A Brief Introduction to Metsähallitus
Metsähallitus is a state-run enterprise (Business ID 0116726-7) whose tasks are divided into business activities and primarily budget-funded public administration duties. Separate business units have been established for different activities.
The business units are:
- Forestry , which produces some 85 per cent of Metsähallitus’ revenues
- Wild North, providing eco-tourism services and rental accommodations
- Laatumaa, which specialises in plot and forest real estate business.
Metsähallitus also has subsidiaries:
- Fin Forelia Oy produces tree seedlings for forests
- Siemen Forelia Oy produces tree seeds for forests
- Morenia Oy, specialising in soil resources business.
Metsähallitus’ public administration duties involve, among others, managing nature conservation and hiking areas, control of hunting and fishing rights and promoting conservation and recreational use of State lands and waters.
- The Natural Heritage Services business unit is primarily responsible for public services.