Utilised Agricultural Area 2013, regional preliminary data

The arable land areas for 2013 are advance information on 27 June 2013

• In 2013, the most significant changes in the use of the arable area in Finland (2.3 million hectares) will be that the grain cultivation area will grow by 26,000 hectares, the turnip rape area will decrease by 17,000 hectares

• The winter wheat and winter rye areas are 40 % smaller than in 2012

• The turnip rape area will be about one-third smaller than in 2012, totalling 36,000 hectares.

• The sugar beet area will grow by about 4 per cent from 2012.