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Publicerad: Monday, 29 April, 2019 - 16:25
Etiketter: Wood
The wooden Metsä Pavilion is to be used by Finnish athletes and companies during the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2020. The building will be made entirely from Metsä Wood’s Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber) elements. This pavilion is an example of innovative architecture based on industrially manufactured wooden elements. The pavilion has been designed by world-renowned Finnish architect Pekka Helin from Helin & Co Architects. The pavilion will be built by Metsä Group in collaboration with Business Finland. / MetsäWood
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Publicerad: Friday, 1 March, 2019 - 09:15
Etiketter: Forestry
The brand-new update of Finland’s national forest strategy up to 2025 introduces new goals, including climate-sustainable forestry; new, wood-based products and an international forest policy that could encompass the European Union, for example. / Finnish Forest Association
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Publicerad: Tuesday, 19 February, 2019 - 08:48
Etiketter: Forestry
The average size of regeneration felling sites in family-owned forests in southern Finland is only 1.3 hectares. The figure has increased slightly over the past five years: in 2014 it was 1.2 hectares. / Finnish Forest Association
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Publicerad: Tuesday, 15 January, 2019 - 08:49
Etiketter: Forestry
To reach sustainability, we should consider what kind of world we actually want. Policies that are designed to control progress at molecular level will in practice prevent innovation and solutions, writes Lena Ek. / Finnish Forest Association
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Publicerad: Thursday, 20 December, 2018 - 14:00
Etiketter: Forestry
In addition to traditions and beauty, environmental values play an increasingly prominent role when choosing the Christmas tree. As regards the choice of species, Finns tend to avoid Scots pine as a Christmas tree, though it is often chosen in the farthest north of Finland, because spruce does not grow there. / Finnish Forest Association
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Publicerad: Wednesday, 19 December, 2018 - 16:46
Etiketter: Wood
Metsä Wood’s customer Lehto Group is a Finnish company specialising in economically driven construction. It aims to replace traditional on-site construction with industrial production, which is more cost-effective and ensures higher quality. Homes will increasingly be built in factories, where it is easier to control the quality and costs of production. / Metsä Wood
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Publicerad: Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 - 10:09
Etiketter: Forestry
Forest investments sequester amounts of carbon dioxide equivalent to those produced by a medium-sized Finnish city. / Finnfund
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Publicerad: Thursday, 22 November, 2018 - 14:27
Etiketter: Forestry
The Commission of the European Union requests Finland to organize an extensive bioeconomy conference during Finland’s EU presidency in the latter half of 2019. / Finnish Forest Association
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Publicerad: Tuesday, 20 November, 2018 - 14:05
Etiketter: Forestry
The widely noticed statement by Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, praising Finland’s skilled forestry has been overshadowed by his including the word “raking”. Finns have indeed invested greatly in forest fire prevention, but this does not mean that their experience could be useful under such different circumstances as those in California. / Finnish Forest Association
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Publicerad: Monday, 5 November, 2018 - 08:44
Etiketter: Forestry
The Finnish state forest company Metsähallitus chooses the logging method on the basis of what is planned for each forest stand and of its specific features. Greenpeace wants continuous-cover silviculture to be the dominant method. / Finnish Forest Association
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