | 25,307 | 70,146 | 18.1% |
Western Finland | Finland Proper | 646,450 | 27,058 | 29,720 | 28,269 | 47,243 | 132,289 | 20.5% |
Western Finland | Ostrobothnia | 553,761 | 28,233 | 25,390 | 19,570 | 35,784 | 108,977 | 19.7% |
Western Finland | Päijänne Tavastia | 172,283 | 8,503 | 9,786 | 8,973 | 15,314 | 42,576 | 24.7% |
Western Finland | Pirkanmaa | 1,041,316 | 45,692 | 55,456 | 51,510 | 88,205 | 240,862 | 23.1% |
Western Finland | Satakunta | 585,479 | 25,324 | 27,720 | 27,538 | 45,386 | 125,968 | 21.5% |
Western Finland | Southern Ostrobothnia | 937,996 | 41,523 | 44,810 | 39,367 | 67,345 | 193,045 | 20.6% |
Eastern Finland | North Karelia | 1,516,774 | 63,025 | 69,717 | 69,884 | 124,247 | 326,873 | 21.6% |
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2019 forest data for Finland | Archived forest data for Finland | Forest data for Finland
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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