Forest resources by region

• The forestry land area in Finland is 26.3 million hectares, covering 86% of the total land area. Forest land covers a little more than three quarters of forestry land. Poorly productive forest land accounts for 10% and completely or nearly treeless unproductive land 12% of forestry land. Forest roads and other forestry maintenance areas account for 1%.
• Peatlands account for one third of forestry land, while the rest consists of mineral soils. A total of 53% of all peatlands have been drained. The proportion of peatlands is the highest in Northern Ostrobothnia, covering more than half of the forestry land area. Correspondingly, the peatland area is the lowest in the Åland, covering only 8% of forestry land.
• The growing stock volume on forest land and poorly productive forest land totals 2,482 million cubic metres. Two thirds of the growing stock volume are located in Southern Finland, but Lapland, the region with the largest surface area, has the largest growing stock, i.e. 17% of the growing stock volume.  Of the growing stock, half is pine, 30% spruce and the remaining 20% deciduous trees.
• In the whole of Finland, the mean growing stock volume on forest land is 119 cubic metres per hectare. Of all regions, the highest mean volume is in Kanta-Häme (173 cubic metres per hectare). In Lapland, the mean volume is 76 cubic metres per hectare.

More information about Finnish forests: Forest resources and forest planning

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Forest resources of Finland

Data corrected 17.11.2020 from table (NFI12/13):

Occurrence of damaging agents reducing silvicultural quality on forest land available for wood production (%)