Finland’s EU Nature Restoration Plan Faces Funding Gap, Excludes Disputed Boreal Forests, and Reduces Peatland Targets

Finland has submitted its draft National Restoration Plan for public consultation, outlining how the country will implement the EU’s Nature Restoration Regulation. However, the plan omits targets for boreal natural forests due to unresolved disagreements between government ministries, while also scaling back peatland restoration goals and facing a significant funding shortfall.