The roadmap shows that several indicators of biodiversity have improved in Finnish forests.

Finnish Forest Industries Federation and Finnish Sawmills Association have published a biodiversity road map of the wood processing industry.

The European election campaign tone was just set, when the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined her policy priorities to EU lawmakers.

The European Parliament voted in favour of amending the Commission’s proposal and continuing negotiations on the regulation. The forest industry expects further negotiations to better take into account the Member States’ diversity as well as the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of the measures.

In the new scenario review by the Natural Resources Institute Finland, the amount of both decaying stemwood and retention trees will considerably increase over the next few decades.

The new action programme helps improve sunny and dry habitats in commercial forests as well as the status of species dependent on these habitats.

Today, on the 31st of May, the European Parliament´s main rapporteur Cesar Luena expressed willingness for last minute negotiations before the vote in the Environmental committee in June the 15th.

Bilberry, decaying wood and large aspen on the rise, the spread of spruce raises concern.

An international patent survey shows that Finnish forest industry companies are at the forefront of technology in developing new products for the forest industry.

The future of fibre-based packaging must be secured.

The contribution of the export industry to the Finnish national economy is approximately 47 per cent of the value added.

The new act is clearer than the previous act in terms of structure as well as references to other legislation.

On 30 November 2022, the European Commission released its proposal for a new Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.

The Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament does not approve the Nature Restoration Law in its present form as proposed by the Commission.

It also threatens to reduce the profitability of forestry and long-term carbon sinks significantly.

The sustainability commitments’ progress report reflects a positive development.

Experienced EU influencer Kaisu Karvala has been recruited to head the new office of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation in Brussels.

The Finnish Forest Industries Federation’s new action programme helps improve sunny and dry habitats in commercial forests as well as the status of endangered and near-threatened species dependent on these habitats.

An extensive research project that aims to verify the impacts of biodiversity work on a scientific basis and to model the future evolution of forest biodiversity.

The aim of the Dismantling Segregation project is to dismantle gender segregation in working life.

Paula Lehtomäki started in her new position on the 19th of September 2022.

The EU Parliament is questioning the renewability of primary biomass, such as small-dimensioned wood, crowns and branches.

The Finnish Government has approved the proposal for the new Nature Conservation Act. Several of the planned reforms are beneficial, the practical implications of many remain unclear.

At its meeting on April 22, 2022, the Board of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation appointed Jyrki Peisa (LLM) as its acting director general.

A recent survey shows that Finnish consumers’ knowledge of the latest product innovations and climate benefits of the forest industry is still limited.