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Finnish-language summary of data on emissions in 2005

For the first time, Statistics Finland has compiled a Finnish-language summary report of greenhouse gas emissions in Finland over the 1990-2005 period. The reported data are based on the national...

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Official greenhouse gas inventory in 2008 to the UNFCCC

In 2006 the amount of Finland's greenhouse gas emissions corresponded to 80.3 Mt of CO2. These data derive from Statistics Finlands greenhouse gas inventory delivered to the United Nations Framework...

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Public sector environmental protection expenditure peaked in 2006

Public sector environmental protection expenditure grew significantly in 2006 when compared with previous years. The expenditure grew by as much as 14 per cent from the year 2005. The growth in...

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One-half of wood material used in Finland is burned

Forty-seven per cent of the total volume of wood material used in Finland in 2006 was burned. Twenty-four per cent of the wood material was tied up in paper and board, 13 per cent in sawn timber, 4 per...

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Official figures on emissions in 2007 to the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol

Statistics Finland submitted official figures on Finlands greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on 8 April 2009. In 2007, the emissions totalled...

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One-half of wood material used in Finland is burned

Forty-eight per cent of the total volume of wood material used in Finland in 2008 was burned. Twenty-two per cent of the wood material was tied up in paper and board, 12 per cent in sawn timber, 4 per...

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Emissions below the Kyoto Protocol target level

According to Statistics Finland, Finlands greenhouse gas emissions were 1.2 per cent below the Kyoto Protocol target level in 2008. Emissions amounted to 70.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide...

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The Greenhouse Gas Inventory for the year 2008 reviewed

An international expert team has reviewed the data on greenhouse gas emissions reported by Finland in spring 2010. During the review, the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2008 was...

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Recovery of sorted materials was the largest industry in the environmental...

The total turnover of enterprises operating in the environmental goods and services sector was EUR 1.61 billion in 2009. The turnover fell by 30 per cent from the previous year while the number of...

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One-half of wood material used in Finland is burned

Fifty per cent of the total volume of wood material used in Finland in 2009 was burned. Twenty-four per cent of the wood material was tied up in paper and board, 11 per cent in sawn timber, 3 per cent...

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Finland's greenhouse gas emissions in 2009 nearly 7 per cent below the...

Greenhouse gas emissions in 2009 amounted to 66.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (t CO2 eq.). The economic downturn was reflected in the greenhouse gas emissions of 2009 in several...

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Material requirement on the increase in the wake of economic recession

Corrected on 28 March 2012. The correction is indicated in red. Was previously 100 million tonnes. Total material requirement in Finland's economy amounted to 537 million tonnes in 2010. This equals...

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One-half of wood material used in Finland is burned

Fifty per cent of the total volume of wood material used in Finland in 2010 was burned. Twenty-two per cent of the wood material was tied up in paper and board, 11 per cent in sawn timber, 3 per cent...

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Preliminary data on greenhouse gas emissions in 2011

Corrected on 29 June 2012. The corrections are indicated in red. Besides official data on greenhouse gas emissions in 2010, Statistics Finland now releases for the first time preliminary emission...

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Public sector environmental protection expenditure grew slightly

Public sector environmental protection expenditure grew between 2007 and 2009 on average 2.4 per cent per year. Public sector environmental protection expenditure totalled some EUR 1.3 billion in 2009....

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Finnish imports of goods heavier than exports

Last year, Finland imported nearly 62 million tonnes of goods. A fifth of the weight of the imported goods was biotic, in particular agricultural and forestry products, refined wood products and food....

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Even less municipal waste deposited at landfills

The amount of municipal waste deposited at landfills has decreased already for five years. In year 2011, a total of 1.1 million tonnes waste was deposited at landfills, which includes a fall of nearly...

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Value of the environmental goods and services sector close to EUR 12 billion

In 2011, the turnover of the environmental goods and services sector amounted to EUR 11.8 billion. The biggest producer in the environmental goods and services sector was the metal industry....

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Greenhouse gas emissions decreased from the year before in 2011

In 2011, Finland's greenhouse gas emissions amounted to 66.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2 eq.). They declined by a total of 7.7 million carbon dioxide tonnes from the year before, falling...

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One-half of wood material used in Finland is burned

Fifty per cent of the total volume of wood material used in Finland in 2011 was burned. Twenty-two per cent of the wood material was tied up in paper and board, 12 per cent in sawn timber, 3 per cent...

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