Forest resources by region

Forestry land accounts for 26.2 million hectares which is 86 per cent of the total land area of Finland. Forest land, i.e. land with a high potential of annual increment of growing stock, covers a little more than three quarters of forestry land. Poorly productive forest land accounts for one tenth and completely or nearly treeless unproductive land 13 per cent of forestry land, while forest vehicle roads and other forestry maintenance areas cover one per cent.
Peatlands account for one third of forestry land, while the rest consists of mineral soils. A little more than half of the current peatland area has been drained.
Of forestry land area, over half is under private ownership. The state owns 35 per cent and companies seven per cent. The remaining six per cent is owned by municipalities, parishes, and organisations.
The volume of the growing stock on forest land and poorly productive forest land totals 2,506 million cubic metres. One quarter of the volume of the growing stock is located in peatlands and the rest on mineral soils. A total of 89 per cent of the volume is located on wood production land. Wood production land does not include conservation areas, for example.
The mean volume of the growing stock on forest land is 122 cubic metres per hectare. The mean volume is 148 cubic metres per hectare in Southern Finland and 90 cubic metres per hectare in Northern Finland.
The annual increment of growing stock totals 103 million cubic metres, while mean annual increment is 4.6 cubic metres per hectare. On forest land, mean annual increment of the growing stock is 5.1 cubic metres per hectare.