Finnish bogs are important natural resources. They have converted for agricultural use for hundreds of years. Especially nutrient-rich fens have grown even more rare as a result of this. Approximately 10 % of Finland's current agricultural surface area consists of bogs that have been converted into fields .



Many fields in Ostrobothnia used to be bogs.

Bogs have also been converted to be used in forestry. Bogs were dried at a great rate after World War II. Nowadays, approximately one fifth of the nation's forest are former bogs.

Peat can be used as a growth medium for many garden and house plants. Peat is also an important energy source when burnt. Approximately 6-7 % of Finland's total energy production is achieved by burning peat. This energy is mainly used in heating and electricity production. Peat is gathered from dried and cleared peat bogs, of which there are approximately 60 000 hectares worth in Finland today.

Peat is a domestic Finnish energy source that is found in great quantities in Finnish bogs. However, extensive peat collection damages bogs and causes many other kinds of environmental damages.