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Safeguarding forest biodiversity is a key element of overall sustainable forestry. The goal of nature management is to improve the state of forest biodiversity. Nature management can be used to ensure...

Today, forest owners often have various purposes. In the use of forests, steps are taken to coordinate, for example, wood production and measures that promote and increase biodiversity, recreational...

The generational transfer of a forest property or other ownership-related arrangements, such as joining a jointly owned forest, can be the biggest decisions related to forest ownership. There have...

More than half a million people live along private roads. Private roads are important routes for rural businesses. For example, more than 90 percent of the annually harvested timber goes to processing...

The Finnish Forest Centre employs approximately 450 professionals. Our employees collect and handle information related to nature and forests, process forestry funding applications, conduct the...

The Finnish Forest Centre monitors compliance with forest laws and collects and shares information on Finnish forests.

In planned areas, the use of forests and decision-making related to forests must consider not only forest legislation but also plan markings and regulations that are contained in the land use plans...

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...

In addition to the Forest Act, the use of forests is regulated by the following acts, among others: