FINLAND AND HER FORESTS IN A NUTSHELL
FINLAND AND HER FORESTS IN A NUTSHELL TOTAL AREA Water
33.8 mill. ha 3.5 mill. ha
STANDING TIMBER STOCK FOREST GROWTH PER YEAR
2,356 mill. m³ 105.5 mill. m³
TOTAL FOREST AREA Share of land area
26.2 mill. ha 86 %
LOGGINGS PER YEAR HARVESTED FOREST AREA Fellings for regeneraƟon Thinnings 2.2 %
70 mill. m³ 3.0 % 0.7 %
CERTIFIED FOREST (PEFC & FSC)
19,1 mill. ha
FOREST SECTOR’S SHARE OF GDP Value of exports Share of exports Employees Share of total employment
4.1 % 11,7 bill. € 21.7 % 65 000 2.6 %
ProducƟve forest land Low producƟve forest land Other forestry land Logging roads etc.
20.3 mill ha 2.5 mill. ha 3.2 mill. ha 0.2 mill. ha
Family forests State-owned Industry-owned
53 % 35 % 12 %
POPULATION FOREST PER PERSON
5.5 mill 4.1 ha
PROTECTED FORESTS Share of producƟve and low producƟve forest land
2.7 mill. ha 12 %
(producƟve and low producƟve forest land)
• The Finnish classificaƟon of forestry land is based on the annual forest increment. On producƟve forest land the annual increment per hectare is over one cubic metre. On low producƟve forest land the increment is 0.1–1 cubic metre, and on other land area for forestry less than 0.1 cubic metre per hectare per year. In addiƟon to this, forestry land is taken to include protected forest and also logging roads, intermediate Ɵmber storage areas by the roadside and other similar areas. • Source: Natural Resources InsƟtute Finland (stat.luke.fi); StaƟsƟcs Finland; Customs; PEFC Finland. Graph updated 01.08.2017.
33.8 mill. ha 3.5 mill. ha
STANDING TIMBER STOCK FOREST GROWTH PER YEAR
2,356 mill. m³ 105.5 mill. m³
TOTAL FOREST AREA Share of land area
26.2 mill. ha 86 %
LOGGINGS PER YEAR HARVESTED FOREST AREA Fellings for regeneraƟon Thinnings 2.2 %
70 mill. m³ 3.0 % 0.7 %
CERTIFIED FOREST (PEFC & FSC)
19,1 mill. ha
FOREST SECTOR’S SHARE OF GDP Value of exports Share of exports Employees Share of total employment
4.1 % 11,7 bill. € 21.7 % 65 000 2.6 %
ProducƟve forest land Low producƟve forest land Other forestry land Logging roads etc.
20.3 mill ha 2.5 mill. ha 3.2 mill. ha 0.2 mill. ha
Family forests State-owned Industry-owned
53 % 35 % 12 %
POPULATION FOREST PER PERSON
5.5 mill 4.1 ha
PROTECTED FORESTS Share of producƟve and low producƟve forest land
2.7 mill. ha 12 %
(producƟve and low producƟve forest land)
• The Finnish classificaƟon of forestry land is based on the annual forest increment. On producƟve forest land the annual increment per hectare is over one cubic metre. On low producƟve forest land the increment is 0.1–1 cubic metre, and on other land area for forestry less than 0.1 cubic metre per hectare per year. In addiƟon to this, forestry land is taken to include protected forest and also logging roads, intermediate Ɵmber storage areas by the roadside and other similar areas. • Source: Natural Resources InsƟtute Finland (stat.luke.fi); StaƟsƟcs Finland; Customs; PEFC Finland. Graph updated 01.08.2017.
