The Forest Engineering Network
Meeting History
- 2026 Czech Republic (1)
- 2025 Finland (13)
- 2024 Poland (14)
- 2023 FORMEC FEC Italy (12)
- 2022 COFE FORMEC IUFRO joint meeting (4)
- 2021 virtuell Meeting Oregon USA (4)
- 2019 Hungary | Austria (8)
- 2018 Spain (7)
- 2017 Romania (4)
- 2016 Poland (15)
- 2015 Austria (14)
- 2014 France (2)
- 2013 Germany (0)
- 2012 Croatia (0)
- 2011 Austria (0)
- 2010 Italy (1)
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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.
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- Abstract submission start / January 13
- Registration opens / March 3
- Early bird registration closes / April 15
- Registration closed / June 1
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Forestry 5.0 – Drivers and trends for AI, robots and humans in forestryOla Lindroos, Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden |
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Biodiversity and Climate Roadmaps for the Finnish Forest industriesKaroliina Niemi, Director, Finnish Forest Industries, Finland |
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High-quality forest resource information through individual tree level inventories, automated field reference and accurate tree species classificationJuha Hyyppä, Professor, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI), Finland |
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Cut-to-length technology highlights & vision forwardKalle Einola, Director of Research & Programs, Ponsse Plc, Finland |
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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.
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June 9, 2025: As a part of FORMEC 2025 Conference, we will organize a Pre-conference trip by bus from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (7:30) and Tikkurila Railway station (8:00) to Joensuu (about 17:00).
The route goes through Kymenlaakso, significant forest industrialized region, and includes visit and guided tour to the Finnish Forest Museum LUSTO (https://lusto.fi/en/) at Punkaharju and lunch.
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June 9, 2025: The ice breaking event will be held at the METLA House (Yliopistokatu 6) at 20:00 – 23:00.
METLA House was completed in 2004 as the office building for the Joensuu unit of the Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla). In 2015, Metla merged with the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), but the building's name remained the same. Currently, the European Forest Institute (EFI) also operates in the building.
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- Kalle Kärhä, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Finland
- Mauricio Acuna, Natural Resources Institute (Luke), Finland
- Sanna Kasurinen, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Finland
- Heli Kymäläinen, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Finland
- Jukka Malinen, Metsäteho Oy, Finland
- Heikki Ovaskainen, Metsäteho Oy, Finland
- Teijo Palander, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Finland
- Jarkko Pesonen, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Finland
- Lauri Sikanen, Natural Resources Institute (Luke), Finland
- Jori Uusitalo, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Kari Väätäinen, Natural Resources Institute (Luke), Finland
- Christian Kanzian, Boku University, Austria
- Jade Sivén, Metsäteho Oy, Finland
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June 10, 2025: Buses will depart from Joensuu city center in the morning, around 8:00 a.m. Detailed schedules and meeting points will be emailed to participants, so please check your email regularly.
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Chairs
- Kalle Kärhä, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Finland
- Mauricio Acuna, Natural Resources Institute (Luke), Finland
- Jori Uusitalo, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Karl Stampfer, Boku University, Austria
Members
- Borys Bakay, Ukrainian National Forestry University, Ukraine
- Dan Bergström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
- Chad Bolding, University of Georgia, USA
- Stelian Alexandru Borz, Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania
- Joseph L. Conrad IV, University of Georgia, USA
- Andreja Duka, University of Zagreb, Croatia
- Jiří Dvořák, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
- Dag Fjeld, Skogkurs, Norway
- Mohammad Reza Ghaffariyan, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
- Carola Häggström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
- Campbell Harvey, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Christian Kanzian, Boku University, Austria
- Martin Kühmaier, Boku University, Austria
- Francesco Latterini, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
- Dagnija Lazdina, Silava, Latvia
- Luc Lebel, University of Laval, Canada
- Ola Lindroos, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
- Patricio Mac Donagh, Misiones National University, Argentina
- Natascia Magagnotti, CNR IBE, Italy
- Jukka Malinen, Metsäteho Oy, Finland
- Piotr Mederski, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
- Teijo Palander, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Finland
- Thomas Purfürst, University of Freiburg, Germany
- Muedanyi Ramantswana, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
- Renato Cesar Gonçalves Robert, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
- Dominik Roeser, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Johanna Routa, Natural Resources Institute (Luke), Finland
- Janine Schweier, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Switzerland
- Raffaele Spinelli, CNR IBE, Italy
- Eduardo Tolosana, University of Madrid, Spain
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FORMEC 2025 Conference Days will take place on the campus area of the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) in CARELIA (Yliopistokatu 4) and AURORA (Yliopistokatu 2) buildings.
In the map below, CARELIA is building number 7 and AURORA is building number 6. (Building number 10 is the METLA House (Yliopistokatu 6) where we have Ice breaking event.)
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The Organizing Committee will organize a free tour to the Ponsse factory on Friday, June 13, with the option to travel to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport from Kuopio Airport or Kuopio Railway Station or Joensuu Airport (Group 1 only). In Ponsse tour, we have Group 1 (early) and Group 2 (later). You can choose the group that best fits your schedule and travel plans.
Note: Flights and train tickets must be booked individually.
