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Finnish forest management practice recommendations
Promoting good management practice in forestryForests are managed and used sustainablyCommercial forests are managed with due considerations for natural conditionsBiodiversity, protection of watercourses and multiple-use are ensuredRegeneration maturity is determined using the mean diameter measureForests are regenerated quickly and successfullySilvicultural works ensure a high quality growing stockModels indicate the timing and intensity of thinningsHarvesting energy wood supports the production of industrial woodPeat-based forests and boreal forestry pose challenges
Finnish forests
Promoting good management practice in forestry
Finnish forest management practice recommendations are actively used by forestry professionals. The recommendations have been prepared in collaboration with researchers and representatives of forestry organisations under the direction of Forestry Development Centre Tapio.
The recommendations aim at promoting silviculture and forest use. The annual growth of Finland’s forests has risen from 55 million m³ to 95 million m³ in the space of 50 years. Concurrently with this development, the country’s forest resources have increased from 1,500 million m³ to 2,200 million m³, and timber felling has risen from 30 million m³ to over 50 million m³.
Every fifth Finn is a forest owner. Private individuals own approx. 75% of the forest land in Southern Finland and 45% in Northern Finland. Forest Management Practice Recommendations provide forest owners with advice for application in both wood production and protection and management of the environment and nature. Forest owners’ forestry-related objectives vary considerably. Reconciling these often contradictory objectives calls for diverse forestry expertise. The recommendations provide forestry professionals with tangible tools for this work.
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