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The Finnish Advisory Board for Invasive Alien Species

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The Finnish Advisory Board for Invasive Alien Species, appointed by the Council of State, is Finland’s national expert body in matters concerning invasive alien species. Its key tasks include following the implementation of the invasive alien species legislation and awareness raising of the impacts and management measures concerning invasive alien species.

More at Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (in Finnish).

Advisory board 2023-2027 (in Finnish).

Chair: Johanna Niemivuo-Lahti, Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Secretariat: 

  • Erja Huusela, Secretary General (Luke),
  • Reima Leinonen (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment),
  • Sannakajsa Velmala (Luke).