Tornator is Finland’s Largest Private Forest Owner

In Finland, when we talk about forests, we are talking about something deeply meaningful. The forest is a place of peace, a source of food, a livelihood, and a climate action. As Finland’s largest forest owner, we recognize our responsibility to ensure that our forests continue to be all of these things in the future.

We own more than 700,000 hectares of forest in Finland, making us the largest private forest owner in the country. Our forest assets are spread across Finland, but our ownership is strongest in Eastern Finland, where the company was founded.

The Forest is More than Just Raw Material to Us

Tornator’s core business is sustainable forestry. We sell logging rights and always carry out harvesting with respect for forest growth, keeping annual harvest volumes on average below the annual growth rate. We manage our forests with a long-term perspective, in accordance with PEFC and FSC® certifications.

We have protected more than 13,000 hectares of forest and carry out numerous restoration projects each year to support biodiversity and the health of water bodies. In 2024, we restored approximately 560 hectares of peatlands and implemented 35 habitat management projects.

Climate Actions in Our Forests

Each year, our forests sequester as much carbon as the total emissions from all passenger cars in Finland. In addition, we actively increase carbon sequestration capacity through forest management: fertilization, increasing mixed-species stands, and using improved seedling material. In 2024, we planted 8 million seedlings — that’s about half a million new trees every day during the spring season.

Our climate program aims to increase carbon sequestration by 20% by 2030. Combating climate change is concrete work for us, starting at the forest plot level and extending to societal influence. We are, for example, a main partner of WWF.

Forests Belong to Local People

Our forests are open to everyone. They are places for berry picking, hiking trails, hunting grounds, and boat landing sites. We lease our forests to more than 1,500 hunting clubs and maintain 17,000 kilometres of forest roads, serving both forestry operations and local residents as well as holiday travellers.

Our forests also provide employment. Tornator’s direct and indirect employment impact in Finland is around 1,600 person-years. We work closely with over 240 contractor partners, mostly in sparsely populated areas where every job matters.

Forest Ownership is About Actions Today and Promises for Tomorrow

We are a forest owner who makes use of the forest’s economic potential while considering overall responsibility. We provide jobs, grow renewable materials, develop digital forestry solutions, build wind power, and participate actively in restoration projects.

Forest Facts

How much forest is there in Finland?

Almost 86% of Finland’s land area — 26.3 million hectares — is forestry land.

Of this forestry land, just over 75% is forest land, 10% is less productive scrub land, and 12% is nearly or completely treeless wasteland.

Source: Forest Resources by Region | Natural Resources Institute Finland

Who owns forests in Finland?

There are over 950,000 forest properties in Finland.

  • Almost 44% of the area is owned by private individuals.
  • Metsähallitus, i.e., the Finnish state, owns just over one-third.
  • The next largest owner groups are companies (about 7%), estates of deceased persons (about 5%), and jointly owned forests (about 3%).
  • Investment funds own less than 1%.

Source: Ownership of Forestry Land by Owner Group | Finnish Forest Centre