Role of the Forest Foundation

The Finnish Forest Foundation provides communications and public relations funding for spokespeople for forest-based livelihoods.
The foundation strives to promote the interests of forestry and the forest industry and the increased use of wood and wood-based products.

Activities of the foundation

The objectives of the foundation are achieved by:

  • distributing information on family forestry, forest reserves and forest management in Finland
  • increasing awareness of Finnish forest industry products and innovations
  • communication schemes that promote the increased use of wood.

To this end the foundation:

  • awards grants, financial support and project funding
  • undertakes research and development work and promotes public awareness of forestry and forest products

The foundation does not provide financial support for the marketing of individual companies or products.
The foundation is a non-profit organisation and does not undertake business activities.

Foundation Members

  • The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK) / forest owners
  • The Finnish Forest Industries Federation / member companies
  • Finnish Sawmills Association / member sawmills
  • Metsähallitus (Finnish State Forest Enterprise)
  • METO – Forestry Experts' Association
  • The Society of Finnish Professional Foresters
  • Suomen Metsätilanomistajien Liitto
  • The Trade Association of Finnish Forestry and Earth Moving Contractors
  • Association of Forest Industry Road Carriers
  • The Wood and Allied Workers’ Union

Board of Directors

Forest Director
Juha Mäntylä
Metsä Group

Forest Director
Juha Hakkarainen
Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners MTK

Forest Director
Jorma Länsitalo
Stora Enso

Director
Jussi Kumpula
Metsähallitus

Chairman
Mikko Tiirola
MTK’s Forest Delegation

Director
Pekka Rajala
UPM Kymmene

Alternate board members

Managing Director
Kai Merivuori
Finnish Sawmills

Chairman
Håkan Nystrand
METO Forestry Experts' Association

The Delegation of the FFF convenes once a year. It comprises representatives of FFF member organisations and is chaired by Juha Marttila, President of the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners. His deputy is Mikko Utunen, Marketing Manager of Stora Enso.