Sustainable Finnish family forestry in 1990`s.
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Clearcut by a private forest owner. Sotkamo, eastern Finland 1997

Clearcut by a private forest owner. Old aspens have been left standing, but stripped to death. Valtimo, eastern Finland 1997

Large-scale clearcuts by UPM-Kymmene in winter 1997. Kuhmo, eastern Finland.

Clearcut on the hillside by ENSO in 1996. Nilsia, central Finland.

 

Timber from old-growth forest. Kuusamo, northeastern Finland 1996.

This old-growth forest was dedined to be protected in official old-growth forest protection programme. Despite of this, big private landowner did four large clearcuts in the area. Kuhmalahti, southern Finland 1998

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