We manage your forest responsibly
As a private forest owner, you are aware that there are many issues involved in forest ownership that need to be resolved. How to grow a forest so that its value increases? How to earn a profit on the forest today and leave seeds for the future as well?
Forest owner associations have been established by forest owners to help you find the answers. We support the better management of private forests – our employees will keep an eye on your forest, inform you of the options for applying for subsidies, help organise forestry work, and deal with all the necessary paperwork. We know the laws and we follow them. If necessary, we will help you organise and do all the forestry work. We are always there for you and your forest.
Metsaühistu is an honest service provider
The name and brand of the Metsaühistu brings together honest local forest owner associations who have joined forces to take care of your forest in the best possible way, no matter the location of the forest.
You can recognise Metsaühistu by the common registered name and the trademark. Only the associations that follow Metsaühistu’s service standard have the right to use the name and trademark. By doing so, they declare that they are service providers who aim to take good care of your forest. Metsaühistu guarantees a high quality, and transparent forest management for the forest owner.
Metsaühistu gives good advice
Metsaühistu is like a family doctor clinic that you can contact to get good advice from experts if necessary.
We have forest specialists, forest consultants and forestry experts who interact directly with you as a private forest owner. We will identify your specific needs and will give you valuable advice on how and when to maintain your forest.
What does Metsaühistu stand for?
At Metsaühistu, we strive to make sure that Estonian private forestry as a whole is attractive and reliable to all parties involved – to you as a forest owner, to forest buyers, and the state as a whole.
We stand for the interests of private forest owners and for the maintenance of the forest. We will advise you and make sure that you can understand exactly what is happening in the forest. Metsaühistu is the state’s partner in managing private forests at the local level. We raise awareness of forestry in the society and create a transparent economic environment in forestry.
We know the laws and we follow them. If necessary, we will help you organise and do all the forestry work!
Can you join Metsaühistu?
Whether your forest is big or small, by the sea or in a primeval forest – we welcome everyone.
We work together to make sure that all private forest owners in Estonia find a place in their local forest owners’ association. It is the local association that knows your area best and knows the distinctive properties of the area. We can take these into account when managing the forest.
7 reasons why You should join Metsaühistu. See also our articles of association (pdf)
Membership fee
The price of the membership fee, and the basis on which it is calculated, vary from one association to another.
Check out the membership fees on the websites of local associations.
Every year more people join Metsaühistu
FSC Certification
Since 16.10.2013, the Central Cooperative of Private Forests has been managing the FSC forest certification.
The FSC certificate ensures that raw materials are separated from non-certified and uncontrolled forest material throughout the supply chain, making it possible to determine the origin of the material and trace it to the final product.
We have been recognised by the ARIB
The Central Cooperative of Private Forests (Keskühistu Eramets TÜ) is a producer group recognised by the ARIB since 2015.
This means that our members comply with uniform mandatory forest management rules. Read more
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