SUMMER 2025 - HEATWAVES AND INCREASING FOREST DAMAGE RISKS Summer weather conditions were exceptional in Finland The beginning of summer was cool and rainy, but July brought a drastic change in the weather. Finland experienced the most prolonged heatwave in recorded history, with temperatures exceeding 30°C. Such heat, combined with a lack of rain, has...
Author: Minna Blomqvist
Adapting to a new reality: A tale of two forests
ADAPTING TO A NEW REALITY: A TALE OF TWO FORESTS Europe's Forests: Navigating Climate Change Through Adaptive Management Europe's forests face a critical juncture as climate change alters environmental conditions, necessitating a shift in forest management practices. A comparison of two contrasting scenarios highlights the urgency and potential of this transformation.
Natural enemies – good guys or bad guys?
NATURAL ENEMIES - GOOD GUYS OR BAD GUYS? The role of natural enemies in controlling pest populations Natural enemies such as predators, parasites, and pathogens are important regulators of pest populations in forest ecosystems. They help maintain forest health by controlling the number of economically harmful insects and balancing the ecosystem. The natural enemies of...
Extensive tree deaths uncovered in Estonia
EXTENSIVE TREE DEATHS UNCOVERED IN ESTONIA KOKO Forest’s innovative technology revealed 2.5 million dead trees in 3.2 million hectares of Estonian forests, battling the destructive European spruce bark beetle. Estonia’s lush forests face a severe threat from the European spruce bark beetle, a tiny but devastating invader. Estonia is not alone with this ecological crisis....
The six-spined spruce bark beetle
THE SIX-SPINED SPRUCE BARK BEETLE The six-spined spruce bark beetle (Pityogenes chalcographus L.) is two millimetres long dark brown bark beetle. It is our most common bark beetle species, and it occurs throughout the country. Unlike the European spruce bark beetle that uses Norway spruce as a host, the six-spined spruce bark beetle can also...
Spruce bark beetle
THE EUROPEAN SPRUCE BARK BEETLE European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus L.) is around half centimeter long dark brown bark beetle. The species is endemic to Finland, and it is ecologically significant. For forest owners the European spruce bark beetle causes economic losses by drying Norway spruce trees (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) in the span...