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The regional forest programmes for the period 2021–2025 were published in early December 2020. The programmes are provincial forest sector development plans and work programmes and they have been...

Various organisms and natural phenomena cause damage in forests.

Climate change also affects Finnish forests. The increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and higher average temperatures have a positive impact on tree growth but also increase the risk of forest...

The Finnish Forest Centre processes a wide range of information related to forest management and forest use. The information, its intended use and processing are regulated by the Act on the Finnish...

The management of swamp forests should be planned as a whole.

Forest certification can demonstrate that forests are used responsibly and sustainably. This means that the management and treatment of forests is ecologically, economically and socially sustainable...

Quantitatively, forest-based energy is the most important energy source in Finland. The demand for climate-resilient energy will increase as peat and fossil fuels are being replaced by renewable...

In continuous cover forestry, the forest is grown so that there are constantly trees of many sizes and ages in the forest.

The Finnish Forest Centre serves companies in the forest sector and closely related industries. We offer expertise on open forest and nature data, forest legislation, forestry and nature management...

A change of ownership of a forest property can also be implemented as a pure gift. The gift as a method of transfer is well suited to situations where the transferors do not need to get a purchase...