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Minister Essayah to visit Canada with a forest and bioeconomy delegation – Finland is the Feature Country of Scaling Up Bioeconomy conference

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Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah visits Canada with a delegation of the Finnish&…

Outlines for ownership policy concerning Metsähallitus – new objectives related to promotion of renewable energy, restoration of flowing waters and recognition of revenue

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On 9 October 2024, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy discussed and supported the new…

European forest ministers reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable forest management and its development

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Ministers responsible for forest affairs in Europe signed a declaration on the development of sustainable&…

Ministers of forest-rich EU Member States gather for For Forest+ Group meeting in Finland

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For Forest+ is a group dedicated to advocating for the interests of the forested Member&…

Finland and the Province of Nova Scotia increase cooperation in forest sector

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The action plan on closer cooperation on forests and the bioeconomy between the province of&…

Finland and Mexico continue bilateral forestry cooperation

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On 25 April 2024, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah signed an updated Memorandum…

HAMK’s new international study program creating future experts in sustainable forestry

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Students stand in the forest with measuring sticks.

Häme University of Applied Sciences, HAMK, has long roots in forestry education. The school…

Finnish research on climate-smart land use provides tools for international climate work – Results of Catch the Carbon projects presented to OECD countries in Paris

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The Finnish Catch the Carbon package of climate measures has developed various methods to guide&…

Guidelines on Closer-to-Nature Forest Management set out means to strengthen biodiversity

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The European Commission published the Guidelines on Closer-to-Nature Forest Management last summer. The Ministry of&…

Finland’s chairmanship of Barents Forest Sector culminated in Barents Forest Forum in Rovaniemi

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The Barents Forest Forum, held on 4–5 October 2023, discussed sustainable forestry in the northern…

Joint Statement of Forestry Ministers: Comprehensive sustainability of forest management requires that local conditions are taken into account

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Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah participated in the meeting of the For Forest&…

Acoustic tiles made of wood fibre reduce the carbon footprint

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Wood fiber acoustic tiles are changing the building sector, one tile at a time. It&…

Forest sector roundtable seeks solutions to strengthen carbon sinks

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Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Maria Ohisalo and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry&…

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry involved in project to prepare for European forest partnership

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry participates in a project on preparing for a European&…

Trilogue reached provisional agreement on Commission’s LULUCF proposal

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All legislative initiatives of the extensive Fit-for-55 package published by the European Commission in summer&…

Biorefinery Map™ displaying biorefineries in Europe

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Biorefinery Map™ was published in the summer 2022. It displays for the first time wood-based…