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Your grocery bag’s carbon footprint starts with the packaging - Forest.fi Packaging choices have a surprisingly large impact on the carbon footprint of food purchases. The transition is supported by the new EU bioeconomy strategy.

Your grocery bag’s carbon footprint starts with the packaging: Packaging choices have a surprisingly large impact on the carbon footprint of food purchases. The transition towards fibre-based packaging materials is supported by the new EU bioeconomy strategy. forest.fi/article/your...

Top 7 most-read articles in 2025: Forest health, climate change, and surprising research findings caught readers’ attention - Forest.fi Forest destruction, the future of tree species, and the accelerating effects of climate change were key themes in Forest.fi’s most-read articles in 2025. Readers were drawn to practical instructions o...

Top 7 most-read articles in 2025: Forest health, climate change, and surprising research findings caught readers’ attention

Forest sector bioeconomy expertise took centre stage in Brussels – EU Commissioner Roswall launched a new bioeconomy strategy wearing a dress made of wood pulp - Forest.fi The EU’s new bioeconomy strategy gave forestry innovations exceptional visibility in Brussels. EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall presented the strategy to international media wearing a Finnish wood‑fibe...

The EU’s new bioeconomy strategy gave forestry innovations exceptional visibility in Brussels. EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall presented the strategy to international media wearing a Finnish wood‑fiber dress, with a wide array of bioproducts showcased behind her. forest.fi/article/fore...

As the world gathers at COP30 to tackle the wildfire crisis, Europe can lead by example by building a unified communications network to protect our shared air, Kai Lintunen writes in his blog. Read more: forest.fi/blog/blog-by...

FAO turned 80 – forest-based innovations featured in new exhibition video - Forest.fi Finland donated groundbreaking examples of sustainable wood-based innovations to the FAO’s new permanent exhibition, which opened in Rome as part of the organization’s 80th anniversary celebrations. F...

Finland donated groundbreaking examples of sustainable wood-based innovations to the FAO’s new permanent exhibition, which opened in Rome as part of the organization’s 80th anniversary celebrations.

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EU Bioeconomy Ambassador Kati Merruntaus: “Bioeconomy has enormous potential – young people’s voices must be heard” - Forest.fi This summer, Finnish forest sciences student Kati Merruntaus was selected as one of 15 young Europeans to join the EU Bioeconomy Youth Ambassador programme. As the only representative from Finland—and...

EU Bioeconomy Ambassador Kati Merruntaus: “Bioeconomy has enormous potential – young people’s voices must be heard”. Read more:

Blog by Martta Fredrikson: Voluntary action makes a difference: For 30 years, donations by forest owners have financed forest excursions for children - Forest.fi For thirty years now, Finnish forest owners have been able to support the forest sector’s joint work for the future by making a voluntary donation when concluding a timber deal. Each year, thanks to t...

Blog by Martta Fredrikson: Voluntary action makes a difference – For 30 years, donations by forest owners have financed forest excursions for children

Blog by Elina Warsta: What is the future of land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sinks? - Forest.fi The debate on forest harvesting levels in Finland continues. Most EU countries will not meet their 2030 targets for land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sinks, according to estimates publis...

The debate on forest harvesting levels in Finland continues. Most EU countries will not meet their 2030 targets for LULUCF sinks, according to estimates published by researchers, writes Elina Warsta, Senior Manager in Forest Affairs at UPM, in her blog.

Turning pulp mill emissions into renewable value - Forest.fi Mitigating climate change and replacing fossil raw materials have brought biogenic carbon dioxide into a new light. Experts believe that biogenic carbon dioxide recovered from pulp mill flue gases cou...

Mitigating climate change and replacing fossil raw materials have brought biogenic carbon dioxide into a new light. Experts believe that biogenic carbon dioxide recovered from pulp mill flue gases could be the key to a new industrial revolution. Read more:

Fighting wild fires in an era of climate change: Finnish innovations on the frontlines - Forest.fi From California to the Mediterranean, and now even in the far north of Europe, wildfires are increasingly making headlines. The growing vulnerability of regions once considered low-risk underscores th...

Wildfires are increasingly making headlines. There is urgent need for action—and the development of innovative firefighting technologies.
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Satellite images reveal forests at risk – could technology help stop bark beetle damage - Forest.fi Satellite and aerial images can be used to map tree health over vast areas and to direct forest owners’ attention to forests at risk.

Satellite and aerial images can be used to map tree health over vast areas and to direct forest owners’ attention to forests at risk. Could technology help stop bark beetle damage?
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Blog by Niko Hannula: Reducing emissions during transport of timber from forest to mill - Forest.fi Low-emission energy sources are being looked for to power machines and vehicles in the forest industry supply chain.

Low-emission energy sources are being looked for to power machines and vehicles in the forest industry supply chain, writes Niko Hannula, Quality Manager at Stora Enso, in his blog.

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Modern wooden school reduces emissions and wins over its users – 'Soundscape is really calm' - Forest.fi Modern wooden schools are appreciated by their users for their excellent acoustics and fresh indoor air. Among the newest of its kind is the building of the Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Natural ...

Today, a thousand students begin their school year at the Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Natural Sciences – one of the modern wooden schools, appreciated by their users for their excellent acoustics and fresh indoor air.

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Spanish scientist inspired by wood industry sidestreams – commercially interesting mushrooms grow in sawdust - Forest.fi Tarvittiin espanjalainen Marta Cortina-Escribano osoittamaan, että haavan ja koivun sahanpurua ja haketta voidaan hyödyntää Ganoderma lucidum -sienen eli lakkakäävän kasvualustana.

It needed somebody from Spain, namely Marta Cortina-Escribano, to show that sawdust and chips from aspen and birch can be used to grow the Ganoderma lucidum, one of the world’s most important speciality mushrooms.

Opinion: Mixed forests help diversify risk - Forest.fi Climate change is thus taking place not far out in the future, but in the here and now. A concrete example of this is the increase of forest damage. The choices we make now as regards tree species wil...

The choices we make now as regards tree species will affect the kind of forests we will have in the changed climate of the future, writes in our Guest Blog Tiina Laine, holding a Doctorate of Agriculture and Forestry and working as Forestry Manager at Metsä Group.
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Wood doesn’t just replace fossil materials – It's the source of next-generation supermaterials - Forest.fi The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is beating plastic pollution. Science offers a solution: new materials derived from renewable resources. ‘We intend not just to replace fossils but creat...

World Environment Day 2025, celebrated today, calls for action to beat plastic pollution. Solutions can be found in bioeconomy innovations. Wood doesn't just replace fossil-based materials – it’s the source of next-generation supermaterials.
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This week’s EU Green Week is all about the circular economy. The New Wood exhibition at the European Commission highlights the innovations emerging from the wood-based circular bioeconomy. forest.fi/article/commissioner-jessika-roswall-wood-is-not-a-material-of-the-past-it-is-a-pillar-of-the-future/

Commissioner Jessika Roswall: ‘Wood is not a material of the past - it is a pillar of the future’ - Forest.fi The EU’s bioeconomy strategy, set to be updated this year, places sustainability, circularity, resilience, and competitiveness at its core. Finland brought a bioeconomy exhibition to the European Comm...

'Wood is not a material of the past – it is a pillar of the future’, said Commissioner Jessika Roswall in her speech at the New Wood bioeconomy exhibition showcasing future products. forest.fi/article/commissioner-jessika-roswall-wood-is-not-a-material-of-the-past-it-is-a-pillar-of-the-future/

Saunas and sauna bathing – are they the secret of the happiest country in the world?  Eurovision Song Contest overtaken by sauna craze - Forest.fi For the eighth time in a row, Finland was ranked by the UN World Happiness Report as the happiest country in the world. Finns believe that happiness is increased by their sauna culture and their close...

Eurovision Song Contest overtaken by sauna craze: In the world’s happiest country, people believe that happiness is increased by their sauna culture and the close relationship to forests.

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Opinion: Competitive edge and strategic autonomy for all of Europe from forest bioeconomy - Forest.fi Brussels tends to be a place of high winds. In terms of policy, it seems clear that the winds from Berlaymont, the seat of the European Commission, are about to turn. The incumbent Commission pays mor...

Competitive edge and strategic autonomy for all of Europe from forest bioeconomy – read the Opinion of Marjaana Suorsa, Manager of Innovation policy at the Finnish Forest Industries.

Professor Annamari Laurén: Restoration of peatlands will will contribute to warming of climate for at least a hundred years - Forest.fi Suometsistä on tullut ilmastopolitiikan ”pahis” keskieurooppalaisesta näkökulmasta katsottuna, sanoo professori Annamari Laurén Audiomedialle.

Professor Annamari Laurén: Restoration of peatlands will will contribute to warming of climate for at least a hundred years

SUP directive confusing to packaging industry – Professor: ’It attempts to solve a problem it cannot solve’ - Forest.fi Definitions in theSingle-Use Plastics directive cause consternation from the perspective of packagings and plastics based on wood.

SUP directive confusing to packaging industry – Professor: ’It attempts to solve a problem it cannot solve’

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California wildfires: why these are not possible in the “forest nation” Finland - Forest.fi The forested northern European country Finland has invested greatly in fighting forest fires. Sustainable forest management play a key role.

California wildfires: read, why these are not possible in the “forest nation” Finland

Forest.fi’s most popular stories in 2024  – see list - Forest.fi Forest.fi listed the stories that attracted most readers in 2024. Have you read them yet?

In 2024 ForestFi, the international news site of the forest sector, published over forty topical articles, each in both English and Finnish. We brought together the four that attracted the most readers. Have you read them yet?