Farm Structure Survey / Agricultural Census 2010 - Outdoor irrigation

The area available for irrigation in Finland is about 68,600 hectares, which is equal to 3% of the utilized agricultural area. The farmland area available for irrigation is the largest in Southwest Finland.
Farmland irrigation is possible on 4,600 farms, which is 7% of the agricultural and horticultural enterprises in Finland. The share of irrigating farms is the highest in Aland.
Half of the farms that have access to irrigation equipment irrigated their farmland in 2010. 19% of the area available for irrigation was irrigated. Outdoor vegetables and potatoes were irrigated the most.
Sprinkler irrigation was the main method for vegetables and potatoes. Drip irrigation is significant in the irrigation of strawberries, other berries, and apple trees.
Irrigation usually uses surface water from a pond located in the farm area, or from other, larger waterways that extend beyond the farm boundaries.
Horticultural farms used frost protection sprinkler irrigation for 3% of their farmland area. Frost protection was carried out the most in Southwest Finland.

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