Fields in Finland

A field is a large area that has been modified for cultivation of commercial plants. 7,2% (2,5 million hectares) of Finland’s land area is covered by fields 88% of fields is used for agricultural production. Finland has much fewer fields than many other European countries and so it has lower production amounts Nice to know: there has been farming in Finland for years A field is a large area that has been modified for cultivation of commercial plants. 7,2% (2,5 million hectares) of Finland’s land area is covered by fields 88% of fields is used for agricultural production. Finland has much fewer fields than many other European countries and so it has lower production amounts Nice to know: there has been farming in Finland for years

Map of fields in Finland Fields in Finland are mostly in the area marked by red color.

Finnish fields

Osthrobothnia  Is an area in western Finland You can find fields almost anywhere in Finland but most likely you find them in this area, because the ground there is good for cultivation The ground is fertile because it has been the bottom of the sea

Map of Osthrobothnia Osthrobothnia is the area marked by red color. Compare it’s location to the location of Finland’s fields. The fields are marked by black color. Osthrobothnia is fully covered by fields.

A typical view of Ostrobothnia

Use of fields in Finland Fields in Finland are mostly used for growing different types of grains Fields can also be used for grazing – Grazing is a type of feeding. It is grazing when an animal, for example a cow, eats grass in field. Finland produces much less grain than many European countries The most commonly cultivated grain plants in Finland are barley, oat, wheat and rye

Barley 30% of all cultivated area in Finland is used to grow barley Oat 20% of all cultivated area in Finland is used to grow oat Finnish grains

Wheat 6% of all cultivated area in Finland is used to grow wheat Rye Only 1% of all cultivated area in Finland is used to grow rye More Finnish grains

Barley porridge Oat porridge Wheat flour packet Rye bread Finnish grain products

Livestock production Raising livestock (usually) means growing animals to produce food In Finland, raising livestock is more popular in the eastern parts of the country than in any other region Most common livestock animals in Finland are sheep, cow, pig, chicken and in Lapland reindeer A cow A reindeer

Fields and bioenergy Bioenergy is clean and environmentally friendly energy that is produced from biomass The biomass can be from field plants, wood or bio-based waste Field biomass can be oily plants or parts of grains Field bio energy has been a target for rising interest during the last few years

Field mustard Field mustard is one of the most important biomass plants in Finland

Modern agriculture Modern agriculture is much based on technology, machines and chemicals The most common machines are automatic watering systems and computer-controlled feeding and milking systems Chemicals are commonly used to improve the health of plants and to kill pests and weeds

A tractor

Organic farming Organic (natural) farming is farming where the work is adapted to nature’s conditions In organic farming chemicals are replaced by natural materials like cattle manure and crushed minerals Plants are protected by farming in periods and by mechanical and biological protection (barriers and traps against pests and by farming pest-damaging plants) Organic farming pollutes environment much less than normal farming  European and Finnish  organic production mark

Field as an ecological system There are about 500 different plants in fields Lots of weeds have spread to fields with cattle manure Most of them are global Small consumers in field are molds, bacteria and pests. Some of them have spread to fields with humans or cattle In Finland, there are over 1000 crop damaging species. Some of them manage in Finland even in winter.

Agricultural support In Finland, there are different types of agricultural supports. An example: for producing milk or raising cattle These types of support are usually leveled so that northern parts of Finland get more agricultural support than southern parts Not all types of support are leveled geographically. An example: in plant growing, the amount of agricultural support is almost the same everywhere in Finland Finland gets 1,8 million euros as agricultural support from EU

In English generally cultivation cultivate hectare agricultural production grain grazing barley oat wheat rye weed small consumer mold pest Glossary In Finnish yleisesti viljely viljellä hehtaari maataloustuotanto vilja laidunnus ohra kaura vehnä ruis rikkakasvi pienkuluttaja homesieni tuhoeläin

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Thank you for your time and watching this presentation! Jasu Nousiainen and Juho Kuoppamäki from Erkko-lukio, Finland