Changes in working life, industry and the world in general were highlighted at this year's FBI Day (Forest-Based Industries) held in Turku at the end of January. The event was titled From Forest to Future: Energizing Industry and People, and the day offered around 300 participants a glimpse into the future of wood processing and a people-centered working life. On the verge of something new The first keynote speaker of the day was Turku
A new series of articles on eucalyptus fibers is being published in ForestBioFacts. It is written by Professor Pedro Fardim from KU Leuven University in Belgium. He has worked for a long time in eucalyptus research and product development. The articles cover, among other things, the history of the use of eucalyptus fibers, technologies, processes, industrial use and innovations. “Eucalyptus pulp is an important raw material for pulp and paper
When PI turned 110 in 2024, the PI board decided to appoint a history committee and start writing a book about Aleks. Lampén, a founding member and first chairman of the Finnish Paper Engineers Association, now the Wood Processing Engineers Association. – Lampén has passed away
“This autumn, new functions have been released in ForestBioFacts, quiz sets for testing learning and printable certificates,” says PI project coordinator Atte Jäntti. “Quiz questions have been added to seven of the themes so far, questions will be added to five themes during the rest of the year, and
This year, 45 scholarship recipients were awarded scholarships and grants for undergraduate and postgraduate studies and internationalization worth 120,000 euros. Until now, the scholarships have been awarded in connection with PI's autumn seminar, but now for the first time
Maarit Lindström, Chief Economist of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation, noted the change in the rhythm of the world economy. The global economy, which emphasized cooperation, has shifted to a geo-economy. Customs policy is part of that. The customs agreement negotiated by the EU and the US earlier this year was clear
Nordea's chief economist Tuuli Koivu named the US president as the main cause of global uncertainty. "One person now has so much power and he also has a lot of momentum. Every day can be
The ForestBioFacts learning environment update and review project is divided into four years, with four thematic areas being reviewed and updated each year. “The purpose of the update project is to keep ForestBioFacts up-to-date and produce
Doctor of Technology, Professor Antti Arjas died on Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Espoo after a rapidly progressing illness. Arjas was born on December 16, 1940 in Helsinki into the engineering family of Olavi and Kaja Arjas.
The ForestBioFacts learning environment is a knowledge bank, but above all its content is aimed at learning. “We want to support learning by developing learning testing with quiz question sets. Microsoft’s Copilot artificial intelligence has been harnessed to create them,” says