Finland

Finnish public procurement policy for wood-based products

On 8 April 2009 the Finnish government passed a resolution encouraging public bodies at all levels of central, regional and municipal government to adopt sustainable procurement practices. 

The use of products made from wood – a renewable natural resource – can be promoted through public procurement. Finland’s objectives as regards raw wood production are to encourage operators to engage in the sustainable management of forest resources, ensure the legality of forest use, and promote the use of sustainably and responsibly sourced wood and wood-based products. The aim as regards wood-based products procurement is to gradually shift the environmental focus away from raw material production and towards holistic evaluation of wood products in terms of their overall life cycle impact.

For more information please refer to the official document here:

Finnish National Public Procurement Policy for Wood-based Products (17 June 2010)

Or contact the policy lead:

Ms. Taina Veltheim*

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,

Department of Forestrty

P.O. Box 30,

FI-00023 GOVERNMENT

taina.veltheim@mmm.fi

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information on existing national timber procurement policies, we recommend checking with the national procurement policy contacts for the most up to date information.