You can apply for metka subsidies for the following:
- Young stand management and young forest management
- Corrective fertilisation
- Forest road construction and improvement
- Peatland forest management
- Management of forest nature
- Environmental support
- Support for controlled burning
In the metka system, subsidies for young stand management and young forest management are applied for with a notice of completion after the work has been carried out. In this respect, metka subsidies differ from the preceding kemera subsidies, in which an application was submitted both before the initiation of work and after the completion of work.
For work other than young stand management and young forest management, a preliminary plan must be made in the metka system. Work requiring a preliminary plan cannot be started until the Forest Centre has approved the application.
All the subsidised work and subsidy levels are listed on the Finnish Forest Centre’s website (in Finnish).
The total amount of annually awarded metka subsidies is limited, and the subsidies are treated as taxable income. Forest management projects that have received metka subsidies must be carried out by the date determined by the Finnish Forest Centre.
When you order forest management work from Metsä Group, your personal forest specialist will apply for the metka subsidy directly on your behalf. We will also submit a notice of completion when the subsidised forest management work has been completed.
The metka system replaced kemera subsidies in 2024.