1 - September 11, 2008 – PEFC FInland PEFC Forest Certification - Experiences in Finland Tallinn, Auvo Kaivola Secretary General PEFC Finland – Finnish Forest Certification Council

2 - September 11, 2008 – PEFC FInland In Tallinn year 2000: Seminar and Exhibition

3 - September 11, 2008 – PEFC FInland  Supports marketing of wood products - Serves as a market communication tool for forest industry companies Why PEFC Forest Certification in Finland?  Promotes sustainable forest management  Demonstrates that forest owners and other actors in forestry commit themselves to the sustainable forestry  Leads to efficient and high-quality activities in forestry organisations

4 - September 11, 2008 – PEFC FInland PEFC well established in Finland

5 - September 11, 2008 – PEFC FInland PEFC utilises structures of the Finnish private forestry  Regional group certification (non- industrial, forest industry owned and other private forests as well as state owned forests together on voluntary basis)  Also wood procurement organisations, machine contractors and other forestry organisations are committed to PEFC certification

6 - September 11, 2008 – PEFC FInland PEFC co-operates with public sector Use of regional data collected by Forestry Centres under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Wide participation of stakeholders in both private-sector and public-sector initiatives State-owned forests participate the regional group certification according to Metsähallitus/Forest and Park Service’s own decisions Accreditation of certification bodies by National Accreditation Service FINAS under the Ministry of Trade and Industry

7 - September 11, 2008 – PEFC FInland PEFC co-operates with certification bodies and accreditation bodies Accreditation reinforces the quality of certification In Finland PEFC certificates are issued by accredited certification bodies such as:

8 - September 11, 2008 – PEFC FInland PEFC International – Growth

9 - September 11, 2008 – PEFC FInland PEFC International – Strategy for a new decade  Growth  Market Access  Governance A significant switch in strategic direction from Production (forestry) to Market (Market Access) orientation

10 - September 11, 2008 – PEFC FInland Thank you for your attention!