NB: Unofficial translation Legally binding texts are those in Finnish and Swedish. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland Flood Risk Management Act (620/2010) Section 1 – Objective (1) This Act lays down the provisions concerning the organisation of flood risk management. (2) The purpose of the Act is to reduce flood risks, prevent and mitigate the adverse consequences caused by floods and promote the preparedness for floods. The purpose of the Act is also to coordinate flood risk management and other management of river basins, with due account for the needs relating to sustainable use and protection of water resources. Section 2 – Definitions (1) In this Act: 1) flood means the temporary covering by water of land caused by rise in the water level, rise in the sea level or accumulation of stormwater and meltwater; 2) flood risk means the combination of the probability of a flood event and the potential adverse consequences of the flood event for human health, safety, the enviro...