School of Forest Sciences - News

This year’s awardees are Senior Researcher Hanna Laako, Project Manager Anna Logrén, the SOLDEX project, the Peat & Trees – Peatland and Soil Ecology Research Group, and the Department of Nursing Science.

The Research Council of Finland has granted funding to strengthen R&D activities in wellbeing services counties, for clinical research, and for research into forest biomass in Finland and into sustainable energy solutions of the future.

The Research Council of Finland has granted continued funding for the GeneCellNano, UNITE and ACCC Flagships for the period 2026–2028.

Liang Chen, MSc, investigated how forests respond to environmental changes and extreme climatic events.

In Finland, forest stands damaged by the European spruce bark beetle tend to concentrate in groups and form clusters, especially in mature Norway spruce forests close to previous infestations, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

The Research Council of Finland has selected 11 Centres of Excellence for the 2026–2033 programme period.

Chahira Zerouki, MSc, studied the genomic and metabolomic adaptation of two fungal pathogens, Phacidium infestans Karsten DSM 5139 and Colletotrichum salicis strain SimOT6.

Teollisuusneuvos Heikki Väänänen Fund awards grants for wood-related scientific research at the University of Eastern Finland.

New research from the University of Eastern Finland identifies three main dimensions in perceived happiness associated with Finnish forests.

The international forestry sector conference FORMEC 2025 was held in Joensuu this June.