Department of Forest Sciences

The Department of Forest Sciences, one of the four departments at the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, is located on the Viikki Campus.

The department conducts internationally renowned research in forest sciences and provides highest level education based on the research. The aim of the department’s multidisciplinary activities is to promote the ecologically, economically and socially sustainable use of forests and peatland.

Disciplines of the department are Forest Economics and Marketing, Forest Ecology and Management, and Biotechnology.

New book on peatland ecology and forestry

The Peatland Ecology and Forestry - a Sound Approach book was released in connection with the International Peat Congress in Stockholm in June.

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Atlantis annual conference in USA gathered department staff and students together

Annual meeting of Transatlantic master’s degree programme in forest resources was hosted by College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University in Raleigh between June 4-8, 2012.

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Forest economists met in Hyytiälä

Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics celebrated its 54th year of activities by having a biennial conference hosted by Department of Forest Sciences in Hyytiälä May 23-25, 2012.

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