Autumn meeting of the Finnish Society of Forest Science will be held on Thursday 27 November 2025 at 15:00 in Room Cedercreutz (5th floor) of the House of Sciences and Letters (Tieteiden talo, Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki). The meeting is open for all ordinary and honorary members of the Society, and to the representatives of supporting members who must present an authorisation from the supporting member. Remote participation will be possible by registering through this link at latest on 25 November 2025:
https://forms.gle/Vouj4mgMMtBdgrHW8
Programme
1. Opening of the meeting
2. Election of the meeting chair, secretary, reviewers of the minutes, and voice counters.
3. Confirmation of the legality and quorum of the meeting.
4. Acceptance of the programme.
5. Confirmation of the Plan of activities 2026, Budget 2026 and the membership fee for 2026.
6. Election of the chair and vice-chair of the Society for 2026 and a board member for term 2026 – 2028. The proposal of a work group searching for candidates is:
- Chair 2026: Research Professor Liisa Tyrväinen, Natural Resources Institute Finland
- Vice Chair 2026: Professor Jori Uusitalo, University of Helsinki
- Board member 2026 – 2028: Professor Tuomas Aakala, University of Eastern Finland
Members of the Society who have the voting right may present other candidates in the meeting.
7. Election of the auditor of the accounts and the activities of the Society for 2026. The proposal:
- Auditor of Accounts: Audit Society Tiliextra Ltd.
- Because the auditor is an audit society, vice-auditor is not elected.
- Auditor of Activities: Mr Jussi Leppänen, Natural Resources Institute Finland
- Vice-Auditor of Activities: Dr Jussi Lintunen, Natural Resources Institute Finland
Members of the Society who have the voting right may present other candidates in the meeting.
9. Other possible items: If a member wants to propose a topic that requires a decision of the Autumn meeting of the Society, they should send an e-mail detailing the topic to the Executive Manager of the Society (pekka . nygren [] metsatiede . org) at latest on 13 November 2025. Discussion topics may be proposed also after that, at latest on site at the time of the acceptance of the meeting programme.
10. Closure of the meeting
Helsinki, 5 November 2025
Board of the Finnish Society of Forest Science
Appendices:
Draft of the plan of activities 2026 (in Finnish):
https://metsatiede.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Syyskokous-251127-toimintasuunnitelma-2026.pdf
Draft of the budget 2026 (in Finnish):
https://metsatiede.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Syyskokous-251127-talousarvio-2026.pdf