The Finnish Society of Forest Science was established in 1909 to promote research in forest and wood science in Finland. The Society is a network of researchers that strives to stimulate scientific discussion and cooperation within the forest research community, to enhance communication between researchers and practical foresters, and to promote public interest in forest research. In spite of the initial national mission, the Society has also actively participated in international scientific cooperation.
The Society has about 500 members. Several companies, non-governmental organisations, and state-funded organisations act as supporting members of the Society.
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Call for presentations to the Forest Sciences’ Day “From sustainable timber production to sustainable forest bioeconomy” on 23 Aug 2024
The traditional Forest Sciences’ Day will be organised for the 32nd time on 23 Oct 2024. This year's topic is “From sustainable timber production to sustainable forest bioeconomy”. Forest Sciences’ Day is the most important annual gathering of forest scientists and others interested in forest sciences. Call for voluntary talks is open till 26 Aug 2024.Apurahan saajat / Grantees 2024
Finnish Society of Forest Science awarded in the Spring meeting 4 April 2024 three research grants, total 76615 €, and two travel grants, total 4850 €. Research topics vary from soil carbon stabilisation and large-scale estimation of forest leaf area to modification of construction wood by charring.Finnish Society of Forest Science awarded thesis prizes for Dr Yu Tang, M.Sc. Anastasija Dmitrijeva and M.Sc. Hanna Haapala
Finnish Society of Forest Science awards annually prizes for excellent doctoral and Master’s theses accepted during the preceding year. The prizes for excellent theses accepted in 2023 for Dr Yu Tang (University of Helsinki), M.Sc. Anastasija Dmitrijeva (University of helsinki) and M.Sc. Hanna Haapala (University of Eastern Finland) were published in the Spring meeting of the Society on 4 April 2024.Invitation to Spring Meeting on 4 April 2024
Spring meeting of the Finnish Society of Forest Science will be held on Thursday 4 April 2024 at 15:00 as a hybrid meeting in the House of Sciences and Letters (Tieteiden talo, Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki), Room 505. Remote participants must register at latest on 27 March 2023 using the link on the invitation page.Workshop on digital tools for multipurpose forest management planning were presented in the Night of Science on 25 Jan 2024
Finnish Society of Forest Science participated in the Night of Science by organising a workshop on “New tools for multipurpose forest management planning”. The participants used the peatland forest simulator SUSI for studying how temperature and rainfall changes affect forest growth and carbon balance in drained peatlands as well as on the nutrient load from drained peatlands to inland waters. With another simulator, the participants estimated long-term logging possibilities and effect of various harvesting strategies on forest growth and carbon sinks at regional level.