%0 Article
%T Promotion and supervision of private forestry in Finland
%A Toijala, V. R.
%D 1934
%J Acta Forestalia Fennica
%V 40
%N 35
%R doi:10.14214/aff.7312
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/7312
%X <p>The state of Finland controls the private forestry by legislation and by promoting forest management. The initial reason for regulating the private forestry in the 1600s was to prevent forest devastation and the decrease of the forest resources in the country. The Private Forest Act came into effect in 1929. It required that regeneration of the forest is cared for after fellings and that an announcement is given of planned fellings. There are several organizations to promote private forestry and advice the private forest owners, for instance, District Forest Boards, Central Forestry Association Tapio and the Forest Management Associations. It is concluded that the Private Forest Act and the organizations have fulfilled their objectives.</p>