🎄 “A real tree smells, looks, and feels like Christmas.” Across much of Europe, real Christmas trees remain the preferred choice—valued for tradition, atmosphere, and sustainability. 🌲 #ChristmasTree #HolidayTraditions #SustainableChristmas https://t.co/JujWPIrz4b

The electrification of forestry transport is no longer a distant aspiration. Across Europe, momentum is building as EU climate targets, industrial competitiveness, and the need to cut fossil-fuel emissions push the sector toward cleaner logistics. 🌲🌲🌳 https://t.co/nnEuuEuowr

The European Union published a new bioeconomy strategy that emphasizes the importance of the forest industry in Europe’s green transition. These 8 innovations are already implementing the European bioeconomy strategy.

The EU’s new bioeconomy strategy gave forestry innovations exceptional visibility in Brussels. EU Commissioner Roswall presented the strategy to international media wearing a Finnish wood‑fiber dress, with a wide array of bioproducts showcased behind her. https://t.co/Rkfbjwh90M

As the world gathers at COP30 to tackle the wildfire crisis, Europe can lead by example by building a unified communications network to protect our shared air, Kai Lintunen writes in his blog. Read more: https://t.co/15OsFVbeXZ

Finland donated groundbreaking examples of sustainable wood-based innovations to the FAO’s new permanent exhibition, which opened in Rome as part of the organization’s 80th anniversary celebrations. https://t.co/JFckQOPtJM

EU Bioeconomy Ambassador Kati Merruntaus: “Bioeconomy has enormous potential – young people’s voices must be heard”. Read more:

Tree mortality is accelerating at an alarming rate across the globe. In many European countries, the trend is especially troubling for Norway spruce (Picea abies) forests, which are particularly sensitive to the effects of climate change. https://t.co/WQmWcs8Hma

Blog by Martta Fredrikson: Voluntary action makes a difference – For 30 years, donations by forest owners have financed forest excursions for children

The debate on forest harvesting levels in Finland continues. Most EU countries will not meet their 2030 targets for LULUCF sinks, according to estimates published by researchers, writes Elina Warsta, Senior Manager in Forest Affairs at UPM, in her blog.

Mitigating climate change and replacing fossil raw materials have brought biogenic carbon dioxide into a new light. Experts believe that biogenic carbon dioxide recovered from pulp mill flue gases could be the key to a new industrial revolution. Read more:

Wildfires are increasingly making headlines. There is urgent need for action—and the development of innovative firefighting technologies. https://t.co/jUm9es7jJr

Satellite and aerial images can be used to map tree health over vast areas and to direct forest owners’ attention to forests at risk. Could technology help stop bark beetle damage? https://t.co/2iCFO1A2Us

Low-emission energy sources are being looked for to power machines and vehicles in the forest industry supply chain, writes Niko Hannula, Quality Manager at Stora Enso, in his blog. https://t.co/jkUrXLWCQs

Today, a thousand students begin their school year at the Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Natural Sciences – one of the modern wooden schools, appreciated by their users for their excellent acoustics and fresh indoor air. https://t.co/edxBUZyYOf

In both Finland and the EU, we need to find innovative solutions to enhance biodiversity protection, writes Marko Mäki-Hakola, Forest Director at the Finnish Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK). Read more: https://t.co/wusgjVNIPm

It needed somebody from Spain, namely Marta Cortina-Escribano, to show that sawdust and chips from aspen and birch can be used to grow the Ganoderma lucidum, one of the world’s most important speciality mushrooms. https://t.co/b3Q8jiFT3Z

The choices we make now as regards tree species will affect the kind of forests we will have in the changed climate of the future, writes in our Guest Blog Tiina Laine. https://t.co/XmTlCAWICZ

World Environment Day calls for action to beat plastic pollution. Solutions can be found in bioeconomy innovations. Wood doesn't just replace fossil-based materials – it’s the source of next-generation supermaterials. #NewWood #BeatPlasticPollution https://t.co/T2pvwRxRKo

This week’s EU Green Week is all about the circular economy. The New Wood exhibition at the European Commission highlights the innovations emerging from the wood-based circular bioeconomy. Read more: https://t.co/VRhrJJ5tKu