The Finnish Bioeconomy
The Finnish Bioeconomy Sixten Sunabacka Strategic Director Forest sector and Bioeconomy Ministry of Employment and the Economy of Finland 26.3.2015 Contents • The Finnish bioeconomy • Sustainble forest management as a basis for bioeconomy growth • Video; Headlines from the Finnish bioeconomy strategy 26.3.2015 Sustainable growth from bioeconomy 26.3.2015 Bioeconomy: The next economic wave GDP and Well-being Fossil economy Natural economy 1900 • • 26.3.2015 2014 2030 Bioeconomy uses sustainably biological natural resources to produce materials, energy, food and services Aims: Decrease dependency on fossil raw materials, prevent deprivation of ecosystems, promote economic development and create new jobs Bioeconomy value chains (ecosystem) Wood processing Chemistry Biomass Energy Food Products Expertise Construction Ecosystem and other services Bioeconomy value chains produce goods, services and solutions sustainably and through clean technologies e.g. cleantech 26.3.2015 Bioeconomy’s significance in Finland Turnover €60bn Share of employment 13% Share of exports 26% 26.3.2015 Finland seeks to increase its bioeconomy output to 100 bn euro and to create 100,000 new jobs We have the renewable resources, know-how and industiral platform for being a frontrunner More than half of our bioeconomy is forest based Innovation, collaboration and integration make Finland a pioneer Biodiesel from tall oil – combined with pulp production Biogas and -ethanol from residues – combined with pulp and sawnwood production UPM Metsä Group Metsä Group Bio oil from forest residues – combined with heath and power production Fortum Wood in innovative urban construction Government policy -The BCD-strategy (Bioeconomy, Cleantech and Digitalisation) “In industrial renewal, the bioeconomy, cleantech and digital business will be the Government’s priority sectors...” 26.3.2015 Strategy into action 1. Implemented in cooperation between several ministries and other stakeholders 2. Coordinated by a strategic programme set by the Government 3. Supported by a broad bioeconomy panel of stakeholders chaired by the Minister of Economical Affairs 26.3.2015 Implemented actions Focus areas; Investments, regulation and export 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Boosting investments – An International Biorefinery Competition Finnish bioeconomy priorities for the EU A regulatory survey on ”Bioeconomy bottle necks and boosters” A project on inventorying biomass resources Promotion of exports of biobased products and technologies Supportive actions 6. 7. 26.3.2015 A communication and media action plan Tools for promotion and a public discussion Finnish forests in a nutshell • • • • Total forest area 22,8 mill. ha (75 % of the land area) Share of forest land owned by families 53 % Strictly protected forests 2 mill. ha (9 %) Certified forests of comercial forests 95 % 26.3.2015 The potential of Finnish forests Finland’s well-being is based on our ability to use renewable resources efficiently and sustainably. Forests and clean nature have always been the basis of our existence. 26.3.2015 Conclutions • Bioeconomy is the next economic wave • Finland’s well-being is based on our ability to use renewable resources efficiently and sustainably • Finland is already offering the world sustainable bioeconomy know-how and solutions • We are ready to share this expertise and offer solutions for resource efficient processing of biomass 26.3.2015 Ask a Finn! Bioeconomy.fi 26.3.2015
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