Finnish state logging in reindeer grazing forests and old-growth forests in 2003-2005 in Inari, North Finland, Sámi area

List of mapped reindeer grazing forests where governmental forestry enterprise Metsähallitus plans logging in 2004 - 2005. Grazing forests are mapped by Greenpeace, Finnish Association for Nature Conservation FANC and reindeer herding co-operatives of Inari.

90% of forests in mapped areas are old-growth forests. Rest of the areas are other forests siginificant for the reindeer herding livelihood: selectively logged earlier, but recovered as reindeer pastures or having importance as such.

75% of the wood logged by Metsähallitus in Sámi area is sold for pulp and paper production. StoraEnso buys most of the wood originating from destruction of Sámi reindeer grazing forests.

Autumn 2005: The Saami Council asks StoraEnso to stop buying wood from reindeer grazing forests >>> Read more at www.saamicouncil.net : press release 24 August, 2005 and briefing paper
>>> Read the Saami Council letter to StoraEnso 30 August, 2005 (PDF-document)
>>> Read the Saami Council 2nd letter to StoraEnso 16 September (PDF-document)

1. Paadarskaidi Muotkatunturi reindeer herding co-operative. Village of Angeli. UN Human Rights Committee case pending. Logging going on October 2005 in habitats of internationally recognized threatened species [photos on ongoing logging October 2005] [photos on logging in October 2004] [photos on logging in December 2004]
17. Passimoselkä - Isonpaanteenvaara Hammastunturi reindeer herding co-operative Logging in September 2004
19. Haippakotavaara Hammastunturi reindeer herding co-operative Logging going on in 15 August 2005 [photos on logging in August 2005]
22. Kirakka - Paksupetäjäkuru Hammastunturi reindeer herding co-operative
33. Kessi wilderness forests Paatsjoki reindeer herding co-operative Logging going on in October 2005 [photos on logging plan 2004-2005] [photos on logging operations in 2003]
38. Kippisjärvi Nellim reindeer herding co-operative
34. Keskinen talvilaidunalue Nellim reindeer herding co-operative Logging in August 2004. New logging starting in September 2004. [photos on logging in August 2004] [photos on logging in March 2004 and more info]
23. Rahajärvi Hammastunturi reindeer herding co-operative

Click the names below to see photos from logging sites in Inari between August - November 2003:

>>> Kantojärvi, Kessi
>>> Otsamo
>>> Juoksemavaara
>>> Koddohjärvi
>>> Livikköjärvi

For more information on the relation between reindeer herding livelihood and PEFC- certified forestry in Finland, read the reports:

-"Lapland: State of Conflict - How the Finnish government is abusing the forest rights of Sámi reindeer herders", March 2005 (PDF)

-"Pulp Friction: How StoraEnso is Pulping Sámi Reindeer Forests", March 2005 (PDF)

and see >>> Anything Goes -report, Conflicts between forestry and reindeer herding -section

Greenpeace- campaign for forests in Inari: http://weblog.greenpeace.org/forestrescue

Information from Inari Reindeer herding co-operatives is available at http://www.inarinpaliskunnat.org/