Finnish Forest Industries

Wood-based products

Wood-based products are changing global consumption habits

Products made from wood can replace anincreasing number of products made from non-renewable resources, whilepromoting a bio-based circular economy and its potential to reduce theenvironmental impact of our consumption habits.
Statistics

The majority of forest industry production is exported, and its share of Finland’s goods exports has averaged 19% since 2016.

Statistics

Production volumes in the forest industry vary from quarter to quarter. Many different factors affect this variation, such as the

Wood has always been a good choice as a material for the manufacture of furniture and interior decoration items.
Wood-based packaging replaces solutions made from non-renewable natural resources.
Wood provides a more environmentally friendly alternative to textiles made from fossil-based raw materials.
Not everything can be digitalised. Different types of papers are necessary in our daily lives for many reasons.
Wood can act as a carbon stock in products and buildings even for centuries.
Different chemical substances can be processed from wood to meet the needs of society.
Wood can make us go a long way. Renewable natural resources help us move and produce energy.
Many of us use wood-based foods and cosmetics on a daily basis.
Wood is used to produce biomedical products to support health and well-being.
Newsroom

News

Statistics

The majority of forest industry production is exported, and its share of Finland’s goods exports has averaged 19% since 2016.

Statistics

Production volumes in the forest industry vary from quarter to quarter. Many different factors affect this variation, such as the

Publications
The Finnish forest industry remains in the driver’s seat in slowing climate change. The updated Climate Roadmap presents research-based measures
News

In the third quarter of the current year, the operating environment for the forest industry remained challenging, and market demand

News

The European Commission has unveiled its long-awaited Bioeconomy Strategy, which includes many positive elements. The strategy envisions broad adoption of

Blog posts
The UN climate conference documents emphasize the forest sector’s role in climate change mitigation.
Themes

Finland leads the way in sustainable forest industry.

We contribute to improving the competitiveness of the forest industry operating in Finland, both in industrial policy and in working life matters.

Finnish Forest Industries

About us

The forest industry is the success industry of the future, Finland is the country that leads the way in the sector, and the Finnish Forest Industries Federation the advocacy organization for forest industry companies in Finland.