Finland committed to achieve 17 SDGs by 2030

Finland is committed to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (2030 Agenda) by 2030, said an official press release on Tuesday.

Finland was ranked third best in the assessment of sustainability in all UN Member States published in 2018, and Finland also has a strong reputation as a global leader in sustainable development work.

According to a study conducted by Demos Helsinki, the Finnish Environment Institute and the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, sustainable development has become a widely accepted goal for the Finnish society.

However, there is a lot to improve in terms of the dynamic and consistency of the policy.

From the sustainable development perspective Finland’s particular strengths are the high level of education and competence, stable society and strong institutions.

The greatest challenges are associated with climate change mitigation, consumption and state of the environment, and growing social inequality.

“What the POLKU2030 project recommends is that the sustainable development goals should be incorporated into the heart of policy-making”, said the project’s leader Satu Lähteenoja from Demos Helsinki.

"To achieve this, the key cross-cutting focus of the next government programmes should be on sustainable development, and a roadmap extending to 2030 should be prepared to strengthen a target-oriented and systematic policy approach from the perspective of sustainable development.”