FA16 Organic farming
Organic farming means controlled plant cultivation and animal husbandry with agreed production practises. For example, maintenance of nutrient balance on organically cultivated fields is based on crop rotation including perennial pulses (a.k.a legumes) and fertilization with organic matter coming from the production unit. The use of herbicides and pesticides is either prohibited or very restricted. Organic farming is controlled by Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira) in Finland.
Area under organic farming
In cultivation |
Transition period |
Total |
Percentage of total arable area |
|
| 1990 | 2 291 |
4 435 |
6 726 |
0.3 % |
| 1991 | 3 500 |
9 781 |
13 281 |
0.6 % |
| 1992 | 8 846 |
7 069 |
15 915 |
0.8 % |
| 1993 | 13 145 |
7 008 |
20 153 |
0.9 % |
| 1994 | 19 351 |
6 481 |
25 832 |
1.2 % |
| 1995 | 23 139 |
21 557 |
44 696 |
2.1 % |
| 1996 | 27 251 |
57 338 |
84 589 |
3.9 % |
| 1997 | 42 748 |
59 595 |
102 343 |
5.8 % |
| 1998 | 83 835 |
42 340 |
126 175 |
5.8 % |
| 1999 | 101 000 |
36 000 |
137 000 |
6.0 % |
| 2000 | 117 235 |
30 188 |
147 423 |
6.7 % |
| 2001 | 120 307 |
27 277 |
147 584 |
6.7 % |
| 2002 | 137 178 |
20 079 |
157 257 |
7.1 % |
| 2003 | 142 054 |
17 933 |
159 987 |
7.2 % |
| 2004 | 148 183 |
13 840 |
162 023 |
7.3 % |
| 2005 | 135 223 |
12 364 |
147 587 |
6.7 % |
| 2006 | 130 940 |
13 727 |
144 667 |
6.4 % |
| 2007 | 133 543 |
15 217 |
148 760 |
6.5 % |
| 2008 | 134 825 |
15 510 |
150 335 |
6.6 % |
Proportion of organically farmed land of all farmland
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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| Uusimaa | 5.9 % |
6.4 % |
6.3 % |
||
| Varsinais-Suomi | 4.1 % |
4.3 % |
4.5 % |
||
| Satakunta | 4.2 % |
4.1 % |
3.9 % |
||
| Häme | 2.8 % |
2.9 % |
2.9 % |
||
| Pirkanmaa | 8.3 % |
8.3 % |
8.3 % |
||
| Kaakkois-Suomi | 6.3 % |
6.2 % |
6.2 % |
||
| Etelä-Savo | 7.9 % |
8.1 % |
8.3 % |
||
| Pohjois-Savo | 8.3 % |
8.2 % |
7.9 % |
||
| Pohjois-Karjala | 12.7 % |
13.7 % |
14.0 % |
||
| Keski-Suomi | 4.7 % |
4.7 % |
4.7 % |
||
| Etelä-Pohjanmaa | 4.0 % |
4.1 % |
4.5 % |
||
| Pohjanmaa | 7.7 % |
7.9 % |
7.8 % |
||
| Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | 8.3 % |
8.2 % |
8.7 % |
||
| Kainuu | 18.0 % |
18.9 % |
20.3 % |
||
| Lappi | 6.8 % |
6.8 % |
6.5 % |
||
| Ahvenanmaa | 19.8 % |
21.4 % |
21.4 % |
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Source:
Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira)
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