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Jointly owned forests are established by mutual agreement of the forest owners. Based on the agreement, they apply for the establishment of the forest from the National Land Survey of Finland. The...

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...

There are different ways to become a shareholder in a jointly owned forest. The most common is to buy, receive as a gift or inherit a forest property that includes a jointly owned forest share. It is...

The shareholders’ association of a jointly owned forest makes decisions on expanding the forest area. The area of a jointly owned forest can be expanded, and its shareholders’ ownership can be...

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...

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...

The change of ownership of a forest property can be implemented as a transaction. By nature, the transactions can be fair value transactions or gift transactions. Many transactions at fair value are...