Excerpt from Forest Resources, Lumber Industry, and Lumber Export Trade of Finland The manufacturing methods in Finland are being rapidly im proved, and durin late years the smaller mills have, to a large ex tent, been bought y the larger companies, whereby the character of the lumber for export is made more uniform. One may, therefore, look to Finland as one Of the world's principal suppliers Of timber and lumber products. The lumber production in Finland has not yet reached its maximum and the country may be considered as one of the most promising lumber producers in Europe. The labor situation has passed through a very critical stage, but with the return of normal conditions and an ade uate supply of the necessities Of life, it is believed that the Finnish abor question W111 be satisfactorily settled. The activities Of the Finnish Lumber Exporters' Association is of particular interest to American shippers, because cooperation Of the Finnish lumber exporters has enabled them to sell their lumber to advantage, in spite of the fact that as much as board feet was stored in Finland when the armistice was signed. It is also of interest to note how the Finnish association has cooperated with the Swedish association Of lumber exporters. An important future problem for Finland is the shi ping ques tion. The present merchant marine Of Finland is ina equate, but other countries have already opened new direct steamship lines to several Of the most important markets for Finnish lumber, and it is believed that this circumstance will materially assist the Finnish exporters.10 forest resources and lumber industry OF finland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.