Governance
FSC is known in Finland as Vastuullisen metsänhoidon yhdistys (the Association for Responsible Forestry). It is a non-profit organisation open to all interested stakeholders. Its members are grouped in three chambers: social, environmental and economic. The association has a cooperation agreement with FSC International, and promotes FSC at the national and local level in Finland.
FSC Finland is responsible for updating FSC’s Finnish forest management (FM) standard. This standard is the result of negotiations between the economic, environmental and social chambers, and it entered into force in 2011. Since then, approximately two million hectares have been FSC-certified in Finland, and the numbers are growing.
FSC Finland has a Board of Directors consisting of a chairperson and two members well as two deputies from each chamber. The chairperson and board members are elected in the annual meeting of the association, which is the highest decision making body in FSC Finland. The director of FSC Finland acts as secretary of the Board.
FSC Finland currently also has one working group, the standard development group.
Members of the Board of FSC Finland – the Association for Responsible Forestry
2024
Chairperson: Hannele Pokka
Social chamber
Stefan Borgman, METO - the Forest Experts’ Association (member, vice chair)
Jari Sirviö, Industrial Union (member)
Jan Saijets, Sámi Reindeer Herders’ Association of Finland (deputy member)
Jukka Sippola, The Union of Professionals in natural, Environmental and Forestry Sciences Loimu (deputy member)
Environmental chamber
Liisa Toopakka, The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation FANC (member)
Jussi Nikula, WWF Finland (member)
Tero Toivanen, Birdlife (deputy member)
Lauri Kajander, The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation FANC (deputy member)
Economic chamber
Sami Oksa, UPM (member)
Roosa Hartikainen, Finnish Forest Industries Federation (member)
Vesa Junnikkala, Metsä Group (deputy member)
Heikki Myöhänen, Tornator (deputy member)
Members of FSC Finland – the Association for Responsible Forestry
Economic Chamber
Alcea
Alessia
CareliaForest
CC Kalenteripalvelu Oy
Fiskars
Innofor
Koneyrittäjät ry
Meto - Metsäalan Yrittäjät
Metsä Group
Metsäteho
Metsäteollisuus
Silvacultura
Skogssällskapet Finland
Stora Enso
UPM-Kymmene
Tornator
Ålands skogsvårdsförening
Environmental Chamber
Birdlife Finland
Greenpeace Finland
The Finnish Nature League
The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation
WWF Finland
Social Chamber
Luonnon-, ympäristö- ja metsätieteilijöiden liitto Loimu
Meto - Metsäalan Asiantuntijat
Industrial Union
Saami Council
Suomen Latu
Suomen Partiolaiset
Supporting members
Inspecta
Preferred By Nature (NepCon)
DNV GL
BM Certification Suomi
Bureau Veritas