#Metsätiede2026
Afternoon parallel session of the Forest Economist Club
Location will be added after the registration time is over
Research in forest economics is strongly linked to the global use of forests. The Finnish forest industry has always been active in international markets, and thus research in forest economics also has a long international tradition. The forest industry and industrial wood production are growing strongly outside Finland’s borders, which is changing the operating environment. Forest sector companies operate within global value chains, where sustainability and responsibility are increasingly prerequisites for operating in the market. Global and EU-level policies and regulations (e.g., REDD+, FLEGT, EUDR and LULUCF) as well as agreements, standards and certificates (e.g., PEFC, FSC and ISO) also affect forest management and use.
The afternoon meeting of the Forest Economist’s Club will discuss, among other things, how the following questions have been approached in research related to forest economics:
- How are changes in the global market reflected in the use of forests from the perspective of forest economics research?
- How do global, EU and national political decision-making affect and have affected forests and their use?
- How are the global operating environment and its changes reflected and have been reflected in forest-related business activities and in production and value chains?
Programme
Chairman: Jussi Lintunen, jussi . lintunen () luke . fi
Technical support: Nico Österberg, nico . osterberg () afry . com
| 13.15–13.35 | A comparative assessment of payments for ecosystem services and certification across Nordic countries: A systematic review | Ayonghe A. Nebasifu1, Hanna Ekström Pigot2, Dalia D’Amato3, Huntley Brownell4, Wilhelm May5, Francesca Frieri6, Nils Droste7; 1Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, 2Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS),3Department of Political Science, Lund University, 4Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), 5Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, 6Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lund University, 7Department of Science, Technology and Society, University School for Advanced Studies (IUSS) Pavia,8Department of Food and Resource Economics, Section for Environment and Natural Resources, University of Copenhagen |
| 13.35–13.55 | Tulevaisuuskuvat ja -polut EU:n ja Suomen metsäpolitiikalle vuoteen 2035 | Hanna Siiskonen, Tuomo Takala, Teppo Hujala; Metsätieteiden osasto, Itä-Suomen yliopisto |
| 13.55–14.15 | Puuta jalostava raskas teollisuus kestävyysmuutoksessa: Uudistumista vai paikallaan polkemista? | Jakob Donner-Amnell1, Jukka Luhas2,3, Paavo Nieminen2, Mirja Mikkilä2; 1Historia-ja maantieteiden laitos, Itä-Suomen yliopisto, 2Metsätieteiden osasto, Helsingin yliopisto, 3Uudistavan liiketoiminnan tutkimusohjelma, Lapin Ammattikorkeakoulu |
| 14.15–14.30 | How citizens perceive the role of Finnish forests and forest sector for societal security and safety? | Jaakko Jussila, Ritva Toivonen; Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki |
| 14.30–15.00 | Coffee break | |
| 15.00–15.20 | LULUCF-asetuksen kannustevaikutusten arviointi | Ville Hakkarainen; Taloustieteen osasto, Helsingin yliopisto |
| 15.20–15.40 | When disturbance demands action: endogenous clearcut after salvage in Nordic forests | Jussi Lintunen, Tong Wu; Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) |
| 15.40–16.00 | The income approach combined with market prices in forest property valuation | Markku Airaksinen, Simo Hannelius |