Forest Improvement Act. Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 1987 (1991) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Basic legislation Forest management/forest conservation Special fund Subsidy/incentive Credit Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract In order to promote timber in privately-owned forests, funds annually drawn from the state budget, shall be made available for forest improvement works in the form of subsidy, loan or advance financing (sect. 1). The 47 sections of this Act are divided into 7 Paragraphs: General Stipulations (1); Types of Forest Improvement Works (2); Financing (3); Planning and Realization of Forest Improvement projects (4); Responsibility of Debt to the Government (5); The Management and Maintenance Duty (6); Certain Provisions (7). Full text Swedish References - Legislation Implemented by Forest Improvement Decree (No. 437/87). Legislation | Finland | 1968 (1991) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Private forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Special fund, Credit, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act to amend the Forest Improvement Act (No. 480 of 1994). Legislation | Finland | 1994 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, EIA, Afforestation/reforestation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Forest Act (No. 1093/96). Legislation | Finland | 1996 (2004) Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Protection forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Institution, Biodiversity Source: FAO, FAOLEX