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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Excursion of Finnish Society of Forest Science to Latvia 27 through 29 August 2025
We will organise a forest excursion to Latvia. Our host will be the Latvian State Forest Research Institute, “Silava” by the Latvian acronym. The first day programme will include, among other sites, an afforestation experiment and its impact on carbon balance and biological diversity, forest fertilisation and management of organic soils. The second day programme will include small-scale logging, climate-smart management of Norway spruce and beech. The last day will include Riga city forest management and human-forest relationships in Latvia.Finnish Society of Forest Science awarded dissertation prize for mushroom cultivation, M.Sc. prizes for remote sensing of tree mortality and herb-rich forest management
Finnish Society of Forest Science awards annually prizes for excellent doctoral and Master’s theses accepted during the preceding year. The prizes of 2025 were published in the Spring meeting of the Society on 9 April 2025. The dissertation prize was awarded to Dr Marta Cortina Escribano of the University of Eastern Finland on her thesis "Selective breeding and taxonomy of laccate Ganoderma species originating from Finland". The prizes for Master's thesis were awarded to M.Sc. Janne Jääskeläinen (University of Helsinki) on remote sensing of dead tree groups and M.Sc. Laura Sippola (Univeristy of Eastern Finland) on management of herb-rich forests.Finnish Society of Forest Science awarded research and travel grants for 84,100 €
Our Society awarded five research grants and five travel grants to early-career scientists. The research grant awards ranged from a 1,000 € grant for expenses of a research exchange to a 29,000 € personal research grant with an award for research expenses. The grants were published in the Spring Meeting of the Society on 9 April 2025.Information letter – 1/2025 – jäsentiedote
The first bi-lingual information letter of 2025 includes the invitation to spring meeting on 9 April 2025, information on our forest excursion to Latvia 27 through 29 August 2025 and Forest Sciences' Day "Layers of the forests" on 21 October 2025.Invitation to Spring Meeting on 9 April 2025
Spring meeting of the Finnish Society of Forest Science will be held on Wednesday 9 April 2025 at 15:00 as a hybrid meeting. The place will be House of Sciences and Letters (Tieteiden talo, Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki), Room Cedercreutz (505). Participation on site in the House of Sciences and Letters does not require registration. Remote participants must register at latest on 2 April 2025. We will have the statutory Sping Meeting items, publish grants and thesis prizes of our Society and have coffee with cake in honour of the prize awardees and grantees.