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.

The proposed directive on soil monitoring includes obligations for monitoring and reporting on the state of soil and sets the objective of achieving healthy soils by 2050.

Good forest management, functional forest road networks and extensive global collaboration are keys in preventing forest fires.

The finalised regulation must recognise the importance of sustainable, renewable materials in circular economy.

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.

In Finland, there is a strong ambition to become the best country in the world in acknowledging forest biodiversity during harvesting. This would require top-class measuring and documenting.

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.

The development of forest assessment based on laser scanning and aerial photographs enables more accurate planning of forest management measures and, thus, generates significant economic benefits.

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.

As much as 88 per cent of fuels used by forest industry mills were renewable in 2021.

The strategic importance of standards in innovation and the growth of companies is rarely noticed.

Innovation activities are particularly important to the forest industry. We do not only seek a competitive advantage over other operators but also address global challenges.