Finland forest management is different than forest management practices in the US and other parts of the world.
Finland has many forest policy tools:
Legislation
Statutory forest regeneration
Conservation of small ecologically valuable habitats
Strategies & programs
Bioeconomy strategy
National Forest Strategy 2025
Policy coherence
Financial incentives
Forest improvement
Biodiversity conservation
Incentives activates private forest owners for forest management
Information and advice
Publicly funded forest resource database
Forest management plans
Communication and education
The Finns use this framework:
Forest data is the key to making the framework and tools work. The Finnish Forest Centre’s forest resource database is the largest in the world. Information on over 13.5 million hectares (32 million acres), covering 95% of forests in Finland.
Forest owners can:
- get an overview of their forests
- see recommended forest management and felling suggestions for their forests
- see natural sites situated in their forests
- see information about their forests on both maps and aerial photos
- receive diverse environmental information at different map levels
- report the sites in their forests on which they wish forest management to be outsourced
- search for foresters to do forest management work in their forests
- share information about their forests with the operators of their choice
Forest data has been gathered in Finland for over 100 years. Accurate forest data is the basis for all forest management planning activities.