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Forestry Centre of Kainuu. Jorma Tolonen director. Private Forestry in Finland. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Implementation of forest laws. The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners. Forestry Development Centre Tapio. Result steering. Service.
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Forestry Centre of Kainuu Jorma Tolonendirector
Private Forestry in Finland Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Implementation of forest laws The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners Forestry Development Centre Tapio Result steering Service Regional Forest Owners’ Unions Forestry Centres Forest Management Associations Forest ServiceEntrepreneurs Forest Companies About 440 000 private forest owners
The Finnish Regional Forestry Network 13 regional Forestry Centres 1 Rannikko 2 Lounais-Suomi 3 Häme-Uusimaa 4 Kaakkois-Suomi 5 Pirkanmaa 6 Etelä-Savo 7 Etelä-Pohjanmaa 8 Keski-Suomi 9 Pohjois-Savo 10 Pohjois-Karjala 11 Kainuu 12 Pohjois-Pohjanmaa 13 Lappi
Tasks and Services of forestry centres • forest management planning • advisery services, information and training • regional development (regional forest programme and projects) • supervision of the implementation of the Forest Act • forestry grants for private forest owners • professional know-how • forest improvement services
Forest ownership in Kainuu • 16 500 private forest owners (12 000 > 7 hectares) • Forestry land 2053 500 hectares • Forest land 1753 700 hectares • Private owned 725 700 hectares 41,4 % • Municipalities, church 48 800 hectares 2,8 % • Companies 244 400 hectares 13,9 % • State owned 734 800 hectres 41,9 %
Forest sector • Paper factory of UPM in Kajaani was stopped 2008 • About 80 small companys or entrepreneurs in wood industry • Two sawmills: Kuhmo company and Kajaani sawmill of UPM • Raw material pine and spruce logs • Wood consumption 1,0 milj. m3/v Output of the forestry sector 350 million euro/a and value-added 200 million euro/a.
Labour force in the forest sector • Forestry 1000 • Sawmilling and wood-products industries 800 • Total 1800 (6 % of the labour force in Kainuu)