Thursday, March 5, 2026
The Forest of Opportunities school campaign opens up opportunities in the forest sector for the 13th time. About 200 schools from all over Finland are involved, and it will reach a total of about 12,500 young people. In the campaign, people working in various companies in the forest sector, school ambassadors and students in the field will visit secondary schools and upper secondary schools to talk about work and study opportunities in the forest sector and to present products made of wood. The aim is to increase awareness of the industry and encourage young people to consider the career options offered by the forest sector.
During the visit, young people get an idea of what the forestry sector is like today. This program includes interesting sectors such as: quiz, professions, training, wages and production.
Students will get to learn how forest plays a significant role in human life, rather it is not just for people, but for ecosystems around the world. Koskisen even offers the quiz section to test individual knowledge.
What are the Forest Professionals?
During the program, Koskisen will help the kids to learn the basic qualification details to be a forest industry personnel along with the detailed salary structure. Interested participants will also get the opportunity to learn the knowledge of forestry job application.
Koskisen’s strategy regarding the forestry
“Our world is living through a time of great change. Even though we cannot influence everything, what is needed right now is a new mindset. Through sustainable growth, Koskisen is ready to take on this challenge. Our goal is to increase our net sales to EUR 500 million. Achieving this requires ongoing evolution as well as the diverse and bold development of our operations.”
Koskisen will achieve quick growth by creating value for their customers, developing their current operations and taking bold steps. To create value for their customers, Koskisen will help them in the fight against climate change and adapt to the future with their products and services. To serve their customers even better, the company will improve their offering and cater to new customer groups.
Wood-wise is at the core of their operations
By wood-wise, Koskisen means that they consider the forest, the people connected to Koskisen’s operations as well as society as partners in their operations. Koskisen utilises the wood entrusted to them thoroughly and constantly improve their ability to use wood with uncompromising piety.
“We satisfy the growing demand of the global wood product market.”
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