Use of wood

The forestry industry is one of the most important industrial production sectors in the Baltic countries. A lively and growing wood products industry and the share of exported industrial roundwood are common features for all three Baltic countries – Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Finland, for example, is one of the key areas of exported roundwood for the Baltic countries.

The International Wood Markets Group comes with a new report on Russia, one of the World’s largest wood exporters.

The University of Eastern Finland- School of Forest Sciences, has following open positions:

1. Senior researcher in forest bioenergy;

2.Senior researcher in forest pathology and forest zoology;

3.Senior lecturer in Wood Material Science;

More information and applications, here: http://www.uef.fi/en/metsa 

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has produced a new film about the Swedish sustainable forestry model. The film was originally created for an international audience at the UN conference in Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20).

The 12-minute long film explains the rise, success and future of the Swedish sustainable forestry model, as well as the criticism it has received. “We have already received requests from administrative authorities and other organisations who wish to use the film", says Tomas Lundmark, Dean of the Faculty of Forest Sciences.

The secretariat of the Nordic Council of Ministers moved to new premises in 2010. The office of the General Secretary now contains high-quality furniture that reflects Nordic tree species and design. The furniture was handed over by SNS at a reception in September 2012. The gift was a result of a generous donation from Vemmetofte Closter in Denmark, a foundation whose main income is from forestry.

By Ditte C. Olrik, Biologist PhD, Danish Nature Agency, North Zealand. 

In Denmark ash (Fraxinus excelsior)  is generally heavily affected by the ash decline, a disease caused by the fungus Hymenoschyphus pseudoalbidus.  The possibility to connect external signs of disease with wood quality is important for economic profit as well as for securing the preservation of healthy trees.