# Protected land area in Finland

Protected land area in Finland was 13.4% in 2023. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `terrestrial_protected_area_share`
- Place id: `fi`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Land in Natura 2000 sites or in areas protected under national law, as a percentage of the country's land area at the end of the year. Areas covered by both designations are counted once.
- Note: Calculated by the European Environment Agency from the sites Member States report. France covers metropolitan France only and Cyprus the government-controlled area. Large one-year rises usually follow a new batch of designations, such as Croatia's Natura 2000 network on joining the EU in 2013. The EU biodiversity strategy aims for 30% by 2030.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Protected areas, terrestrial protected area, percentage of land area (env_bio4, source: EEA) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_bio4/default/table)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: CC BY 4.0, copyright holder the European Environment Agency (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution to the EEA required)
- Citation: European Environment Agency (EEA), surface of terrestrial protected areas from the Natura 2000 and nationally designated areas datasets, as published by Eurostat. Protected areas, terrestrial protected area, percentage of land area (env_bio4, source: EEA). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_bio4/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/protected-land-area/finland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=terrestrial_protected_area_share&place=fi

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 13.4 |
| 2022 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | 13.3 |
| 2020 | 13.2 |
| 2019 | 13.2 |
| 2018 | 13.2 |
| 2017 | 13.2 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2011 | 12.9 |