Press releases 2010

• Timber sales activity normal in November 12/14/2010
• Positive outcome to Russian timber export duty issue 12/7/2010
• Strike of professional and managerial paper industry employees is unnecessary 12/3/2010
• Modernisation of fire safety regulations supports the development of Finland’s wood construction industry 12/2/2010
• Waste tax will not help increase utilisation of forest industry waste 12/1/2010
• Publishing price data broken down by felling type will promote timber sales 11/29/2010
• A change in the management of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation 11/29/2010
• No solution found yet to dispute with professional and managerial employees in the Finnish paper industry 11/22/2010
• Professional and managerial employees of the mechanical forest industry agree on pay protocol 11/19/2010
• Jaana Lindman appointed Communications Manager at Finnish Forest Industries Federation 11/12/2010
• Kari Jordan continues as Chairman of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation 11/11/2010
• No solution found yet to dispute with forest industry professional and managerial staff in the Finnish forest industry 10/28/2010
• July-September overview: Forest industry production continues to grow in Finland 10/28/2010
• Energy subsidy for small-diameter trees must be carefully targeted in order to prevent timber market distortions 10/17/2010
• Brisk timber sales continue in September 10/13/2010
• Forestry experts reach collective bargaining agreement 10/12/2010
• Finnish FSC standard for sustainable forestry gets national approval 10/8/2010
• Research strategy outlines the focal points of the forest cluster related research in Finland 10/6/2010
• Forest industry strengthens environment for growth and renewal with €4 million donation to Aalto University 10/6/2010
• Waste tax not good for waste recovery 10/4/2010
• Finnish Forest Industries Federation renews its organisation 9/20/2010
• National Forest Programme must facilitate the market entry of wood 9/17/2010
• Storms boost August timber sales 9/9/2010
• New state budget a disappointment with its contradicting tax solutions 8/26/2010
• Finnish forest industry in January-June 2010: Production volumes approach pre-recession levels 8/13/2010
• Holiday season slows timber sales in July 8/13/2010
• June timber sales proceed at good pace 7/13/2010
• EU legislative proposal on reducing illegal logging imposes much stricter criteria on timber than on other materials 7/8/2010
• Building more nuclear power strengthens the future prospects of the Finnish forest industry 7/1/2010
• Solutions to growing energy and trasport costs needed 6/29/2010
• Six new partners for wood products cluster’s research organisation 6/16/2010
• Timber sales liven up in May 6/8/2010
• A study of the Finnish paper industry: Occupational wellbeing can be improved even during substantial structural changes 6/8/2010
• Timber sales livelier in April 5/18/2010
• Finland's forest industry in January-March: Production grows, availability of wood becoming a bottleneck 5/10/2010
• Government nuclear power proposal safeguards renewable energy production 4/23/2010
• Collective agreement negotiated for salaried employees of the paper industry 3/28/2010
• Collective agreement negotiated for paper industry employees 3/28/2010
• Mills starting up gradually, impacts of stevedore strike will be felt for quite some time 3/19/2010
• Some 60% of Finland's paper production capacity is sitting idle because of the stevedore strike 3/15/2010
• Stevedore strike eroding sawmill industry’s opportunities as construction season gets underway 3/10/2010
• Furniture and joinery industry employees negotiate collective labour agreement 3/10/2010
• Recovery of forest industry exports crushed by stevedore strike 3/4/2010
• Pay protocol drafted for professional and managerial employees of the mechanical forest industry 2/22/2010
• Forest industry to donate €4 million to the Aalto University 2/22/2010
• Threat of strike by Finnish Transport Workers' Union AKT already halting forest industry deliveries 2/19/2010
• Finnish forest industry production in 2009: Decline turns around towards close of the year, situation remains challenging 2/12/2010
• Industrial action by the Transport Workers Union - a threat to the exports of the forest industry 2/5/2010
• Timber sales downbeat in 2009 1/18/2010