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Forest.fi online magazine publishes articles about forests and forest sector. In our weekly news, we tell you about the sustainable use of forests. The innovation articles highlight the versatility of wood.
As the world gathers at COP30 to tackle the wildfire crisis, Europe can lead by example by building a unified communications network to protect our shared air, Kai Lintunen writes in his blog. Read more: forest.fi/blog/blog-by...
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
As the world gathers at COP30 to tackle the wildfire crisis, Europe can lead by example by building a unified communications network to protect our shared air, Kai Lintunen writes in his blog. Read more: forest.fi/blog/blog-by...
Finland donated groundbreaking examples of sustainable wood-based innovations to the FAO’s new permanent exhibition, which opened in Rome as part of the organization’s 80th anniversary celebrations.
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FAO turned 80 – forest-based innovations featured in new exhibition video - Forest.fi
Finland donated groundbreaking examples of sustainable wood-based innovations to the FAO’s new permanent exhibition, which opened in Rome as part of the organization’s 80th anniversary celebrations. F...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Finland donated groundbreaking examples of sustainable wood-based innovations to the FAO’s new permanent exhibition, which opened in Rome as part of the organization’s 80th anniversary celebrations.
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EU Bioeconomy Ambassador Kati Merruntaus: “Bioeconomy has enormous potential – young people’s voices must be heard”. Read more:
EU Bioeconomy Ambassador Kati Merruntaus: “Bioeconomy has enormous potential – young people’s voices must be heard” - Forest.fi
This summer, Finnish forest sciences student Kati Merruntaus was selected as one of 15 young Europeans to join the EU Bioeconomy Youth Ambassador programme. As the only representative from Finland—and...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
EU Bioeconomy Ambassador Kati Merruntaus: “Bioeconomy has enormous potential – young people’s voices must be heard”. Read more:
Blog by Martta Fredrikson: Voluntary action makes a difference – For 30 years, donations by forest owners have financed forest excursions for children
Blog by Martta Fredrikson: Voluntary action makes a difference: For 30 years, donations by forest owners have financed forest excursions for children - Forest.fi
For thirty years now, Finnish forest owners have been able to support the forest sector’s joint work for the future by making a voluntary donation when concluding a timber deal. Each year, thanks to t...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Blog by Martta Fredrikson: Voluntary action makes a difference – For 30 years, donations by forest owners have financed forest excursions for children
The debate on forest harvesting levels in Finland continues. Most EU countries will not meet their 2030 targets for LULUCF sinks, according to estimates published by researchers, writes Elina Warsta, Senior Manager in Forest Affairs at UPM, in her blog.
Blog by Elina Warsta: What is the future of land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sinks? - Forest.fi
The debate on forest harvesting levels in Finland continues. Most EU countries will not meet their 2030 targets for land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sinks, according to estimates publis...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The debate on forest harvesting levels in Finland continues. Most EU countries will not meet their 2030 targets for LULUCF sinks, according to estimates published by researchers, writes Elina Warsta, Senior Manager in Forest Affairs at UPM, in her blog.
Mitigating climate change and replacing fossil raw materials have brought biogenic carbon dioxide into a new light. Experts believe that biogenic carbon dioxide recovered from pulp mill flue gases could be the key to a new industrial revolution. Read more:
Turning pulp mill emissions into renewable value - Forest.fi
Mitigating climate change and replacing fossil raw materials have brought biogenic carbon dioxide into a new light. Experts believe that biogenic carbon dioxide recovered from pulp mill flue gases cou...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Mitigating climate change and replacing fossil raw materials have brought biogenic carbon dioxide into a new light. Experts believe that biogenic carbon dioxide recovered from pulp mill flue gases could be the key to a new industrial revolution. Read more:
Wildfires are increasingly making headlines. There is urgent need for action—and the development of innovative firefighting technologies.
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Fighting wild fires in an era of climate change: Finnish innovations on the frontlines - Forest.fi
From California to the Mediterranean, and now even in the far north of Europe, wildfires are increasingly making headlines. The growing vulnerability of regions once considered low-risk underscores th...
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September 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Wildfires are increasingly making headlines. There is urgent need for action—and the development of innovative firefighting technologies.
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Satellite and aerial images can be used to map tree health over vast areas and to direct forest owners’ attention to forests at risk. Could technology help stop bark beetle damage?
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Satellite images reveal forests at risk – could technology help stop bark beetle damage - Forest.fi
Satellite and aerial images can be used to map tree health over vast areas and to direct forest owners’ attention to forests at risk.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Satellite and aerial images can be used to map tree health over vast areas and to direct forest owners’ attention to forests at risk. Could technology help stop bark beetle damage?
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Low-emission energy sources are being looked for to power machines and vehicles in the forest industry supply chain, writes Niko Hannula, Quality Manager at Stora Enso, in his blog.
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Blog by Niko Hannula: Reducing emissions during transport of timber from forest to mill - Forest.fi
Low-emission energy sources are being looked for to power machines and vehicles in the forest industry supply chain.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Low-emission energy sources are being looked for to power machines and vehicles in the forest industry supply chain, writes Niko Hannula, Quality Manager at Stora Enso, in his blog.
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Today, a thousand students begin their school year at the Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Natural Sciences – one of the modern wooden schools, appreciated by their users for their excellent acoustics and fresh indoor air.
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Modern wooden school reduces emissions and wins over its users – 'Soundscape is really calm' - Forest.fi
Modern wooden schools are appreciated by their users for their excellent acoustics and fresh indoor air. Among the newest of its kind is the building of the Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Natural ...
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August 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Today, a thousand students begin their school year at the Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Natural Sciences – one of the modern wooden schools, appreciated by their users for their excellent acoustics and fresh indoor air.
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It needed somebody from Spain, namely Marta Cortina-Escribano, to show that sawdust and chips from aspen and birch can be used to grow the Ganoderma lucidum, one of the world’s most important speciality mushrooms.
Spanish scientist inspired by wood industry sidestreams – commercially interesting mushrooms grow in sawdust - Forest.fi
Tarvittiin espanjalainen Marta Cortina-Escribano osoittamaan, että haavan ja koivun sahanpurua ja haketta voidaan hyödyntää Ganoderma lucidum -sienen eli lakkakäävän kasvualustana.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It needed somebody from Spain, namely Marta Cortina-Escribano, to show that sawdust and chips from aspen and birch can be used to grow the Ganoderma lucidum, one of the world’s most important speciality mushrooms.
The choices we make now as regards tree species will affect the kind of forests we will have in the changed climate of the future, writes in our Guest Blog Tiina Laine, holding a Doctorate of Agriculture and Forestry and working as Forestry Manager at Metsä Group.
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Opinion: Mixed forests help diversify risk - Forest.fi
Climate change is thus taking place not far out in the future, but in the here and now. A concrete example of this is the increase of forest damage. The choices we make now as regards tree species wil...
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June 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The choices we make now as regards tree species will affect the kind of forests we will have in the changed climate of the future, writes in our Guest Blog Tiina Laine, holding a Doctorate of Agriculture and Forestry and working as Forestry Manager at Metsä Group.
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World Environment Day 2025, celebrated today, calls for action to beat plastic pollution. Solutions can be found in bioeconomy innovations. Wood doesn't just replace fossil-based materials – it’s the source of next-generation supermaterials.
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Wood doesn’t just replace fossil materials – It's the source of next-generation supermaterials - Forest.fi
The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is beating plastic pollution. Science offers a solution: new materials derived from renewable resources. ‘We intend not just to replace fossils but creat...
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June 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
World Environment Day 2025, celebrated today, calls for action to beat plastic pollution. Solutions can be found in bioeconomy innovations. Wood doesn't just replace fossil-based materials – it’s the source of next-generation supermaterials.
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This week’s EU Green Week is all about the circular economy. The New Wood exhibition at the European Commission highlights the innovations emerging from the wood-based circular bioeconomy. forest.fi/article/commissioner-jessika-roswall-wood-is-not-a-material-of-the-past-it-is-a-pillar-of-the-future/
June 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This week’s EU Green Week is all about the circular economy. The New Wood exhibition at the European Commission highlights the innovations emerging from the wood-based circular bioeconomy. forest.fi/article/commissioner-jessika-roswall-wood-is-not-a-material-of-the-past-it-is-a-pillar-of-the-future/
'Wood is not a material of the past – it is a pillar of the future’, said Commissioner Jessika Roswall in her speech at the New Wood bioeconomy exhibition showcasing future products. forest.fi/article/commissioner-jessika-roswall-wood-is-not-a-material-of-the-past-it-is-a-pillar-of-the-future/
Commissioner Jessika Roswall: ‘Wood is not a material of the past - it is a pillar of the future’ - Forest.fi
The EU’s bioeconomy strategy, set to be updated this year, places sustainability, circularity, resilience, and competitiveness at its core. Finland brought a bioeconomy exhibition to the European Comm...
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May 27, 2025 at 6:54 AM
'Wood is not a material of the past – it is a pillar of the future’, said Commissioner Jessika Roswall in her speech at the New Wood bioeconomy exhibition showcasing future products. forest.fi/article/commissioner-jessika-roswall-wood-is-not-a-material-of-the-past-it-is-a-pillar-of-the-future/
Eurovision Song Contest overtaken by sauna craze: In the world’s happiest country, people believe that happiness is increased by their sauna culture and the close relationship to forests.
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Saunas and sauna bathing – are they the secret of the happiest country in the world? Eurovision Song Contest overtaken by sauna craze - Forest.fi
For the eighth time in a row, Finland was ranked by the UN World Happiness Report as the happiest country in the world. Finns believe that happiness is increased by their sauna culture and their close...
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May 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Eurovision Song Contest overtaken by sauna craze: In the world’s happiest country, people believe that happiness is increased by their sauna culture and the close relationship to forests.
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Competitive edge and strategic autonomy for all of Europe from forest bioeconomy – read the Opinion of Marjaana Suorsa, Manager of Innovation policy at the Finnish Forest Industries.
Opinion: Competitive edge and strategic autonomy for all of Europe from forest bioeconomy - Forest.fi
Brussels tends to be a place of high winds. In terms of policy, it seems clear that the winds from Berlaymont, the seat of the European Commission, are about to turn. The incumbent Commission pays mor...
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May 9, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Competitive edge and strategic autonomy for all of Europe from forest bioeconomy – read the Opinion of Marjaana Suorsa, Manager of Innovation policy at the Finnish Forest Industries.
Professor Annamari Laurén: Restoration of peatlands will will contribute to warming of climate for at least a hundred years
Professor Annamari Laurén: Restoration of peatlands will will contribute to warming of climate for at least a hundred years - Forest.fi
Suometsistä on tullut ilmastopolitiikan ”pahis” keskieurooppalaisesta näkökulmasta katsottuna, sanoo professori Annamari Laurén Audiomedialle.
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February 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Professor Annamari Laurén: Restoration of peatlands will will contribute to warming of climate for at least a hundred years
SUP directive confusing to packaging industry – Professor: ’It attempts to solve a problem it cannot solve’
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SUP directive confusing to packaging industry – Professor: ’It attempts to solve a problem it cannot solve’ - Forest.fi
Definitions in theSingle-Use Plastics directive cause consternation from the perspective of packagings and plastics based on wood.
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January 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
SUP directive confusing to packaging industry – Professor: ’It attempts to solve a problem it cannot solve’
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California wildfires: read, why these are not possible in the “forest nation” Finland
California wildfires: why these are not possible in the “forest nation” Finland - Forest.fi
The forested northern European country Finland has invested greatly in fighting forest fires. Sustainable forest management play a key role.
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January 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
California wildfires: read, why these are not possible in the “forest nation” Finland
In 2024 ForestFi, the international news site of the forest sector, published over forty topical articles, each in both English and Finnish. We brought together the four that attracted the most readers. Have you read them yet?
Forest.fi’s most popular stories in 2024 – see list - Forest.fi
Forest.fi listed the stories that attracted most readers in 2024. Have you read them yet?
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January 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
In 2024 ForestFi, the international news site of the forest sector, published over forty topical articles, each in both English and Finnish. We brought together the four that attracted the most readers. Have you read them yet?