Multi-criteria decision support (MCDS) tools assist the decision maker (DM) in selecting an appropriate option among pre-specified alternatives. In forest management context, criteria based on existing and utilized forest resources are used to compare and contrast the alternatives. Typically...

The ongoing forest biodiversity protection programme in Finland (METSO) relies on voluntary participation of family forest owners. Even though the programme has gained wide acceptability among owners, compared to traditional conservation such as land acquisition, more owners need to be engaged....

Family forest ownership incorporates economic as well as several other motivations. While traditional rural livelihood has lost significance in the Nordic countries, multiple motives of forest owners have risen to the forefront of guiding owners' forest management behavior. At the same time, the...

This study aimed at figuring out the distributions of spatial and temporal scales of Finnish family forest owners’ decisions as well as the relative commonness of various topics and popularity of alternative decision service types. A specific emphasis was given to biodiversity-related decision...

This study sought to identify the most typical timber trade network structures among Finnish family forest owners. Finding the most typical networks means that owners’ structural equivalence is defined. From a forest policy perspective, structurally equivalent owners, i.e. those who have the...

Participatory planning is becoming increasingly important in forest management, especially in the urban areas. In order to obtain good results, the managers need to have guidelines to help them in designing and carrying out a successful participatory planning process. In this study, a planning...

Structural changes of society, such as urbanisation, economic growth and ageing, have evoked a continuing diversification of forest ownership objectives and management strategies in Finland and other Nordic countries. Traditional forestry extension, by means of selling regular forest plans to...

Cultural sustainability has become a much discussed topic in the forestry and bioenergy sectors. However, there are not many indicators available for measuring cultural sustainability. In order to identify indicators for the assessment of the cultural sustainability impacts of wood-based...