Forest resources by region

Of the surface area of Finland, 86% is forestry land. Most of the forestry land is forest land (77%) which is well suited for wood production. Forestry land also includes poorly productive forest land (10%) and completely or nearly treeless unproductive land (12%).
The volume of growing stock on forest land and poorly productive forest land totals 2,475 million cubic metres, of which 90% is located on land available for wood production. The mean volume of the growing stock on forest land in the entire country is 119 cubic metres per hectare. The mean growing stock volume is the highest in Kanta-Häme (177 m³/ha) and the lowest in Lapland (75 m³/ha).
The annual increment of growing stock on forest land and poorly productive forest land totals 108 million cubic metres. Of the annual increment, 95% is located on land available for wood production. Mean annual increment of growing stock on forest land and poorly productive forest land is 4.7 cubic metres per hectare. The mean annual increment of growing stock on forest land is the highest in Kanta-Häme (8.3 m³/ha/year) and the lowest in Lapland (2.3 m³/ha/year)
The average volume of decayed and other dead trees on forest land is 5.8 cubic metres per hectare in the whole of Finland. On average, there is 7.5 cubic metres of decaying wood per hectare in Northern Finland and 4.5 cubic metres per hectare in Southern Finland.

More information about Finnish forests: Forest resources and forest planning

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