Press releases 2011

• Juha Vanhainen named Chairman of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation 11/25/2011
• Timber sales stable in October 11/11/2011
• January-September interim report: forest industry's good growth slowed down in the third quarter 11/3/2011
• Fairly good timber sales activity in September 10/12/2011
• August timber sales livelier than usual 9/13/2011
• The forest industry in January-June: production continues to grow in Finland 8/12/2011
• July holiday season dampens timber sales activity 8/12/2011
• Anne Pirilä appointed Communications Director at the Finnish Forest Industries Federation 8/10/2011
• Proposed amendment of the Sulphur Directive would weaken the competitiveness of the Finnish forest industry 7/20/2011
• Lively timber sales activity in June 7/12/2011
• Finnish Government Programme supports the forest industry’s competitiveness 6/20/2011
• Jouni Punnonen appointed Director, Energy and Infrastructure, at the Finnish Forest Industries Federation 6/17/2011
• Timber sales show signs of recovery in May 6/8/2011
• New collective agreement with salaried paper industry employees 5/18/2011
• Conciliation proposal in collective bargaining dispute with salaried paper industry employees 5/18/2011
• Little activity in the timber market 5/12/2011
• Pro launches unlawful strikes during conciliation process 5/11/2011
• Pro continuing its series of unlawful strikes 5/10/2011
• Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners and the FFIF: The forest-based sector’s operating environment must be strengthened during the next Government’s term of office 5/6/2011
• Pro continuing to paralyse negotiations with its unlawful industrial actions 5/5/2011
• Trade union Pro threatens yet another strike 5/4/2011
• Forest industry production continues to grow in Finland – cost developments are eroding competitiveness 5/4/2011
• Forest industry’s consumption of domestic wood to grow in the coming years 5/4/2011
• Pro to commence its sixth unlawful industrial action – still no accord in dispute with salaried paper industry employees 5/3/2011
• Trade union Pro must return to the negotiating table and stop causing crises in the labour market 4/27/2011
• Tomi Salo appointed Director of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation's Forests and Environment Sector 4/26/2011
• Trade union Pro remains unwilling to follow the law 4/21/2011
• Trade union Pro continues its unlawful industrial actions 4/21/2011
• Forest industry requests EU Commission to evaluate the fairness of the planned energy subsidy for small-diameter trees 4/21/2011
• Trade union Pro again resorting to unlawful industrial action 4/20/2011
• No progress in conciliation of labour dispute with salaried paper industry employees 4/19/2011
• Conciliation of dispute with salaried paper industry employees continues: solution must be found through negotiation 4/18/2011
• Salaried employees the only personnel segment of the paper industry without collective labour agreement 4/13/2011
• Pay agreement reached with professional and managerial employees of the paper industry 4/13/2011
• Pro endangers Finnish-based support functions with strike 4/12/2011
• Pro’s striking puts unreasonable strain on a single company 4/8/2011
• Sluggish timber sales continue in March 4/7/2011
• Unacceptable to single one company out for industrial action 4/5/2011
• Salaried paper industry employees resort to excessive industrial action 4/4/2011
• Overtime ban of salaried paper industry employees doesn't help negotiations 3/31/2011
• Role of forest management associations in need of clarification 3/31/2011
• Plan to subsidise coal power facilities must be scrapped 3/28/2011
• Next Government Programme must include measures to promote wood construction 3/21/2011
• Timber sales subdued in February 3/21/2011
• Collective agreement for paper industry employees 3/17/2011
• Prime Minister's proposal to enhance the effectiveness of industrial energy tax refund a positive development 3/17/2011
• Impact of peat tax and the energy use of wood must be monitored carefully 3/15/2011
• Forest industry success hinges on domestic decisions of the near future 3/14/2011
• Improving forest ownership structures would bring more wood to the market and improve the profitability of forestry 3/14/2011
• Forest industry calls for the implementation of growth-promoting policies in the next government term 3/14/2011
• Impact of subsidies and taxes on the timber market must be monitored 2/25/2011
• Forest industry in 2010: Production up 12% in Finland 2/11/2011
• Timber sales weak in January after tax break expires 2/10/2011
• Fossil fuels should be replaced with bioenergy – more wood required for processing and energy generation 2/9/2011
• Finnish FSC standard approved 1/25/2011
• Forest regeneration must be considered when developing forest management methods 1/21/2011
• Timber sales almost back to normal in 2010 1/18/2011
• Russia freezes timber export duties at current level until WTO membership 1/5/2011
• Forest industry exports up almost a quarter in January-October 2010 1/4/2011