Old-growth forest logging
by governmental Forest and Park Service
October 1999
Kokkolansalo, municipality of Sulkava in Southern Finland

 

Photos in this page are taken near Kokkolansalo nature reserve area in municipality of Sulkava, Southern Finland.
In autumn 1999 governmental Forest and Park Service carried out loggings in old-growth forests near existing nature reserve areas in municipalities of Savonranta and Sulkava.

 

Clearcut in old forest. Goshawks nest on the right

 

Photos by the Finnish Nature League 1999

Finnish forestry in 1999:
Pulping and sawmilling the taiga for the European market
Let them know what you think about it - click the images

 

 

 

 

 

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