Region

SAS Output Economydoctor. Soil class information service (luke.fi/economydoctor). Data: Luke Soil class data. September 16, 2024
Surface  soil  types.  National  classification     2011    
Northern_Finland Eastern_Finland Western_Finland Southern_Finland Total
Arable area 353.977 393.580 830.796 855.468 2433822
MINERAL SOILS 253.060 345.128 679.232 791.944 2069364
Mineral soils % of arable area 71,5 87,7 81,8 92,6 85,0
    Rough mineral soils 226.309 294.324 485.644 249.846 1256123
    Rough mineral soils % of arable area 63,9 74,8 58,5 29,2 51,6
    Till and Rocks 74.240 198.736 173.925 118.190 565.091
    Gravel deposits 69.160 38.941 59.538 58.971 226.609
    Silt deposits 82.909 56.646 252.182 72.686 464.423
    Clay soils 26.751 50.804 193.587 542.099 813.241
    Clay soils % of arable area 7,6 12,9 23,3 63,4 33,4
ORGANIC SOILS 100.917 48.452 151.565 63.524 364.458
Organic soils % of arable area 28,5 12,3 18,2 7,4 15,0
    Humus soils 2.978 2.542 64.138 32.838 102.495
    Peat lands 97.939 45.910 87.427 30.686 261.962