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  • The common denominators of last year’s launches from UPM, Metsä Group and Stora Enso are environmental friendliness and sustainability. Photos: UPM, Metsä Group, Stora Enso Circular bioeconomy
    30.01.2019 Article

    Wood is an increasingly common solution to the problems with plastics – forest industry also focused on design in 2018

  • Kuva: SonjaTyrra, Vastavalo Biodiversity and Conservation
    30.11.2018 Article

    Elks love young seedlings – Nature management helps both game and hunters

  • Prescribed Burning. Photo: Henrik Lindberg Biodiversity and Conservation
    10.08.2018 Article

    Finland has a problem with too few forest fires – to promote biodiversity, burned-down areas should be protected

  • "In future, wood-based materials will offer many alternatives to fossil-based and non-renewable raw materials and products," says Marc Palahí, Director of the European Forest Institute EFI. Photo: Anna Kauppi Circular bioeconomy
    14.06.2018 Article

    Marc Palahí of the European Forest Institute: The EU needs ambitious, strategic approach to forest policy

  • A positive spirit prevailed during Metsähallitus' natural resource planning in Oulu. Stakeholders are able to comment on guidelines included in the plan, down to the precise wording. Photo: Anna Kauppi Biodiversity and Conservation
    22.03.2018 Article

    Natural resource planning makes use of ideas generated by stakeholders: ”Could serve as an example for others”

  • Finding a Christmas tree is important on a winter picnic, but gingerbread and hot chocolate may be even more essential, at least according to Taimi Hamunen, Rauni Korhonen and Lotta Palmio. Photo: Inkeri Palmio Multiple use
    20.12.2017 Article

    The best Christmas tree is one you fetch from the forest yourself – Geocaching makes it more exciting

  • Students Oskari Mattinen and Maisa Hirvilammi hand over the Bio Era Vision to Finland’s Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. Photo: Vilma Issakainen Circular bioeconomy
    05.12.2017 Article

    Finland’s future is sustainable and responsible – bio-vision of Finnish youth was received by Prime Minister

  • Photo: Annamari Heikkinen Multiple use
    16.11.2017 Article

    Area of multiple-use forest decreases in Finland – harvesting allowed on ever smaller share of forests

  • ”The positive effects would particularly include those related to climate refugees,” said Anttonen in his speech on Thursday during the Forest Days organised annually in Helsinki by the Finnish Forest Association. Photo: Erkki Oksanen Climate Change
    10.11.2017 Article

    If the Sahara was green – energy sector executive plans to save the planet by afforestation

  • The finnish scouts and guides practises determining the height of a pine tree with a relascope. Photo: Anna Kauppi Multiple use
    03.11.2017 Article

    Multiple use of forests is no problem for Finnish Scouts – campfires and responsible forestry not mutually exclusive

  • Biodiversity and Conservation
    05.10.2017 Article

    More than four out of five Finnish trees are the result of natural regeneration

  • Finns prefer a forest with relatively sparse but stout pine or birch trees, with spruces of different ages as undergrowth – which is just the type of forest that Finnish forestry aims at. Photo: Harri Silvennoinen Multiple use
    05.10.2017 Article

    Harvesting may also improve the landscape – commercial forest may be more beautiful than a natural one

  • Circular bioeconomy
    06.07.2017 Article

    Wow! This road show is chock full of great bioeconomy innovations

  • Moto. Kuva: Erkki Oksanen Forest sector in Finland
    27.06.2017 Article

    Finland’s timber trade went digital – new e-market is a joint effort of the entire forest sector

  • The Ioncell team represents Finnish forest expertise in the science-based idea competition Helsinki Challenge. Photo: Ioncell Circular bioeconomy
    05.06.2017 Article

    Give your vote for wood – Helsinki Challenge looks for solutions to the world’s problems

  • The Paptic bag is durable and can be used several times. It outperforms the ordinary paper bag in tear strength, for example. Photo: Paptic Circular bioeconomy
    01.06.2017 Article

    Finnish innovation challenges plastic: New-generation paper bag fights against plastic waste in oceans

  • Photo: Anna Kauppi Circular bioeconomy
    26.05.2017 Article

    Finnish Climate Change Panel: Using forests also produces climate benefits

  • Photo: Metsä Tissue Circular bioeconomy
    20.04.2017 Article

    From forest to kitchen: the surprising number of certificates for wood

  • A good example of wooden architecture in Helsinki is Löyly – a sauna and restaurant building. Photo: Anna Kauppi Circular bioeconomy
    04.04.2017 Article

    Customer orientation to boost wood construction

  • The condition of forestry roads is a key issue for the timber supply. Photo: Krista Kimmo Circular bioeconomy
    02.03.2017 Article

    Open knowledge and new legislation to boost circular economy – wood ash as an active substance for fertilization and forestry road renovations

  • Biodiversity and Conservation
    24.02.2017 Article

    Hundreds of thousands of snags created for species depending on decayed wood

  • Havina shows how and why forests have always been used in Finland. Photo: Finnish Forest Association Forest sector in Finland
    30.01.2017 Article

    Time travel through Finnish bioeconomy takes you from Ice Age to future

  • The Forest Education Association brings together all levels of education and forest organisations. Its mission is to make the education more attractive and in line with the challenges of working life. Photo: Anna Kauppi Forest sector in Finland
    12.01.2017 Article

    Co-operation to make forest education more attractive – new experts for the field

  • Climate Change
    22.12.2016 Article

    A Story for Christmas: Adventures of the Seven Carbon Brothers

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