The new Finnish FSC standard has been approved by FSC International and will be adopted at the end of a three-month transitional period.
The approval gives an alternative forest certification route for Finnish timber suppliers in addition to the PEFC scheme.
The PEFC certification plan, which is the most widely-used system internationally, is the predominant forest certification system in Finland.
The redrafted FSC scheme has been adjusted to Finnish conditions to take better consideration of private forest owners. Earlier, the opaque content of the standard prevented the widespread adoption of the FSC system.
Forest certification extends to over 95% of Finland’s commercially used forests.
