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.

BalBiC

BalBiC –project promotes development of industrial biocoal production and its markets.

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Ground vegetation contributes substantially to the carbon uptake of forests

Research on carbon uptake of ground vegetation increases awareness of forest carbon cycling and ability to estimate the responses of boreal forests to future climate change.

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Plant Biology Research at the Department of Forest Sciences meets the highest international standards

According to the international evaluation panel set by the Academy of Finland the plant biology research group led by professor Eero Nikinmaa is internationally at top-level.

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