Social responsibility
Metsähallitus respects human rights and promotes fair and equal treatment of its staff, customers, partners and stakeholders are fair and equitable. We do not tolerate any form of harassment, bullying or discrimination in our activities, services, work community or value chain.
We recognise existing or potential impacts on human rights in Metsähallitus’ activities. We do not accept any form of child labour, forced labour, trafficking in human beings or any other form of modern slavery in our own activities or our value chains. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) are one of the central elements in our responsibility policy. The Codes of Conduct for suppliers and partners guide our procurement and contracting partners in addressing requirements related to human rights and other social responsibility themes.
We promote diversity, equality and non-discrimination
Diversity, equality and non-discrimination plan
Diversity, equality and non-discrimination plan of Metsähallitus 2026–2029
The measures in Metsähallitus’ Diversity, equality and non-discrimination plan aim for an increasingly diverse work community in which we can all be our individual selves at work. We aim to prevent discrimination in our role as an employer and in our services for our customers, partners, citizens and stakeholders. We develop the accessibility of our services and take care of our personnel’s and customers’ safety. The plan also outlines measures for safeguarding the equality of the Sámi.
We reconcile different needs in state-owned land and water areas
Needs and objectives related to the use of state-owned land and water areas are reconciled in cooperation with stakeholders. Our activities in state-owned land and water areas are based on natural resource plans drafted in cooperation with local communities, customers and other stakeholders. These plans outline the long-term use of land and water areas owned by the state and support the reconciliation of economic, ecological, social and cultural perspectives. We work to promote people’s health and well-being in Finland.
We safeguard preconditions for practising the Sámi culture
In the Sámi Homeland, Metsähallitus takes into account the preconditions for practising Sámi culture in accordance with legislation. We secure the Sámi people’s right to maintain their language and culture through agreements and negotiation procedures and by supporting Sámi-language communication. We rely on the Akwé: Kon operating model in all significant projects, including natural resource planning and planning the management of nature and wilderness reserves.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In the focus area of social responsibility, our work can have a particular impact on objectives 5: Gender Equality and 8: Decent Work and Economic growth.
