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The forums are output oriented and they utilise innovative working methods to provide:

• new insight on competitive modes of operation, based on the sustainable use of renewables,
• inter-sectoral networks for exchange of information, and
• input to ongoing policy processes with relevance to natural resources.

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Forum 2007 (Nordic & Baltic)

• Press release 28.8.2007 (PDF, in English)
• Tiedote 28.8.2007 (PDF, suomeksi)
  
  
• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland - Press Release 28.8.2007:
  Minister Sirkka-Liisa Anttila: Nordic countries should be pioneers in finding alternatives to non-renewable natural resources (in English)
• Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö tiedottaa 28.8.2007:
  Ministeri Anttila: Pohjolan oltava edelläkävijä uusiutumattomien luonnonvarojen korvaamisessa (suomeksi)
  
  
• An article published in www.forest.fi 28.8.2007:
  Minister Sirkka-Liisa Anttila: North is setting an example for the EU in the use of natural resources (in English)
• Artikkeli www.forest.fi-palvelussa 28.8.2007:
  Ministeri Sirkka-Liisa Anttila: Pohjoinen näyttää EU:lle esimerkkiä luonnonvara-asioissa (suomeksi)

Forum 2006 (European)

• Interview published in www.forest.fi 7.11.2006 (In English)
  • Ms. Sirkka Hautojärvi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment of Finland (Chair of the forum)
• Haastattelu www.forest.fi-palvelussa 6.11.2006 (suomeksi)
  • Kansliapäällikkö Sirkka Hautojärvi, ympäristöministeriö (foorumin puheenjohtaja)
  
  
• Press release 2.11.2006 (PDF, in English)
• Lehdistötiedote 2.11.2006 (PDF, suomeksi)
  
  
• Press release 4.7.2006 (PDF, in English)
• Lehdistötiedote 4.7.2006 (PDF, suomeksi)

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>> Group work report

Presentations

• Welcome address
  • Mr. Juha Hakkarainen, President, Finnish Forest Association
• Opening speech: Natural Resources and Policies in the Nordic and Baltic countries – Directions for the Future
  • Ms. Sirkka-Liisa Anttila, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
• Commission initiatives towards a Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy: From Strategic research to lead markets (PDF, 3,0MB)
  • Dr. Monika Sormann, EU Commission, Directorate-General for Research
• Construction to contribute on the way to more sustainable future (PDF, 1,0MB)
  • Mr. Lauri Palojärvi, Senior Vice President, Finnforest Corporation
• Forest-Based Wellbeing – Prospects and Opportunities for the Nordic and Baltic Region (PDF, 3,0MB)
  • Mr. Petri Vasara, Principal, Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Oy
• Forest Energy (PDF, 3,4MB)
  • Mr. Tage Fredriksson, Executive Director, Puuenergia ry (Wood Energy Association)

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>> Summary of results
>> Group work report
>> Photo gallery
>> Presentations - Seminar
>> Presentations - Excursion

• Welcome address
  • Dr. Heikki Juslin, President, Finnish Forest Association
• Opening of the forum: Natural Resource Policies in Europe – Visions for the Future
  • Mr. Pekka Pesonen, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland
• Key note speech: Renewable Resources – Perspectives for the Chemical Industry
  • Dr. Peter Botschek, Director Energy, Health, Safety & Environment, European Chemical Industry Council, CEFIC
• Introduction and closing of the forum
  • Ms. Sirkka Hautojärvi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment of Finland (Chair of the forum)
• Facts and Figures: Renewable Natural Resources in Europe
  • Dr. Eeva Hellström, Director of the Forest Academy for Decision-Makers, Finnish Forest Association (Data prepared in cooperation with European Environmental Agency)
• Panel discussion: The Energy Problem
  • Dr. Josef Spitzer, Professor, Institute of Energy Research, Joanneum Research, Austria
• Panel discussion: Fit for 2010? How to Become Sustainable in Just 4 Years
  • Mr. Tim Christophersen, Programme Coordinator, IUCN, Regional Office for Europe
• Facts and Figures: Forest and Wood Resources in Europe
  • Dr. Eeva Hellström, Director of the Forest Academy for Decision-Makers, Finnish Forest Association (Data prepared in cooperation with European Forest Institute)
• Presentation: Forest and Wood Benefiting Europe – Visions and Solutions for the Future
  • Dr. Petri Vasara, Principal, Jaakko Pöyry Consulting Oy

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• Welcome to Finnforest
  • Mr. Ole Salvén, Group Executive Vice President, Finnforest
• Presentation: Wood as a Construction Material
  • Dr. Mika Kallio, Senior Vice President, Finnforest
• Presentation: Wood Promotion – A Success Story
  • Mr. Reima Sutinen, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland
• Presentation: FMO Tapiola - pilot for sustainable building
  • Mr. Lauri Palojärvi, Senior Vice President, Finnforest
• Presentation: Biorefineries – Bridging Sustainable Resources and Future Needs
  • Ms. Tiina Pursula, Research Coordinator, Oy Keskuslaboratorio – Centrallaboratorium Ab
• Presentation: Biofuels – Procurement methods and use in Finland
  • Dr. Pekka-Juhani Kuitto, Director General, The Finnish Bioenergy Association - FINBIO

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