In the northern forests of Finland, the semi-nomadic Sami people's way of life is under threat. Under a draft revision of Finland's main forestry certification program, logging could ...

In a significant win for environmental activists, 80,000 hectares of forests in Finland have been won protection under a landmark deal. Metsahallitus, a forest enterprise controlled by the Finnish ...

A bill being fast-tracked through Finland’s parliament could lead to an explosion in fishing, logging, and mining on state-managed waters and lands, which include more than 30,000 square miles ...

Sweden and Finland, Europe's most forested countries, are not doing enough to protect their primary and old-growth forests, falling short of EU commitments, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in ...

Press release, May 9, 2025 Honkarakenne, a pioneer in log construction, is building a strong future in Finland and around the world Honkarakenne Plc is determined to develop wood construction. The ...

Finland could increase logging by 15 million cubic metres annually to cover the threatening shortfall, if Russian lumber imports stop next year due to high export duties, a study said on Friday.

Logging machinery belonging to Stora Enso was repeatedly driven over a shallow river within a forest in Suomussalmi, and in doing so killed thousands of the endangered freshwater pearl mussels.

Completed in 2015 in Finland. Images by Samuli Miettinen . Modern log villa in the beautiful lake landscape of Central Finland The villa is constructed of 202 mm thick laminated timber logs with ...

Both countries are 'exploiting loopholes to allow logging in forests that should be safeguarded', said the WWF Sweden's government has show little ambition to protect "primary and old-growth ...