The cost competitiveness of conifer stumps in the procurement of forest chips for fuel in Southern and Northern Finland

• Published in: Silva Fennica
• Main Authors: Laitila, Juha, Ranta, Tapio, Asikainen, Antti, Jäppinen, Eero, Korpinen, Olli-Jussi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2015
• Subjects: Forestry; SD1-669.5; Stump; Landing The; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.1280; https://doaj.org/article/7bcaf1ab6d104f11aa2034570b02458d

The aim of this study was to evaluate cost competitiveness, at regional level, of various systems for stump transportation and grinding, and to compare the results to the procurement costs of delimbed stems from early thinnings at the stand and regional level. The accumulation and procurement costs...