Forest Sciences’ Day 21 October 2026
Place: Viikki Campus of the University of Helsinki, Forest Sciences’ Building, Latokartanonkaari 7 and remote connection with Zoom
Time: Wednesday 21 October 2026, whole day
The traditional Forest Sciences’ Day of the Finnish Society of Forest Science will be organised this year for the 34rd time. This event has become the main forum for Finnish forest scientists and and all those interested in scientific knowledge and its application on forests and forestry to come together and network, with ca 300 participants attending on the spot or remotely.
The theme of this year’s Forest Sciences’ Day is the international dimension of Finnish forest use and forest research. The international dimension of Finland’s forest sector has a longer history than our independence, but its emphases have shifted over the decades, and today it looks quite different from what it did, for example, in the 1990s. In addition to the development of our expertise, global trends have strongly influenced these changes. The Forest Sciences’ Day will explore, among other things, what we can learn from others and what we can contribute to the rest of the world.
In the morning, we will have a plenary session, in which the experts of the topic make reviews on the theme. In the afternoon the science clubs of the Finnish Society of Forest Science will organise six parallel sessions.
At this point of preparations, questions can be sent to representatives of the Society:
Jori Uusitalo, Vice Chair (jori.uusitalo@helsinki.fi)
Reija Haapanen, Executive Manager (reija.haapanen@metsatiede.org)