Consider what products you buy

• Buy less and think about what you really need
• Choose goods that are ecologically sustainable, repairable, and recyclable
• Choose eco-labelled products: Look for the Nordic Swan logo: this is the official environmental label of the Nordic countries
• Buy used products if you can
• Use the product until the end of its life and recycle properly
• Avoid getting mixed fabric textiles
• Avoid overpacked products and plastic packaging

Avoid single-use items

• Avoid using plastic bags. Instead, keep a durable shopping bag with you or carry your shopping in a backpack
• Also, carry durable mesh bags for fruits and vegetables. These are widely available from most grocery stores
• Carry a reusable thermos mug with a lid and use it instead of using a disposable container
• Avoid using plastic cutlery
• Do not use plastic drinking straws

Think about what you eat

• Choose locally-produced food and seasonal produce
• Choose to buy organic food
• Select vegetarian food and cut down on eating meat
• Carefully consider buying farmed fish
• Choose to buy sustainably-caught wild fish from the Baltic Sea, such as domestic fish like bream, herring, perch, and pike, as well as fish labelled with the MSC-mark (Marine Stewardship Council) The WWF Fish Guide for Finland