From 2001 to 2022, Finland lost 4379kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 1.7% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Finland from 2001 to 2022, 4379kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Finland, the top 5 regions were responsible for 100.0% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Western Finland had the most tree cover loss at 1510.7kha compared to an average of 875.8 kha.
Between 28 May 2023 and 15 Oct 2023 Finland experienced a total of 153 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).