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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
BARENTS FOREST FORUM
1 7– 1 8 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 , J o e n s u u , F i n l a n d
Thursday, September 17th, 2015 , Forum Day
08:00
Registration and info open
Opening session
Chair: Forestry Counsellor Marja Kokkonen, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
09:00
09:10
09:20
Barents Euro-Arctic Council, Committee of Senior Officials, Chair of the Committee Marja-Leena Vuorenpää,
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Barents Forest Sector Task Force, Chairman, Ministerial Adviser Tatu Torniainen, Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry of Finland
North Karelia – creating wealth from bioeconomy, Regional Planning Manager Pasi Pitkänen, Regional
Council of North Karelia
09:50
Financing of forest sector investments in Northwest Russia/Northern Europe, Communications Manager
Mikael Sjövall, NEFCO
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Intensification and sustainability of forestry in the growing bioeconomy, Professor (Forest bioeconomy)
Jyrki Kangas, University of Eastern Finland
11:30
Investment potential of Russian forest sector, Senior Researcher Eugene Lopatin, Natural Resources
Institute Finland (Luke)
12:00
New Concept for Biorefinery mill integrates – perspectives for bio-economy in Finnish Lapland (Biotalouden
näkymät Lapissa), Customer Advisor Heikki Nivala, Metsäkeskus, Kemijärvi
12:30
Lunch
Wood Value Chains and Forest Energy
14:00
Role of Northern European forestry in the energy production chain, Managing Director Timo Saarelainen,
Green Fuel Nordic Oy
14:30
Perspectives for bioenergy in Russia, production of solid biofuels and possibilities for Finnish-Russian
cooperation in the sector, Managing Director Olga Rakitova, INFOBIO
15:00
Wood chips and pellets utilization tendency in bioenergy production in Finland, Sweden and some other
European countries 2000-2016, Research Scientist Johanna Routa, Natural Resources Institute Finland
15:20
Coffee break
15:50
Boreal Forest Platform as a tool to reach a balance between development of forest industry and protection
of high conservation values, Deputy Head Alexander Kostenko, GFTN Russia
16:00
Sustainable Building Construction as a Driver to Bioeconomy, Senior Research Scientist Henrik Heräjärvi,
Natural Resources Institute Finland Luke
16:30
Use of Cross Laminated Timber in wood construction, Managing Director Juha Virta, Crosslam Kuhmo Oy
17:00
Public buildings from wood, Technical Director Anu Näätänen, Town of Joensuu
17:30
Case Norway: 15 years of investment in competence and innovation - Results in the wood construction
sector, Advisor Benjam A. Øveraas, Innovation Norway, Sustainability Division (the Government institution
for innovation and development)
18:00
Closing of the Forum Day
19:00
Evening Reception. Town of Joensuu, Town Hall (Rantakatu 20)
Photos: Tiainen, Mutanen, Oksanen/Luke, Kesla Oyj, Laitila, Tommola
Chair: Executive Director Pekka Nuutinen, Joensuu Regional Development Company (Josek)
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Excursion Day
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Departure from
07:00
07:10
07:20
07:30
– Linnunlahti Camping
– Hotel Greenstar
– Hotel Vaakuna
– Hotel Kimmel
09:00–11:30 Innovative forest industry production, Stora Enso, Enocell Pulp Mill, Uimaharju
Production of dissolving cellulose, Technical Customer Service Manager, Sirpa Välimaa
Bioenergy power plant, Sauli Purho, Mill Manager
Local district heating by bioenergy, Urpo Hassinen, Eno Energy Cooperative, local energy plant Uimaharju (1
MW)
11:30
Lunch
13:00
Wooden house/building construction objects
14:30
Closing of the excursion day in Joensuu City Center
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