The forestry sector has seen many changes in recent years, leading to a need for adapted management methods. Demands of society and markets are evolving, bioeconomy is increasingly important and new business potential and innovative possibilities are appearing. A Finnish project looked into how to support forest owners in this context.

There have been reductions in the Finnish pulp and paper industry, and an increasing demand for forest-based bioenergy, organic forest products such as mushrooms and berries and recreational services.