In focus

Renewable forest industry creates prosperity and benefits to the society as whole through bioeconomy. Sustainable products made out of renewable and recyclable raw materials are crucial in reducing people and society’s dependency on scarce natural resources.

The bioeconomy is a crucial component of sustainable growth. The realisation of the bioeconomy hinges on strong biomass availability, the success of existing industry, and the development of new products.

Innovation and investments are a prerequisite for forest industry evolution, which is both an economic and a technological challenge. It requires the further development of existing products as well as new products and services. Furthermore, existing technology must be upgraded. A stable and predictable operating environment is needed to ensure that companies invest, innovate, and evolve.

Improving the availability of wood raw material is a prerequisite for forest industry investments and for its competitiveness. Our current forest resources present an opportunity to substantially increase the use of domestic timber.

The development of the forest industry requires a globally fair climate policy that does not weaken the sector’s competitiveness. As much as two thirds of Finland’s renewable energy is tied to the forest industry and the sector is continually developing its energy efficiency. Wood-based products are climate friendly and advance the bioeconomy.

Forest industry transports necessitate all traffic infrastructure in the country – not only main roads and railways but also the secondary road network, including forest roads and other private roads, as well as low-traffic railways. Forest industry imports and exports utilise over 15 sea ports and most of Finland’s inland waterway ports.