Act relative to jointly owned forests (No. 109 of 2003). Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 2003 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Private forest Non-governmental entity Contract/agreement Community management Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 1 March 2003. Abstract This Act lays down the provisions concerning the use and administration of jointly owned forests. In addition to this Act, the Forest Act (1093/1996) applies to the management and use of areas considered as forestry land. Other statutes apply as provided separately. In this Act jointly owned forest means an area belonging to several real estates jointly which is intended to be used for sustainable forestry for the benefit of the shareholders. Full text English/Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Repeals Act relative to Common Forests (No. 37 of 1991). Legislation | Finland | 1991 Keyword: Private forest, Timber extraction/logging, Protection forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Institution, Community management, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree relative to Jointly Owned Forests ( No. 163 of 2003). Legislation | Finland | 2003 Keyword: Private forest, Non-governmental entity, Contract/agreement, Community management Source: FAO, FAOLEX