Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Finland

Protected areas in Finland in 2025 — 13.5%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.

2025 13.5% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 96of 213
Period maximum 14.3%2016
Period minimum 13%2020

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Finland, 2013–20251313.51414.520132015201720192021202320252013: 13.9%2014: 14.2%2015: 14.2%2016: 14.3%2017: 14.1%2018: 14.2%2019: 13.1%2020: 13%2021: 13.1%2022: 13.1%2023: 13.1%2024: 13.3%2025: 13.5%
Change over the period: −0.4 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 13.5%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.5 +0.2 pp
2024 13.3 +0.2 pp
2023 13.1 +0 pp
2022 13.1 +0 pp
2021 13.1 +0.1 pp
2020 13 −0.1 pp
2019 13.1 −1.1 pp
2018 14.2 +0.1 pp
2017 14.1 −0.2 pp
2016 14.3 +0.1 pp
2015 14.2 +0 pp
2014 14.2 +0.3 pp
2013 13.9

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.