Organic Farming in Finland
Sampsa Heinonen
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Table 2. Number of organic farms and organically managed area by regions
at the 31st of December 2004 (map of the regions of the Employment
and Economic Development Centres)
|
Region
|
Code of the Inspection
body
|
Farms
|
% of the Total Number
of Farms
|
Area*
|
% of the Total
Agricultural Area
|
|
01 Uusimaa
|
FI-A-001
|
378
|
8.1
|
12,691
|
7.1
|
|
02 Southwest Finland
|
FI-A-002
|
399
|
5.0
|
13,804
|
4.9
|
|
03 Satakunta
|
FI-A-003
|
234
|
4.5
|
7,309
|
5.1
|
|
04 Häme
|
FI-A-004
|
207
|
3.9
|
6,759
|
3.8
|
|
05 Tampere Region
|
FI-A-005
|
471
|
9.4
|
14,573
|
10.6
|
|
06 South-eastern Finland
|
FI-A-006
|
273
|
5.9
|
9,483
|
7.3
|
|
07 South Savo
|
FI-A-007
|
292
|
8.2
|
5,541
|
8.9
|
|
08 North Savo
|
FI-A-008
|
401
|
7.7
|
10,897
|
9.0
|
|
09 North Karelia
|
FI-A-009
|
329
|
10.6
|
9,810
|
12.7
|
|
10 Central Finland
|
FI-A-010
|
233
|
6.0
|
5,556
|
6.3
|
|
11 South Ostrobothnia
|
FI-A-011
|
352
|
4.2
|
10,312
|
4.7
|
|
12 Ostrobothnia
|
FI-A-012
|
519
|
7.6
|
15,746
|
9.0
|
|
13 North Ostrobothnia
|
FI-A-013
|
500
|
8.2
|
18,352
|
9.7
|
|
14 Kainuu
|
FI-A-014
|
111
|
9.1
|
3,940
|
15.4
|
|
15 Lapland
|
FI-A-015
|
81
|
3.9
|
2,609
|
8.0
|
|
20 Åland Islands
|
FI-D
|
107
|
16.0
|
1,431
|
15.9
|
|
Total
|
|
4887
|
6.6
|
148,183
|
7.3
|
Source: Plant Production Inspection Centre
|
