Aleksi Lehtonen

Research Professor
  • Phone number +358295322362
  • Email address aleksi.lehtonen@luke.fi
  • Address Latokartanonkaari 9 00790 HELSINKI

HoliSoils synthesis reports for policy makers, practitioners, experts, the forest sector, educators, and the wider public

News
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10.11.2025
Climate
Soil
Forests and forestry

Long-term nitrogen fertilization boosts soil carbon retention in Finnish boreal forest

News
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27.10.2025
Climate
Soil

Unhealthy soils in the EU: a call for improved forest management

News
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14.2.2025
Climate
Soil
Forests and forestry

IKEA visits continuous cover forestry experiment sites

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7.2.2025
Climate
Forests and forestry
Biodiversity

The soil monitoring law prepared by the EU must take into account the specific characteristics of forest soils

Blog post
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Raisa Mäkipää, Aleksi Lehtonen
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11.11.2024
Climate
Soil
Forests and forestry

Soil Health for a Sustainable Forest-Based Bioeconomy

News
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6.11.2024
Climate
Soil
Forests and forestry

Understanding drought impacts on Finland's forests and forestry

Article
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22.8.2024
Climate
Forests and forestry

Clone of Understanding drought impacts on Finland's forests and forestry

Article
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22.8.2024
Climate
Forests and forestry
Politics and society

Scenario: The transition to continuous cover forestry on fertile and drained peatland forests would produce climate benefits for Finland in comparison to even-aged forestry, even if the impact of selection harvesting on soil emission is low

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15.10.2023
Climate
Soil
Forests and forestry

Continuous cover forestry in peatland spruce forests - The carbon sequestration of spruces growing in lower crown classes recovered immediately after selection harvesting.

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1.3.2023
Climate
Forests and forestry

Forest soil to be included in forest management guidelines and forestry subsidies

News
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23.2.2023
Climate
Soil
Forests and forestry

Aleksi Lehtonen was appointed as a Research Professor

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13.10.2022
Career

Researchers propose ectomycorrhizal fungi’s role to be integrated into carbon accounting

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3.10.2022
Climate
Forests and forestry
Environment

HoliSoils project focuses on management, modelling and monitoring for European forest soils

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1.6.2021
Climate
Biodiversity
Environment