Forestry in Finland Educational materials for forest owners created in the project

Ph.D. Laura Vertainen, project manager

Forests and forest ownership in Finland

Training for forest owners in different topics:

Photo: FMA Keski-Suomi

Information Material for New Forest Owners

Status in Finland: basic forest operations (cutting, planting etc.) are carried out by specialized contractors and there is plenty of material for this level

New forest owners:

• No machinery

• Interested in multiple use

• Willing and capable to work

• Low investments

INFO CARDS: Ideas for activities

Examples of the Info cards

Excel-counter for forest owners costs and time consumption

The user enters the basic information and the counter automatically calculates the results.

Tila Riukulehto

Kuvion numero 30

Pinta-ala, ha 0,3

Toimenpide (valitse alasvetovalikosta) Taimien istutus

Puulaji (valitse alasvetovalikosta) Kuusi

Maaston vaikeus (valitse alasvetovalikosta) 1

Matka kuviolle, km 47

Kuviolle kulku (valitse alasvetovalikosta) Auto, bensiini

Kulkuneuvon polttoaineen kulutus, l/100 km 9

Työpäivän tehokas työskentelyaika, tuntia 6

Jos kuljet jalkaisin tai

polkupyörällä kuviolle, jätä

tämä kohta tyhjäksi tai

laita luvuksi 0 (nolla).

More information: videos and web sites

The counter compares the time and cost of the work between forestry professionals and forest owners

Local Seminar for Forest Owners Know the Borderlines of Your Forest Estate

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