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A showcase of forest bioeconomy is being built in Punkaharju, which serves as a disseminator of research information, a learning environment, and a tourist destination - both concretely and virtually.
Understanding the possibilities of forest bioeconomy and their acceptability are key success factors for Finland. For this purpose, in Punkaharju, Savonlinna, a destination is being built that comprehensively and at various levels opens up the contents and opportunities of forest bioeconomy, where forest information is shared in both concrete and virtual forms. Virtual content will be released in the beginning of 2020.
Tutkimustiedon siirtäjänä, oppimisympäristönä ja matkailukohteena toimiva metsäbiotalouden näyteikkuna sijaitsee Punkaharjun tutkimuspuistossa, ja se on lisäksi kaikkien saavutettavissa netissä. Näyteikkunaa voivat hyödyntää yliopistot, ammattikorkeakoulut ja perusopetus kuin myös alueen matkailutoimijat ja kaikki metsistä ja metsäntutkimuksesta kiinnostuneet kansalaiset.
The presentation sites are created as a result of cooperation.
The Savonlinna region has a unique concentration of forestry experts with connections to practice, research, education, and tourism. The showcase is being built under the leadership of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) in collaboration with the Forest Museum Lusto, Metsähallitus, the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), and the Savonlinna Summer University.
The theme of the project and the field of expertise required are so extensive that no single actor in the project possesses all the necessary expertise and knowledge alone. It requires combining forces, says Petteri Vanninen, a senior researcher at Luke. . .
Vanninen, who serves as the project manager, adds that the showcase is linked to several research and development projects on biobased education and learning environments at the University of Eastern Finland.
The basic idea of the showcase is to examine the entire forest bioeconomy by illuminating its different aspects: forest biomass as a source of Finnish industry and economic well-being, the health effects of forests, and nature conservation and forest biodiversity.
- Luke provides research data to the built and digital sites and provides the showcase with concrete frameworks from its research forests, Vanninen explains.
The Forest Museum Lusto is developing new ways to share and diversify reliable information about forests and their various uses in the project.
- Lusto's role is to bring expertise related to tourism, experience production, and long-term forest cultural perspectives to the project, says director Pekka Äänismaa from Lusto. Pekka Äänismaa Lustosta.
Long traditions in sharing forest knowledge
Punkaharju has long traditions as a showcase for forest research. Now it wants to open up more widely for presenting forest bioeconomy. Punkaharju's strengths include its research forest area with its diverse experiments, the www.openmetsa.fi portal that virtually dives into the area's forests, the attraction of the national landscape, and tourist flows. In addition, Punkaharju is home to the Finnish Forest Museum Lusto.
In Savonlinna, work on learning and learning environments has been underway for over ten years in collaboration with the UEF's teacher education program and Luke, Lusto, Metsähallitus, and the Finnish Forest Centre.
The Forest Bioeconomy project is funded by the Southern Savonia Regional Council from the EAKR program funding. Co-funders include the City of Savonlinna, the Eastern Savonia University Foundation, and the Punkaharju Tourism Association.
