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WHY ARE FORESTS & WOOD IMPORTANT? The forest industry is an important employer. Products made from wood can be recycled. Wood replaces non-renewable raw materials. The recreational use of forests is an important source of well-being. The forest industry is Finland s biggest export industry, bringing in 20% of the export earnings. 2 Wood stores carbon and curbs climate change. We use products made from wood every day. Some 75% of Finland is woodland.
FOREST INDUSTRY IS BASED ON BIOECONOMY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRODUCTION THAT UTILISES RESOURCES COMPREHENSIVELY RENEWABLE RAW MATERIAL RECYCLABLE END PRODUCTS 3
FOREST INDUSTRY EMPLOYS IN FINLAND Finland s forest industry employs roughly 42,000 people The entire production chain employs 140,000 people in Finland. The need for competent workforce will grow, due to new technologies, products and production facilities about 1,000 people retire each year FOREST INDUSTRY LOCATIONS IN FINLAND Forest industry companies are responsible employers: providing continuous training to their employees striving to prevent occupational accidents promoting their employees working ability. 4
AND ABROAD Finnish forest industry companies are international, employing approximately 35,000 people. 5
What kind of jobs are there in forest industry? What kind of skills are needed? MATHS INTEREST IN NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUBJECTS 6
THE STORY OF MY CAREER HOW I ENDED UP WORKING IN THE FOREST INDUSTRY 7
AVERAGE WAGES IN THE FOREST INDUSTRY ADN OTHER INDUSTRIES The monthly salary of white-collar employees in the forest industry is EUR 3,100 5,500 Median EUR 4.220 The average hourly wage of blue-collar forest industry workers is EUR 18.85 and up to EUR 25.00 in shift work Industry Teollisuus Industry Teollisuus Forest industry Metsäteollisuus Food industry Elintarviketeollisuus Planning and consulting Suunnittelu- ja konsulttiala Managers in commerce Kaupan esimiehet Health service sector Terveyspalveluala Forest industry Metsäteollisuus Rakentaminen Construction Chemical industry Kemianteollisuus Technology industry Teknologiateollisuus Food industry Elintarviketeollisuus Travel and restaurant services Matkailu- ja ravintolapalvelut SOURCE: Wage statistics 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 /month 8 Road transport Autoliikenne 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 /hour
CAN I STUDY FORESTRY CLOSE TO HOME? 9
FOREST INDUSTRY EDUCATION IN THE LOCAL AREA LISÄÄ TÄHÄN KARTTAKUVA OMAN ALUEESI KOULUTUSMAHDOLLISUUKSISTA (KS. DROPBOX) 10
THE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND OF FOREST INDUSTRY PERSONNEL FOREST EDUCATION 2 % 3 % 3 % 21 % 53 % YOU CAN STUDY ALMOST ANYWHERE! OPTIONS: Upper secondary school Polytechnic/University of applied sciences 7 % University 11 % Tekniikan koulutus Kaupallinen ja yhteiskuntatieteellinen Maa- ja metsätalousala Palvelualojen koulutus Yleissivistävä (lukio) Luonnontieteellinen tai humanistinen Muu tai tuntematon koulutusala 11 Bioproduct engineering Forestry Process technology Wood product engineering www.smy.fi/metsa-puhuu/metsaalan-koulutus/ (in Finnish)
HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT THE JOBS IN THE FOREST INDUSTRY? FURTHER INFORMATION: www.kunkoululoppuu.fi/metsateollisuus (in Finnish) www.smy.fi/metsa-puhuu (in Finnish) www.metsateollisuus.fi/koulutus (in Finnish) www.asiantuntijaverkosto.fi/network-of-experts/ TET (period of work experience) Ask about TET places directly from a company SUMMER JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS Available across Finland, from forest work to production, from research to financial management Many jobs require a minimum age of 18 years and industry-related studies TUTUSTU TYÖELÄMÄÄN JA TIENAA (i.e. get familiar with working life and earn) For pupils in grades 7 9 Duration generally two weeks, for which the salary paid is 335 Places are applied for directly from the relevant company VISITS TO PRODUCTION FACILITIES Mills, sawmills, logging sites 12
ALL PARTS OF THE TREE ARE USED TOP THIN TRUNK pulpwood Moisture wipes, cooking papers, paperboard, diapers, fabric, paper, corrugated board, self-adhesive labels, smart packaging, dissolving pulp, toilet paper, labels, cardboard boxes, handkerchiefs, liquid paperboard, packaging, cellophane, newspaper, disposable containers... BRUSHWOOD BARK (bark, birchpark) SAWDUST WOOD CHIP THICK TRUNK logs Wooden houses, plywood, interior, boards, upholstery, window sills, logs, doors, sauna benches, slates, fence, pier, columns, solid wood elements, molds, construction, floors... 13
OTHER WOOD PRODUCTS CHEMICAL PULP PACKAGING WOOD PELLETS WOOD SHAVING PAPER TISSUE PAPTIC COMPOSITES COMPOSITES LAMINATION PAPER BAKING FORM CORRUGATED CARDBOARD PACKAGING BIOFUEL, BIOPLASTIC AND NANOCELLULOSE CHIPBOARD DISSOLVING PULP CHEMICAL PULP ARTIFICIAL BARK FOOD PACKAGE MEDICINE PLYWOOD VISCOSE FABRIC FOOD PACKAGE STICKER MATERIALS XYLITOL CHEWING GUM CELLOPHANE
WOOD CONSTRUCTION Metropol Parasol Mäihä Puukuokka Sawn timber 15 Tuupalan school Kurjenmäki bridge
UPCOMING NEW INNOVATIONS Nanocellulose will facilitate laboratory tests Wood fiber will be used in the textile and clothing industry! Fertilizers from industrial side streams in forest industy! Lisää: http://www.smy.fi/metsabiotalouden-tulevaisuuskuvasto/
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WHAT? FOREST INDUSTRY IS BASED ON BIOECONOMY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY WHY? WOOD CAN BE USED TO MANUFACTURE ALMOST ANYTHING SUSTAINABLY HOW? YOU CAN STUDY FORESTRY IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT FINLAND WHEN? NOW! COME AND CHANGE THE WORLD WITH US! WHERE? JOBS IN FINLAND AND ABROAD WHO? ME?! 18
@mahdollisuuksienmetsa @metsateollisuus www.facebook.com/metsateollisuus COMING IN THE SPRING www.metsateollisuus.fi/koulutus www.smy.fi/metsa-puhuu/ www.kunkoululoppuu.fi/metsateollisuus 19
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