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MTK - the Central Union ofAgricultural Producers and

Forest Owners


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Part of Sweden from 12th century

Autonomous Grand Dutchy of the

Russian Empire from 1809

Independent since 6 December 1917

A member of European Union from 1995 Finland was one of the very first nations in

the world and 1st in Europe to give women

the right to vote in 1906

History


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Total area 338,000 km (5th largest country in

Europe)

66% forest land; 9% water; 6% fields

Landscape is mostly flat

Some 188,000 lakes

Geography


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We are 5.4 million

some 30 % of us live in ruralareas

Our GDP is

EUR 192 billion EUR 33,500 per capita (EU

= EUR 24,400)

share of agriculture andforestry 26 %

min.

-45oC

max

+35oC


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MTK - the Central Union of

Agricultural Producers andForest Owners

It supervises the interests of farmers, forest owners and rural

entrepreneurs;

represents its members and related industries that userenewable natural resources in a sustainable way; and

has 154,000 members.


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MTK monitors the agricultural policy of the EU and turns

the needs and wishes of its members into proposals

The interests are managed at the national level

Markets for farm production

Environmental and agricultural policy

Forestry issues

Taxation

Financing

Social policy

Regional policy

Food security management


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Land Use in Finland

The area of Finnish

forests is about the same

size as Great Britain

Total land area 30 million ha (forest 20 million ha)


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Entrepreneurs

4%

Wage & salary earners

16%

Pensioners20%

Farmers

20%

Other private

2%

Forest Industry

9%State

24%

Others

5%

Who owns our forests?

Private families 62%

345,000 private forest holdings 735,000 forest owners

Average size 30 hectares


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What kind of

trees arethere in our

forests?

Pine 49 %

Spruce 30

%

Birch 17 %

Other

deciduous

trees 3 %


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Geographical location the greatest handicap:

FinlandWorlds northernmost

agricultural country

Short growing season 180 - 120 days

Natural conditions limit yield levels

and plants that can be cultivated


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Use of agricultural land


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Finnish agriculture is based on60,000 family farms which haveon average:

Finnish family farming

2 persons employed in agriculture

37 ha arable land

50 ha forest

50 bovines/cattle farm

29 dairy cows/dairy farm

1,200 pigs/pig farm

9,000 hens/hen farm

35,000 chickens/chicken farm


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Development of the

Number and AverageSize of Farms


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Type of farmNumberof farms

Productionton or

million liter

Incomes

% million

Dairy 11 100 2 200 42 877Bovine 3 700 82 100 9 197

Pig 2 000 202 600 13 278

Other meat 3 000 97 400 6 120

Eggs 400 61 400 3 54

Cereal 27 200 12 254

Other crops 13 600 14 292

TOTAL 61 000

Farm gross income 2010

Total income EUR 2.1 billion


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Finnish food culture

Finnish food is fresh, pure and unique

Finnish cuisine has an unique mixture of

Eastern and Western flavours and traditions

Fish, game and berries are commonly used andcharacteristic of our food culture.

Fresh and clean ingredients are valued.

Food safety has high standards.

Free, nutritious school lunches have beenserved since 1948


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