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A lasting foundation for the well-being and prosperity of the Finnish people, established by the sustainable, versatile use of forests.
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Forest condition monitoring in Finland during 1986–2010
Since 1985 Finland has been participating in the pan-European forest condition monitoring programme. The web-report published presents the results of monitoring carried out in Finland during 1986–2010. The programme was established to monitor the condition of forests in response to air pollution. In addition, monitoring provides information required in decision-making concerning adaptation to climate change, conserving biodiversity and sustainable utilization of forests.
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Forest cuttings change understorey vegetation |
Photo: Hannu Nousiainen |
The Finnish Forest Research Institute has studied the impacts of forest cuttings on understorey vegetation. According to the results, grasses and herbs increased, but bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and cowberry (V. vitis-idaea) declined after regeneration cutting. Twenty years after cuttings, bilberry coverage (%) was only one-fourth of the original level in mature stands. During the same period, cowberry almost regained its original, pre-cuttings level. Intermediate cuttings increased the coverage of bilberry and cowberry. Lichens declined during the study period, irrespective of whether forests were cut or not.
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Recent study by Metla and Skogforsk confirms the productivity leap of the Fixteri whole-tree bundler |
Photo: Miika Järvinen |
First thinnings have been neglected to great extent in Finland and Sweden due to high harvesting costs. The whole-tree bundler was developed in Finland by Fixteri Oy in order to rationalize the integrated harvesting of small-diameter energy wood and pulpwood and to reduce transportation costs through load compaction. In the work study of Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla) and Skogforsk (Sweden), the performance level of the new Fixteri whole-tree bundler was over two times higher compared to previous model.
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