Consumers in Finland and around the world are increasingly seeking new natural, health-promoting products. This has led to increased demand for traditional forest products as well as the need for new health-promoting raw materials obtained from the forest.<\/p>\n
Forest owners have become part of the international food, cosmetics, and chemical industry value chains by producing and selling natural products outside of the traditional rights of public access. Through research and development, efforts are being made to discover new products and value chains for the bioeconomy.<\/p>\n\n\n Finnish forest berries - the power of nature!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Finland boasts 37 edible wild berry species available for anyone to pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n > See the data card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-timber forest products, such as berries, are increasingly valued, partly due to their health benefits. While foreign pickers have increased the commercial picking and harvesting of berries, the majority of the berry harvest still ends up being used domestically by Finns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
.<\/span><\/p>\nECODIVE information package on forest berries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Better bilberry and lingonberry yields with forest management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n