Region

SAS Output Economydoctor. Soil class information service (luke.fi/economydoctor). Data: Luke Soil class data. September 16, 2024
        Parent  Material  types  WRB  classification     2011    
Northern_Finland Eastern_Finland Western_Finland Southern_Finland Total
Arable area 354.319 393.004 832.982 870.954 2451259
MINERAL SOILS 260.194 349.098 750.231 840.191 2199714
Mineral soils % of arable area 73,4 88,8 90,1 96,5 89,7
    Rough mineral soils 230.726 295.552 488.120 264.515 1278914
    Rough mineral soils % of arable area 65,1 75,2 58,6 30,4 52,2
          Till and Rocks 76.520 199.576 173.416 130.645 580.157
          Gravel deposits 71.502 39.062 60.179 60.191 230.934
          Silt deposits 82.704 56.914 254.525 73.679 467.823
    Clay soils 29.468 53.545 262.111 575.676 920.800
    Clay soils % of arable area 8,3 13,6 31,5 66,1 37,6
ORGANIC SOILS 94.124 43.906 82.751 30.763 251.544
Organic soils % of arable area 26,6 11,2 9,9 3,5 10,3
    Humus soils 1.098 1.122 1.895 848 4.964
    Peat lands 93.026 42.784 80.856 29.915 246.580