Threatened old-growth forests of Forest Lapland

Jooseppitunturi, Savukoski
Suksennulkki, gallery 1

Before the logging (2004) and after the clearcut (2006)


Old-growth forests of Jooseppitunturi hosted over 180 occurrences of red-listed species. Clearcutting in area started in November of 2006. In January 2007 a Metsähallitus truck carrying old-growth forest wood from the logging sites was followed to Stora Enso pulp mill in Kemijärvi. Photographs in this page are from western part of the area.

Pulp from Kemijärvi is used in Stora Enso´s Veitsiluoto paper mill, where the old-growth forest is processed into magazine papers, envelopes and copy paper. Learn more about Stora Enso´s old-growth forest destruction brands: Nova Press printing papers, Nova Press Silk magazine papers, Berga copy papers.

Intact Forest Landscape. Eastern part of Jooseppitunturi area is included in the Intact Forest Landscape- maps published by Greenpeace in 2006. Also these parts of the area are threatened by the logging. Read more about Intact Forest Landscapes.


Before, 2004

After, 2006
Intact old-growth forest in Jooseppitunturi, Finnish Lapland. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2004 Photo (c) Eini Kosonen
Intact old-growth forest in Jooseppitunturi, Finnish Lapland. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2004 Photo (c) Eini Kosonen
Intact old-growth forest in Jooseppitunturi, Finnish Lapland. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2004 Finnish forestry: clearcut in old-growth forest. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2006
Intact old-growth forest in Jooseppitunturi, Finnish Lapland. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2004 Finnish forestry: clearcut in old-growth forest. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2006
Intact old-growth forest in Jooseppitunturi, Finnish Lapland. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2004 Finnish forestry: clearcut in old-growth forest. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2006
Intact old-growth forest in Jooseppitunturi, Finnish Lapland. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2004 Finnish forestry: clearcut in old-growth forest. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2006
Intact old-growth forest in Jooseppitunturi, Finnish Lapland. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2004 Finnish forestry: clearcut in old-growth forest. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2006
Intact old-growth forest in Jooseppitunturi, Finnish Lapland. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2004 Finnish forestry: clearcut in old-growth forest. Photo (c) Olli Manninen 2006

 

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