On this page, you find information on all forthcoming activities of the Finnish Society of Forest Science and its science clubs.
We often organise the activities in the House of Sciences and Letters (Tieteiden talo), address of which is Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki. In the case of another place, the exact address is given with the name of the place.
Plan of activities 2025 (in Finnish)
| Time and place | Event | More information |
| 14 May 2025 15:00-18:00, Room 505 of the House of Sciences and Letters | 40th anniversary of the Forest Mensuration Club (Taksaattoriklubi) | The 40th anniversary of the Forest Mensuration Club will be celebrated on Wednesday 14 May, starting at 3 PM at Tieteiden talo in Helsinki. The day’s program includes the annual meeting, a seminar, and a visit to Stora Enso’s new office building in Katajanokka. The anniversary celebration will conclude with a joint dinner. Registration is closed. |
| 21 May 2025 13:00 EEST, 20:00 Tasmania, remote event | Scientific Coffee of Human-Forest Relationship Research Club | Rebecca Banham, University of Tasmania: Ontological security and forest experiences: ‘Giving language’ to human-forest connections in Tasmania, Australia |
| 26 May 2025 whole day | Excursion of the Silviculture Club | More information coming |
| 27 through 29 August 2025 | Excursion of the Finnish Society of Forest Science to Latvia | Our host will be the Latvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava” (www.silava.lv). The programme will include, among other sites, an afforestation experiment and its impact on carbon balance and biological diversity, small-scale logging, climate-smart management of Norway spruce and beech, a visit to the laboratories of Silava, Riga city forest management and human-forest relationships in Latvia. Working language during the excursion will be English. The price of the excursion will be 290 € for the members of the Finnish Society of Forest Science and 360 € for all others. Programme and the registration link are in the excursion page. |
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| 7 May 2025 whole day | Spring excursion of the Forest Biology Club | The excursion topic will be urban nature and water edges. Two nature destinations of the city of Helsinki will be visited: Varjakanpuisto-Broända creek and Fastholma. Departure from Pasila at 9:00. Registrate at latest on 2 May 2025. More information on the event page (in Finnish). |
| 9 April 2025 15:00-17:00, Room 505 of the House of Sciences and Letters with remote option | Spring meeting of the Finnish Society of Forest Science | Statutory Spring meeting items, publication of the grants and thesis prizes of our Society and a coffee with cake in honour of the grantees and prize winners. Programme on the event page. |
| 2 April 2025 15:00 (EEST), remote event | Scientific Coffee of Human-Forest Relationship Research Club | Sebastian Garbe, University of Applied Sciences Fulda: “‘This is Nature Protecting itself’ – Forest Occupations Against Sand & Gravel Extraction in Germany”. For more information, visit the event page. |
| 26 February 2025 15:00-16:30 (EET), remote event | Scientific Coffee of Human-Forest Relationship Research Club | Léa Lacan, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cologne: Forest Politics in Kenya’s Tugen Hills: Conservation Beyond Natural Resources in the Katimok Forest. More information on the Scientific Coffee page. |
| 11 February 2025 12:00-15:30, Room 505 of the House of Sciences and Letters | Annual meeting and seminar of the Silviculture Club | Annual meeting 12:00-13:00, seminar 13:00-15:30 |
| 30 January 2025 15:00-16:30, remote | Annual meeting of the Human-Forest Relationship Research Club | Statutory annual meeting items. Meeting will be in Finnish. Invitation and agenda (in Finnish): https://metsatiede.org/uncategorized/metsasuhdeklubin-vuosikokous-30-1-2025/. |
| 22 January 2025 17:00-20:00, Room 505 of the House of Sciences and Letters with remote participation | Annual meeting and seminar of the Forest Biology Club | Seminar on the diversity of urban nature 17:00-19:00 followed by the statutory annual meeting 19:00-20:00; more information and registration instructions will be posted later. |
| 22 January 2025 15:00-16:30 (EET), remote | Scientific Coffee of Human-Forest Relationship Research Club | John Björkman (University of Turku): ”The Black Man of Villavuori sits in that forest, guarding the village border.” – Sacred forest sited of folk belief in Southwest Finnish village landscapes. More information on the Scientific Coffee page. |
| 9 January 2025 17:00-17:45, Room 104 of the House of Sciences and Letters and Yuotube | Panel discussion “Deforestation in Finland” | Although deforestation is considered as a historic phenomenon in Finland, the forest area of the country still diminishes. The change over years has been significant. In this panel discussion, the topic will be examined by Dr Liisa Kulmala (Finnish Meteorological Institute), Dr Aino Assmuth (Natural Resources Institute Finland) and Dr Tuomo Kalliokoski (Ministry of the Environment). The moderator of the discussion will be Assistant Professor Anna Lintunen (University of Helsinki). The discussion will be part of the Night of Science event. |
| 28 November 2024 15:00-16:30, Room 504 of the House of Sciences and Letters (Tieteiden talo) and remote | Autumn meeting of the Finnish Society of Forest Science | Statutory Autumn meeting items e.g., acceptance of the plan of activities and budget 2025 and election of the Board members to replace those ending their term. The programme and instructions for remote participation are on the invitation page. |
| 21 November 2024 17:00, Joensuu Campus of the University of Eastern Finland, Room BOR101 | Career event of the Forest Mensuration Club (Taksaattoriklubi) for students | The event is primarily intended for forestry students who are interested in forest mensuration science and forest planning. Sign up no later than 17 November. The registration link can be found on the Taksaattoriklubi website. The language of the event will be Finnish. |
| 13 November 2024, 15:00-17:00 (EET), remote | Scientific Coffee of Human-Forest Relationship Research Club | Dr. Jodie Asselin (University of Lethbridge, Canada) and Dr. Agata Konczal (Wageningen University, Netherlands): Exploring the Green Frontier: Patterns of Inequality in Europe’s Recent Forest Initiatives. More information on the Scientific Coffee page. |
| 23 October 2024, 9-ca. 20, Viikki Campus of the University of Helsinki and remote | Forest Sciences’ Day “From sustainable timber production to sustainable forest bioeconomy” | Recordings of the talks given in the event are available on the page of Forest Sciences’ Day. Forest Sciences’ Day is a part of the programme of the “Year of sivistys 2024“. |
| 6 October 2024, 17:00-17:00, remote event | Scientific Coffee of Human-Forest Relationship Research Club | Kristina Wirth (Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg, FVA): “Creating understanding through artful connections: Transdisciplinary development of art for science communication”. More information on the Scientific Coffee page. |
| 27 – 28 May 2024, Forest Museum Lusto, Punkaharju | Seminar of Human-Forest Relationship Research Club “Art Research of Forests” | We will explore the possibilities to produce new understanding on forests through arts and arts research – another way to forest knowledge. More information on the event page (in Finnish). |
| 4 April 2024, 15-17, House of Sciences and Letters and remote | Spring meeting of the Finnish Society of Forest Science | Statutory Spring Meeting items, awarding of grants and thesis prizes and Spring Meeting Lecture. The programme and link for remote participation registration will be published ca. 3 weeks before the meeting. |
| 13 February 2024, 12-16, House of Sciences and Letters, Room 505 | Annual meeting and seminar of Silviculture Club | Programme (in Finnish). |
| 7 February 2024, 14-18 EET, remote | Human-Forest Relationships Club, Scientific Coffee (14-16) and Annual meeting (16-18) | Scientific Coffee: Ulla Taipale (Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR), University of Helsinki, Finland): Periferia – A Permanent Art Exhibition in the Midst of the Boreal Forest. The Connection of the Arts to the Landscape and the Research of the University Forest Station. Ask the Zoom-link to the event by e-mailing to tuulikki.halla()uef.fi. Follow the Scientific Coffees page. Programme of the Annual meeting is on the page of the Human-Forest Relationships Club. |
| 25 January 2024, 17:00-18:30, House of Sciences and Letters, Room 208 | Workshop “New tools for multipurpose forest management planning” as a part of the Night of Science | The Night of Science is a block party for science and research, which is celebrated annually in January. Our Society organised a hands-on workshop on new digital tools for multipurpose forest management planning. Check the post of the event. |
| 23 January 2024, 16:30 – 20:00, House of Sciences and Letters | Annual meeting (19 – 20) and seminar of Forest Biology Club (16:30 – 19:00) | Statutory annual meeting issues; the seminar programme and schedule are on the page of the Forest Biology Club (in Finnish). |
| 25 October 2023, whole day, Viikki Campus of the University of Helsinki | Forest Sciences’ Day “Climate change in forests” | Talks of the he morning plenary sessions and the afternoon parallel sessions were recorded. Links to the plenary recordings are on the Forest Sciences’ Day page. The parallel session talks can be found through the page of each session. They are can reached through the links on the main page of Forest Sciences’ Day. |
| 22 August 2023, 13:00 – 16:00, Viikki Campus of the University Helsinki or remote | FAIR opening of research data | During the afternoon, we learned how to make the data Findable, how to ensure that they are Accessible to other scientists, what is required for data Interoperability and how to define which data may be Reusable and, thus, worth long-term preservation. We learned the practical steps for FAIRly opening research data. Programme, speakers and the links for recordings are on the event page. Seminar language was English. |
| 18 January 2023, 14-15, remote event | Webinar on grant applications of Finnish Society of Forest Science | We gave first a short presentation on the most important instructions for applicants and thereafter the participants made questions. The webinar language was English. More information on grants and webinar link. |