The Department of Forestry is responsible for forest policy and forestry issues in Finland. Through norms and legislation, financial means and information and forest programmes the forest policy promotes the sustainable management and use of forests.
The Department of Forestry steers the work of the 13 Regional Forestry Centres, Forestry Development Centre Tapio, Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla and Metsähallitus, a State enterprise which governs the State-owned forests.
Contact information of the Department of Forestry:
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Department of Forestry
PO Box 30 (Hallituskatu 3A)
FI-00023 Government
Finland
Tel. +358 (0)9 16001 (exchange)
Fax. +358 (0)9 160 52280
E-mail: forename.surname@mmm.fi
Key persons:
Director-General Juha Ojala, tel. +358 (0)50-413 5515
Secretary Sirpa Lääperi, tel. +358 (0)9 160 52406
Deputy Director-General Liisa Saarenmaa, tel. +358 (0)9 160 53353
Secretary Tarja Ylinampa, tel. +358 (0)9 160 53356
Department of Forestry of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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