| English | Finnish |
| agricultural land Land used primarily for the production of plant or animal crops, including arable agriculture, dairying, pasturage, apiaries, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, animal husbandry and the necessary lands and structures needed for packing, processing, treating, or storing the produce | maatalousmaa |
| agricultural land | viljelysmaa, maatalousmaa |
| Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment regarding Developments Proposed to Take Place on, or which are Likely to Impact on, Sacred Sites and on Lands and Waters Traditionally Occupied or Used by Indigenous and Local Communities | Akwé: Kon -ohjeet |
| alkali land Any geomorphic area, often a level lake-like plain, with soil containing a high percentage of mineral salts, located especially in arid regions | alkalimaa |
| alkali land | emäksinen maa, alkalimaa |
| arid land Lands characterized by low annual rainfall of less than 250 mm, by evaporation exceeding precipitation and a sparse vegetation | kuiva maa |
| arid land | kuiva maa |
| arid land ecosystem The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmental surroundings in a climatic region where the annual precipitation averages less than 10 inches per year | kuivan maan ekosysteemi |
| arid land ecosystem | kuivan maan ekosysteemi |
| building land Area of land suitable for building on | rakennustontti |
| building land | rakennusmaa |
| building land | rakennustontti |
| building land Area of land suitable for building on | rakennusmaa |
| contaminated land | pilaantunut alue |
| contaminated land | saastunut maa-alue |
| Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-based Sources | yleissopimus maalla sijaitsevien lähteiden aiheuttaman meren pilaantumisen ehkäisemisestä |
| cultivation of agricultural land Cultivation of land for the production of plant crops. Agricultural land may be employed in an unimproved state with few, if any, management inputs (extensive rangeland), or in an intensively managed state with annual inputs of fertilizer, pest, control treatments, and tillage | peltojen viljely |
| cultivation of agricultural land | peltojen viljely |
| degraded land | pilaantunut maa-alue |
| degraded land | huonontunut maaperä |
| depletion of arable land | viljelykelpoisen maan loppuun kuluttaminen |
| desertified land | aavikoitunut maaperä |
| deterioration of land and forest potential | maaperän ja metsien rappeutuminen |
| digital land model A representation of a surface's topography stored in a numerical format. Each pixel has been assigned coordinates and an altitude | numeerinen maamalli |
| disposal in land | täyttömaa |
| disposal in land | kaatopaikka |
| disposal in land | jätteen kaivaminen maahan |
| disposal on land | hävittäminen maissa |
| disused land | joutomaa |
| European Topic Centre on Land Cover | Euroopan maanpeitteen aihekeskus |
| fallow land Arable land not under rotation that is set at rest for a period of time ranging from one to five years before it is cultivated again, or land usually under permanent crops, meadows or pastures, which is not being used for that purpose for a period of at least one year. Arable land which is normally used for the cultivation of temporary crops but which is temporarily used for grazing is included | kesantomaa |
| fallow land | kesantomaa |
| forested land | metsäalue |
| Galápagos land iguana | laavaleguaani (Conolophus spp.) |
| Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities | Yhdistyneiden Kansakuntien maailmanlaajuinen toimintaohjelma merellisen ympäristön suojelemiseksi maalta peräisin olevalta pilaantumiselta |
| grazing land | laidun |
| grazing land | nurmi |
| grazing land management | laidunmaan hoito |
| incineration on land | polttaminen maalla |
| intervention on land Stepping in or participating in problem solving efforts for troublesome or perplexing situations involving ground areas or the earth's surface | maalla tapahtuva interventio |
| land access The permission or freedom to use, enter, approach or pass to and from a tract of land, which often consists of real estate property | pääsy maa-alueelle |
| land access | pääsy maa-alueelle |
| land allotment | maapalsta |
| land allotment Procedure by which big land properties are divided in parcels of smaller size | maapalsta |
| land and property register The system of registering certain legal estates or interests in land. It describes the land and any additional rights incidental to it, such as rights of way over adjoining land | kiinteistö- ja maarekisteri |
| land and property register | kiinteistö- ja maarekisteri |
| land application | pintalevitys |
| land application | maahanimeytys |
| land-based activity | maahan perustuva toiminta |
| land-based marine pollution | maalla sijaitsevista lähteistä aiheutuva meren saastuminen |
| land-based pollution | kuormitus maalla sijaitsevista lähteistä |
| land-based source | maalla sijaitseva kuormituslähde |
| Land-Based Sources Protocol | pöytäkirja Välimeren suojelemisesta maalta peräisin olevalta ja maalla tapahtuvan toiminnan aiheuttamalta pilaantumiselta |
| land carrying capacity | maan kantavuus |
| land carrying capacity The maximum extent to which ground or soil area may be exploited without degradation or depletion | maan kantavuus |
| land clearing | raivaus |
| land clearing | pellonraivaus |
| land clearing | puiden poisto maapaikasta |
| land clearing Removal of trees, undergrowth, etc. in preparation for ploughing, building, etc. | puiden poisto maapaikasta |
| land conservation The care, preservation and re-use of solid areas of the earth's surface, especially soil regions valued as a natural resource or utilized as an agricultural resource | maansuojelu |
| land consolidation | "uusjako, tilusten sijoitus" |
| land consolidation Joining small plots of land together to form larger farms or large fields | uusjako |
| land consolidation Joining small plots of land together to form larger farms or large fields | tilusten sijoitus |
| land cover | maapeite |
| land cover Land cover is the physical state of the land surface. It is the combination of vegetation, soil, rock, water and human-made structures, which make up the earth's landscape. The land cover is the interface between the earth's crust and the atmosphere, influencing the exchange of energy and matter in the climatic system and biogeochemical cycles | maanvaltaus |
| land cover | maanpeite |
| land damage | maaperälle aiheutuva vahinko |
| land degradation | maan kasvukunnon heikkeneminen |
| land degradation | maaperän huonontuminen |
| land development | maanmuokkaus |
| land development Planning of infrastructures, services and industrial settlements in order to promote the socio-economic growth of certain land area | maankäyttö |
| land development | maankäyttö |
| land disposal The discharge, deposit or injection of any waste onto or into the soil or other land surfaces | jätteen kaivaminen maahan |
| land disposal | kaatopaikka |
| land disposal | jätteen kaivaminen maahan |
| land disposal | täyttömaa |
| land ecology | maan ekologia |
| land ecology Study of the relationship between terrestrial organisms and their environment | maan ekologia |
| land forming | maaperän muodostus |
| land mammal | maanisäkäs |
| land management | maankäyttö |
| land management and planning Operations for preparing and controlling the implementation of plans for organizing human activities on land | maan hallinta ja suunnittelu |
| land management and planning | maan hallinta ja suunnittelu |
| land-management intervention area Any expanse of land which requires a person or agency with authority to interpose or interfere in how it is used or administrated | maanhallintainterventioalue |
| land-management intervention area | maanhallintainterventioalue |
| land occupation The use, settlement or possession of solid areas of the earth's surface | maankäyttö |
| land-ocean interaction | maan ja valtameren vuorovaikutus |
| land planning The activity of designing, organizing or preparing for the future use of solid areas of the earth's surface, especially regions valued for natural resources, utilized as agricultural resources or considered for human settlement | maankäytön suunnittelu |
| land pollution | maan saastuminen |
| land pollution The presence of one or more contaminants upon or within an area of land, or its constituents | maan saastuminen |
| land reclamation Making land capable of more intensive use by changing its general character, as by drainage of excessively wet land; irrigation of arid or semiarid land; or recovery of submerged land from seas, lakes and rivers | uudisraivaus |
| land reclamation | raivaus |
| land reclamation | pellonraivaus |
| land reclamation | raivaaminen |
| land reclamation | maan saattaminen hyötykäyttöön |
| land register A register or survey of land, containing information on the surface of properties, tenants' names, commencing with the earliest owners through successive ownership and partitions, and such like | lainhuutorekisteri |
| land resources | maavarat |
| land restoration The treatment of any unusable land usually by filling with refuse or levelling until the land can be brought into productive use | maan saneeraus |
| land restoration | maan saneeraus |
| land restoration in mountain areas Measures adopted to control erosion and degradation phenomena in the mountain regions caused by the loss of forest cover due to acid rain, uncontrolled forest cutting, winter skiing resorts construction, etc. | maan saneeraus vuoristoalueilla |
| land restoration in mountain areas | maan saneeraus vuoristoalueilla |
| land sealing | maaperän sulkeminen rakentamisella |
| land sealing | maaperän sulkeutuminen |
| land sealing | maanpinnan muuttuminen vettä läpäisemättömäksi |
| land setup The formulation of regional objectives, plans and programmes and the harmonization of the regional effects of sectorial planning | maanjärjestely |
| land setup | maanjärjestely |
| land sinking | maan vajoaminen |
| land take | infrastruktuuriin käytetty maa-alue |
| land tax Property tax. A tax laid upon the legal or beneficial owner of real property, and apportioned upon the assessed value of his land | kiinteistövero |
| land tortoises | maakilpikonnat (Testudinidae) |
| land transportation | maakuljetus |
| land transportation Transport of persons and goods by a network of roads or railways | maakuljetus |
| land treatment | peltokäsittely |
| land treatment | peltohajotus |
| land treatment | maaperäkäsittely |
| land use The term land use deals with the spatial aspects of all human activities on the land and with the way in which the land surface is adapted, or could be adapted, to serve human needs | maankäyttö |
| land-use change | maankäytön muutos |
| land use classification The arrangement of land units into a variety of categories based on the properties of the land or its suitability for a particular purpose. It has become an important tool in rural land-resource planning | maankäytön luokitus |
| land use classification | maankäytön luokitus |
| land use development and planning | maankäytön kehittäminen ja suunnittelu |
| land-use, land-use change and forestry | maankäyttö, maankäytön muutos ja metsätalous |
| land use plan | kaava, maankäyttösuunnitelma |
| land use plan | maankäyttösuunnitelma |
| land use plan The key element of a comprehensive plan; describes the recommended location and intensity of development for public and private land uses, such as residential, commercial, industrial, recreational and agricultural | maankäyttösuunnitelma |
| land use plan | kaava |
| land use planning The interdisciplinary process of evaluating, organising, and controlling the present and the future development and use of lands and their resources in terms of their suitability on sustained yield basis. Includes an overall ecological evaluation in terms of specific kinds of uses as well as evaluations of social, economic, and physical contexts to the land concerned | maankäytön suunnittelu |
| land use planning | kaavoitus |
| land use regime | maankäyttöjärjestelmä |
| land use regime Relation existing between the landowner and the tenant farmer who cultivates the land | maankäyttöjärjestelmä |
| land use system | maankäyttöjärjestelmä |
| land value | maan arvo |
| land value The monetary or material worth in commerce or trade of an area of ground considered as property | maan arvo |
| marginal Land | reunamaa |
| marginal land | reunamaa |
| marginal land Low quality land the value of whose production barely covers its cultivation costs | reunamaa |
| peat land | turvemaa |
| peat land | suo |
| pollution from land-based sources | kuormitus maalla sijaitsevista lähteistä |
| Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities | pöytäkirja Välimeren suojelemisesta maalta peräisin olevalta ja maalla tapahtuvan toiminnan aiheuttamalta pilaantumiselta |
| public access to land The right or permission for all persons of a community to use government owned geographic areas such as parks, campgrounds and historical sites | yleinen pääsy maalle |
| public access to land | yleinen pääsy maalle |
| reclamation of land from the sea | merenpohjan kuivatus maa-alueeksi |
| reclamation of land from the sea | entisen merenpohjan käyttäminen |
| semi-arid land ecosystem The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmental surroundings in regions that have between 10 to 20 inches of rainfall and are capable of sustaining some grasses and shrubs but not woodland | puolikuivien maiden ekosysteemi |
| semi-arid land ecosystem | puolikuivien maiden ekosysteemi |
| three-keeled land tortoise | kolmiharjakilpikonna (Melanochelys tricarinata) |
| uncultivated land | luonnonvarainen maa |
| vacant industrial land | teollinen joutomaa |
| vacant industrial land | hylätty teollisuusalue |
| wastewater land application | maahanimeytys |
| waterlogged land Waterlogging is an effect of canal irrigation; it occurs when the water table rises to within 3 meters of a crop's roots, impeding their ability to absorb oxygen and ultimately compromising crop yields. Many factors contribute to waterlogging. These include inadequate drainage, improper balance in the use of groundwater and surface water, seepage and percolation from unlined channels, overwatering, planting crops not suited to specific soils, and inadequate preparation of land before irrigation | vettynyt maa |
| yellow land lizard | keltavaraani (Varanus flavescens) |
