Newsletter 04/2010: Increasing harvesting activity in Finnish forests

Finnish non-industrial private forest owners are planning more harvests compared
to previous year, which is indicated by a report about intended fellings in January-
February and published by Forestry Development Centre Tapio.

Especially the intended regeneration fellings reported in February have increased a third to
3 900 hectares. Comparably, thinnings are reported on 15 200 hectares, giving a 19 % increase.

- Compared to the high peak of December 2009, the felling activity is still considerably milder.
The decrease in planned fellings was to be expected and the slowdown was actually somewhat
smaller than anticipated, Ritva Toivonen, Director General of Forestry Development Centre
Tapio, adds. Read the whole bulletin.