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Soil quality in Europe
(soil.copernicus.org)
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this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2024
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finland having some of the worst soil where it's just untouched nature? according to other sources finland has some of the best soil in europe. i aint buying this.
This soil quality scale measures suitability for growing crops rather than pollution. Pollution impacts that negatively, of course, but there are plenty of natural reasons why an area might be bad for agriculture.
The north of Scotland is also red on this map, and it's definitely not because of human pollution. It's sparsely populated and generally one of the most unspoilt areas of the UK. The soil just happens to be pretty bad for crops. That's part of the reason it was sparsely populated in the first place. I expect Finland could be the same.
Finnish soil is acidic and clay based. Most of the grain grown goes straight to animal feed since it's too low quality for baking.