Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

33 Pages·2015·0.97 MB·English

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
steers the policy on
the sustainable use
of natural resources
Mission statement and vision
• Mission statement: the Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry steers the policy on the sustainable use of
natural resources as part of the Finnish Government
and the EU institutions and decision-making
• Vision: Finland is a society which utilises renewable
natural resources in a sustainable, diversified and
efficient way where people and nature are doing well
Departments and units of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
MINISTER
ANIMAL WELFARE OMBUDSMAN
Kimmo Tiilikainen
Sari Salminen
SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE MINISTER
Jukka-Pekka Kataja PERMANENT SECRETARY INTERNAL AUDIT
Anne Kettunen Jaana Husu-Kallio Sari Anttila
FOOD DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
Risto Artjoki Juha Ojala DEPARTMENT
Finance Team Finance Team Pentti Lähteenoja
Esa Hiiva Heikki Piiparinen

Food Safety Human Resources and Administration
Anne Haikonen Fisheries Industry Eeva Pystynen
Animal and Plant Health Risto Lampinen International Affairs
Riitta Heinonen Recreational Use of Nature Aulikki Hulmi
Rural Development Christian Krogell Steering and Information Management
Taina Vesanto Natural Resources and Water Raimo Vajavaara
Agriculture Management Finances
Arja-Leena Kirvesniemi Kai Kaatra Hannele Laihonen
Markets Forests and Bioenergy Media and Communications
Veli-Pekka Talvela Marja Kokkonen Pekka Väisänen
Legal Affairs Legal Affairs
Tanja Viljanen Vilppu Talvitie
Bioeconomy
Liisa Saarenmaa
EU Coordination
Kari Valonen
Research
Mikko Peltonen
Administration of the agricultural
and food sector
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND HEALTH

FINNISH FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY
AGENCY FOR RURAL AFFAIRS
AGRIFOOD RESEARCH FINLAND EVIRA

CENTRES FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
TRANSPORT
AGENCIES
AND THE ENVIRONMENT

MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITIES
Administration of rural policy

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

AND FORESTRY Other Administrative sectors
and rural developers
RURAL POLICY COMMITTEE

AGENCY FOR RURAL AFFAIRS

CENTRES FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT,
TRANSPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Rural development actors
LOCAL ACTION GROUPS
Entrepreneurs
Rural residents
Village associations
Researchers
Forest administration
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY MINISTRY OF
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY THE ENVIRONMENT
FORESTRY FINNISH FOREST STATE FOREST
REGIONAL FORESTRY
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE ENTERPRISE
CENTRES (13)
CENTRE TAPIO METLA METSÄHALLITUS
113 Forest Management Associations
Fisheries and game administration

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
AND FORESTRY
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND GAME

CENTRES FOR ECONOMIC
FINNISH GAME
DEVELOPMENT, REINDEER HERDERS' FINNISH WILDLIFE AGENCY
AND FISHERIES
TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATION Game Management Associations
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
THE ENVIRONMENT (298)
Water administration

MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT Cooperation MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

Water protection and
Use and management of water resources
general administration
FINNISH ENVIRONMENT
INSTITUTE

CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORT AND
Expert services
THE ENVIRONMENT (15)

MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
Main policy sectors
• Rural development
• Agriculture
• Food safety and quality
• Fisheries, game and reindeer husbandry
• Water resources management
• Forestry
• Real Estate and Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)
Rural development
• viability of the rural areas is maintained in a
sustainable way
• focus on sparsely populated rural areas and rural
heartland areas
– balancing the population trends
– improving employment
– diversification of economic activities