The Finnish based forest giant Stora Enso has been of great interest for non-governmental organisations over the world for some time now. UPM-Kymmene purchases Finnish old-growth forest timber and has peculiar double standards concerning forest certification in Nordic countries.

News 2000

March 21 Stora Enso Annual General Meeting Last year shareholders made initiatives for the company not to procure wood from state-owned old-growth forests and to FSC-certify its forest holdings in Finland as been done in Sweden
>>> Stora Enso press release about AGM 1999
>>> FNL Report includes Stora Enso's answer to the shareholders

February 22 Major league forest mergers continue Only week after the announcement of merger between UPM-Kymmene and Champion, Stora Enso follows to the American continent by acquiring Consolidated Papers.
>>> Stora Enso press release about the merger
>>> Stora Enso pages
>>> Consolidated Papers pages

February 10 Latest update
>>> Photo reports of Finnish old-growth forest logging

Stora Enso is the biggest customer of the Forest and Park Service (FPS). The FPS is the main holder of Finnish old-growth forests, both protected and unprotected. The FPS continuously clearcuts unprotected old-growth forests.
Despite of demands by the customers of Stora Enso, the company continues purchasing old-growth forest timber from the FPS.
>>> Declaration by Dutch paper buyers to the Finnish forest industry
>>> Stora Enso pulping national heritage January 7, 1999
>>> Malahvia wilderness backgound information

Stora Enso has FSC-certified its forest holdings in Sweden, but not in Finland.
>>> Shareholders demand unified environmental policy March 23, 1999
>>> Stora Enso certification double standards February 12, 1999

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>>> The Finnish Nature League activities' page