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Timberline forests (5.1)
Table 5.1. State forestry lands in the protective forest zone |
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In forestry use
1,000 ha |
In forestry
1,000 ha |
Total
1,000 ha |
Forest land |
211 |
382 |
593 |
Low productive forest land |
79 |
896 |
973 |
Waste land |
90 |
1,143 |
1,233 |
Total |
380 |
2,421 |
2,801 |
Source: Metsähallitus
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The total area of the protective forest zone in the north is about
3.3 million hectares, of which State forests administered by Metsähallitus
account for 2.8 million hectares. 380,000 hectares of
State forests are under commercial management without any
felling restrictions.
According to the latest report by the Finnish Forest Research
Institute, published in 2003, the regeneration of forests in the
protective zone has been fairly successful. Unless the climate
changes suddenly, no changes are expected in forest regeneration.
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