This 2006 annual report presents key information on the Finnish forest sector. It covers forest resources, forest diversity and health, silviculture, roundwood markets, harvesting and transportation of roundwood, multiple-use forestry, labour force in the forest sector, wood consumption, forest...

The various objectives in growing a forest are discussed. These objectives must be compatible with forest nature and site-type conditions. The correct choice of species is important when regenerating a forest. Tree species distribution can be regulated in connection to thinning by varying the...

Economics of timber production can be investigated with mathematical optimization models, which combine multi-disciplinary research information on forest stand growth, harvesting technology, timber category prices and silvicultural costs. This study presents economic viewpoint of timber production...

Traditional and EU-imposed methods of calculating the profitability of timber harvesting in Finland are described. In 2005, private forests accounted for 87% of the gross stumpage earnings in Finland. Net profit was greatest at the end of the 1990s.

Forest management does not increase the total growth of a stand, but on the basis of productivity it is significant where the growth is focused, and if it can then be secured. Growing time is significantly shorter in managed forests than in unmanaged stands and income from thinnings and harvesting...

The TTS Institute carried out a research that studied forest owners' timber sales in Finland. The material was collected in 2002 via a mail inquiry that targeted forest owners who sold timber between 1997-99 and 1999-2002. Three quarters of the forest owners sold timber to the same timber buying...

By means of forest certification, one can prove to wood and paper markets that the wood raw material used in their products comes from well managed forests. In 1999, independent certification organizations issued the first forest certificates which were in accordance with the requirements of the...

Harvesting of energy wood has increased the alternatives for treatment of young stands in Finland. The profitability of thinning young stands depends strongly on the yields of merchantable industrial roundwood and energy wood, harvesting conditions and the possibility of state subsidies. The...

Timber yields and financial performance of divergent management regimes were examined in three model areas, 35-50 ha in size, all calling for urgent ditch network maintenance (DNM). The aim was to explore the possible benefits or disadvantages of applying commercial thinnings in tandem with the DNM ...