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Harnessing novel technologies to execute sustainable and low-carbon wood supply

57^th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization (FORMEC)

June 9–13, 2025, Joensuu, Finland

FORMEC 2025 program overview

Monday, 9^th
- Pre-conference tour (Tikkurila (Vantaa) Railway station – Joensuu)
- Ice breaking & registration (METLA House)
Tuesday, 10^th
- Field trip
Wednesday, 11^th and Thursday, 12^th
- Conference days (UEF Joensuu Campus)
Friday, 13^th
- Post-conference tour (Vieremä Ponsse Factory)

Program 2025

We are pleased to announce the program for the 2025 FORMEC Conference in Joensuu, Finland!

With six sessions running in parallel, 175 presentations, and four keynote speeches, this will be the largest program in the history of FORMEC conferences. Please take a look at the latest conference program (updated May 30): FORMEC 2025 Program

Please be aware that registration closed on June 1, 2025.

Forests monitor awards

At FORMEC 2025, young researchers (within 3 years of getting the PhD) will have the possibility of being selected for two awards for the best oral presentation (150 euros each) and one award for the best paper presented (150 euros). In addition to the monetary prize, each award recipient will receive a complimentary publication option in the Forests Monitor in 2025.

About forests monitor

The Forests Monitor is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal dedicated to the applied science of multifunctional forest ecosystems, with a primary objective of enhancing forest management and conservation in support of good governance worldwide.

FORMEC 2025 Proceedings & Collections

The FORMEC 2025 Conference will publish a Proceedings containing the submitted abstracts as well as the oral and poster presentations given at the conference. Extended abstracts may also be published in the Proceedings. We will contact the corresponding authors of the abstracts regarding the publication of the Proceedings in March 2025.

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We are planning two Special Issues or Article collections. One for the journal of Silva Fennica and the other for the International Journal of Forest Engineering.

Special Issue – Silva Fennica

If you are presenting interesting and novel research results on any topic related to harvesting operations at the FORMEC 2025 Conference, consider complementing your work by publishing it in the upcoming Special Issue of Silva Fennica, titled "FORMEC 2025: Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Harvesting Operations". This issue will be guest-edited by Prof. Jori Uusitalo (University of Helsinki) and Chad Bolding (University of Georgia). All papers submitted before the deadline, September 30, 2025, will be considered for inclusion in this special issue. Submissions will undergo the standard peer-review process of Silva Fennica.

Article Collection – International Journal of Forest Engineering (IJFE)

If you are presenting innovative and impactful research on any topic related to AI, Digitalization, or Automation in wood and biomass supply chains at the FORMEC 2025 Conference, consider enhancing your contribution by submitting your work to the upcoming Article collection, titled "FORMEC 2025: Leveraging Technology for More Sustainable Wood and Biomass Supply Chains."