Blog by Martta Fredrikson: Voluntary action makes a difference – For 30 years, donations by forest owners have financed forest excursions for children

The debate on forest harvesting levels in Finland continues. Most EU countries will not meet their 2030 targets for LULUCF sinks, according to estimates published by researchers, writes Elina Warsta, Senior Manager in Forest Affairs at UPM, in her blog.

Mitigating climate change and replacing fossil raw materials have brought biogenic carbon dioxide into a new light. Experts believe that biogenic carbon dioxide recovered from pulp mill flue gases could be the key to a new industrial revolution. Read more:

Wildfires are increasingly making headlines. There is urgent need for action—and the development of innovative firefighting technologies.
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Satellite and aerial images can be used to map tree health over vast areas and to direct forest owners’ attention to forests at risk. Could technology help stop bark beetle damage?
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Low-emission energy sources are being looked for to power machines and vehicles in the forest industry supply chain, writes Niko Hannula, Quality Manager at Stora Enso, in his blog.

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Today, a thousand students begin their school year at the Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Natural Sciences – one of the modern wooden schools, appreciated by their users for their excellent acoustics and fresh indoor air.

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It needed somebody from Spain, namely Marta Cortina-Escribano, to show that sawdust and chips from aspen and birch can be used to grow the Ganoderma lucidum, one of the world’s most important speciality mushrooms.

The choices we make now as regards tree species will affect the kind of forests we will have in the changed climate of the future, writes in our Guest Blog Tiina Laine, holding a Doctorate of Agriculture and Forestry and working as Forestry Manager at Metsä Group.
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World Environment Day 2025, celebrated today, calls for action to beat plastic pollution. Solutions can be found in bioeconomy innovations. Wood doesn't just replace fossil-based materials – it’s the source of next-generation supermaterials.
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This week’s EU Green Week is all about the circular economy. The New Wood exhibition at the European Commission highlights the innovations emerging from the wood-based circular bioeconomy. forest.fi/article/commissioner-jessika-roswall-wood-is-not-a-material-of-the-past-it-is-a-pillar-of-the-future/

'Wood is not a material of the past – it is a pillar of the future’, said Commissioner Jessika Roswall in her speech at the New Wood bioeconomy exhibition showcasing future products. forest.fi/article/commissioner-jessika-roswall-wood-is-not-a-material-of-the-past-it-is-a-pillar-of-the-future/

Eurovision Song Contest overtaken by sauna craze: In the world’s happiest country, people believe that happiness is increased by their sauna culture and the close relationship to forests.

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Competitive edge and strategic autonomy for all of Europe from forest bioeconomy – read the Opinion of Marjaana Suorsa, Manager of Innovation policy at the Finnish Forest Industries.

Professor Annamari Laurén: Restoration of peatlands will will contribute to warming of climate for at least a hundred years

SUP directive confusing to packaging industry – Professor: ’It attempts to solve a problem it cannot solve’

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California wildfires: read, why these are not possible in the “forest nation” Finland

In 2024 ForestFi, the international news site of the forest sector, published over forty topical articles, each in both English and Finnish. We brought together the four that attracted the most readers. Have you read them yet?