Developing sustainable forestry

Tapio offers a wide range of services and products to companies and organizations for the sustainable management and use of forests. A century of experience and thousands of projects in experience record places Tapio in the fore front of forestry development world wide. Tapio's main task is to serve the Forestry Centres in Finland with systems for managing private forestry. International development projects have mainly been focused towards Russia and the EU countries but lately also to South-East Asia and Africa.

Tapio's vision is quality forests for all. This means sustainable forestry, progressive forest management, employment and livelihood, and an opportunity for people to enjoy the treasures of the forest. A quality forest for all is a diverse forest.

A network for quality forests

Tapio works in close collaboration with research and development organisations in the forest sector, including the Finnish Forest Research Institute. Its objective is to provide new and relevant information to forestry professionals and forest owners. Thanks to Tapio's extensive network of subcontractors, its customers have the best possible expertise at their disposal.

Tapio in brief

• Founded in 1907
• Serves forestry companies and organizations 
• Funding based on paid services and a result agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 
• Annual turnover is almost EUR 17 million
• Employs about 90 persons
• Tapio Group comprises a publishing company Metsäkustannus Oy and a nursery company Taimi-Tapio Oy.