16.01.2020 / Forest sector in Finland, Multiple use, Silviculture

Kuusamo offers 14 new trails in multipurpose commercial forests – an uncrowded alternative to its busy national parks
20.12.2019 / Biodiversity and Conservation, Forest sector in Finland, Resources and ownership

Eight good news stories highlighting the best of Finland’s forests in 2019
20.12.2019 / Climate Change, Forest sector in Finland

Fewer wildfires in Europe last year – over one third occurred on conservation sites
12.12.2019 / Biodiversity and Conservation

Forest protection has continued to increase in Finland – area of strictly protected forests is now the size of Belgium
03.12.2019 / Multiple use, Silviculture

In Finland, hunting is a form of enjoying the wilderness – this is how kids are introduced to it

’In forest, trees, elks and bears are big, but to see almost any of the rest, you need a magnifying glass.’

’We have the knowledge, we have the understanding and we have the tools to correct our way of life within the limits set by ecology.’

'But we must make a choice: is it forest carbon sinks or storages we want to increase.'

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Cultivation and care

Did you know that micro-organisms learned to decompose lignin only some 300 million years ago. After that the production of black coal has decreased significantly. Read more from Cultivation and care -- forestry and biodiversity, the new book written by Seppo Vuokko.

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