About this issue

摘要

Having spread from North America to Europe, the restructuring of the forest industry has brought about major changes in the Finnish industry, with some very visible results. Anne Brunila, President and CEO of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation, points out that the restructuring, though partly painful, is vital for the future of the industry. According to Ms. Brunila, there are good prospects for an improvement, provided that the industry's cost development can be brought under control and markedly slowed down (article on pages 10-12).