On 17 April, Finnish Forest Industries Federation in association with the Swedish Forest Industries Federation and the German Pulp and Paper Association hosted Meps

– The Biodiversity Roadmap for the Wood Processing Industry

The EU should reduce its dependence on fossil raw materials.

We fully support the EU objective to reach climate neutrality by 2050.

This year's SLUSH Y Science event focused on forests and the environment.

Measures to strengthen the state of nature in connection with forest management have been carried out for about 30 years.

The biodiversity roadmap of the wood processing industry helps to better understand the impacts of forest management and the actions for biodiversity on the forest environment.

By developing measures and improving quality, it is possible to increase the positive effects on nature.

Safeguarding valuable habitats and increasing the proportion of old trees, dead wood and broad-leaved trees produce habitats for both the common and threatened species.

Targeted measures as part of forest management can significantly increase the structural features important for forest biodiversity.

Finnish forest industry invests in energy efficiency.

Invitation to seminar ''Building the Bioeconomy together''.

PPWR still disproportionately favors reusable packaging over recyclable and renewable packaging.

The Weights and Dimensions Directive is important for Finnish logistics, which rely on heavy and long goods transport.

Certain issues need to be clarified in the directive proposal.

FFIF seeks a broader inclusion of clean energy technologies and bioeconomy in the Act.

The coming months are important in the process of forming positions regarding the EU’s new packaging and packaging waste regulation both in the Parliament and in the Council.

The preparation of the EU Nature Restoration Law stays active.

The preparation of the Nature Restoration Law is in an active phase both in the EU Parliament and the Council.

More than 75% of Finland's land area is covered by forests.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in considerable sanctions against Russian products.

Thank you for joining us at our event on the occasion of FFIF's Brussels office opening evening.

The Forest & Environment section of the event featured presentations from Innomost. and LignoSphere.

More than 75% of Finland's land area is covered by forest. Forest growth has exceeded the annual fellings by 30% in recent years.

The growth and evolution of forests in Finland is mainly the result of good forest management.

In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion about the importance of local bargaining as a tool to increase Finland's competitiveness and to promote employment and productivity.

The Finnish Forest Industries Federation will not be a party to collective bargaining in the negotiations

Locally tailored terms of employment safeguard jobs, secure investments and support business growth.

Forest certification verifies that biodiversity and other environmental values are taken into consideration in forestry to an extent that meets or exceeds the regulatory requirements.

The forest industry emphasises the importance of mitigating climate change. The relative CO2 emissions of the industry’s production have decreased by 64% since 1990.

Sustainability commitments in the forest industry contribute to the achievement of the Agenda 2030 goals in many ways.

The forest industry has significantly reduced air emissions in recent decades.

Significant improvement has been achieved for decades to improve the efficiency of the water use and to reduce the water pollution load in the forest industry. Emissions have fallen to a fraction of the former levels, while production volumes have multiplied.‍

Recycled fibre is an important raw material for paper manufacturing.