%0 Article
%T Forest fires in the insured forests in Finland in 1925-1934
%A Kalela, Erkki K.
%D 1937
%J Acta Forestalia Fennica
%V 46
%N 2
%R doi:10.14214/aff.7337
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/7337
%X <p>Total of 1,305 forest fires was ignited in 1925-1934 in the forests insured by the Metsänomistajain Keskinäinen Metsäpaloapuyhdistys (The Forest Owners' Mutual Forest Fire Insurance Company and the Keskinäinen Vakuutusyhtiö Sampo (The Sampo Mutual Insurance Company). The variation was large: from 34 fires in 1928 to 362 fires in 1933. The forest fires were most abundant in the county of Oulu and Häme. The average size of the burned areas varied from 2.4 hectares to 30.5 hectares. The area of forests that had forest fire insurance increased steadily from 2.2 million hectares in 1925 to 3,7 million hectares in 1934.</p><p>The PDF includes a summary in German.</p>