National Forest Strategy 2025. Country/Territory Finland Document type Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil, Water Keyword Pollution control Environmental planning Environmental standards Authorization/permit Ecosystem preservation Climate change Cultural heritage Sustainable use Forest management/forest conservation Business/industry/corporations Financing Timber Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Research Transport/storage Monitoring Biodiversity International trade Internal trade Institution Governance Sustainable development Community management Land-use planning Zoning Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Arctic, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes The present National Forest Strategy covers the period from 2015 to 2025. Abstract The National Forest Strategy's vision is that sustainable forest management is a source of growing welfare. With this vision as its starting point, the Government Report on Forest Policy sets the following strategic objectives: 1) Finland is a competitive operating environment for forest-based business; 2) Forest-based business and activities and their structures are renewed and diversified; 3) Forests are in active, economically, ecologically and socially sustainable and diverse use. The National Forest Strategy contains 28 objectives that have been organised into seven groups: 1) Forest sector grows, enterprises and business are renewed and new and growth enterprises are developed; 2) Supply of raw materials allows for increased use of forests and new investments; 3) EU and international forest policy promote sustainable use, acceptability and competitiveness of forests and wood; 4) Know-how on forest-based business and activities is diverse and responds to changing needs; 5) Administration is flexible, effective and customer-oriented; 6) Forestry is active and business-like; 7) Forest biodiversity and ecological and social sustainability are reinforced. Full text English Website www.mmm.fi