Vesijako Research Forest represents the area of southern boreal forests with a long tradition of management for timber production and related research. Recently, research has been increasingly focused on restoring and managing biodiversity in production forests.

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Environment

In the network of Metla's research forests, Vesijako represents the south boreal forests in the inland lake district of South Finland and it neighbours a near-natural, strict nature reserve (115 ha) and has several others in the vicinity. Vesijako is located north of the cities of Lahti (60 km) and Helsinki (140 km). The forests are characterized by medium to well productive upland and drained peatland sites that support fairly dense and highly stocked stands.