Finnish Association for Nature Conservation

The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (FANC) (in Finnish: Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto (SLL) is the largest non-governmental organization for environmental protection and nature conservation in Finland with over 34,000 members. It was established in 1938, but the oldest local member association, The Kuopio Nature Friends Association, is over 110 years old (founded in 1896).^[1]

The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation

Abbreviation	FANC
Formation	May 27, 1938; 87 years ago (1938-05-27)
Type	NGO
Legal status	Association
Purpose	Environmental protection, nature conservation
Headquarters	Helsinki
Location	Kotkankatu 9 00510 Helsinki
Membership	private persons
Official language	Finnish
Executive Director	Päivi Lundall
Key people	President of the Board Harri Hölttä
Staff	employs 15 people at its regional offices across Finland, about 30 specialists working in nature and environmental protection
Volunteers	over 34,000
Website	www.sll.fi/en/

Major work

The major themes of environmental work include:

• forest protection
• climate change prevention and sustainable energy policy
• mire and water protection
• sustainable production and consumption and ecological fiscal reform
• management and protection of cultural landscapes
• land use issues and protection of endangered species
• waste policy and chemicals
• hosting the European EKOenergy Secretariat

Publications

Suomen Luonto (Nature of Finland) is published by the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation. It is Finland's largest nature magazine.

Logo

In the logo is the Saimaa ringed seal, an endemic animal (only in Finland). Its future is endangered.