Stories of Forest Futures 2050 Stories of Forest Futures 2050 Our perceptions and assumptions about the future shape how we act in the present. The four Stories of Forest Futures compiled by DialogiAkatemia outline possible development paths for our shared forests. The material provides tools for imagining new kinds of futures and for building roadmaps. What is this about? In spring 2025, nearly a thousand people participated in the Great Forest Dialogue Day, where people from many different sectors of society gathered to discuss the diverse meanings, values, and futures of forests in Finland across more than one hundred different conversations. Based on the discussion notes from the Great Forest Dialogue Day, DialogueAcademy (DialogiAkatemia) has created four different future stories that describe possible development paths for our forests. The future stories are not predictions or ready-made visions, but thought experiments about what could happen if certain kinds of choices, values, and conditions guide development. The stories invite us to question our own assumptions about the future of forests and encourage open-minded future visioning. “The aim of the future stories is to expand the ability to think flexibly about the future and help break free from locked-in future visions. We want to help an even larger number of diverse people and organizations discover their own agency as creators of the forests’ future,” says Janne Kareinen, Director of DialogueAcademy. Four Stories of the Future: Forest Foxholes 2050: Society has become locked in disputes over forest use, which has weakened the ecological state of forests and intensified the opposition between economy and nature.Wood Valleys 2050: Sustainable use of forests and high-value-added innovations have made Finland an international pioneer in new forestry.Protected Land 2050: Extensive forest protection has halted biodiversity loss and transformed the meaning of forests from an economic resource to a source of well-being and vitality.Haunted Forest 2050: Ecological collapse has destroyed the vitality of forests and simultaneously eroded people’s well-being and society’s economic foundation. Read and download Stories of Forest Futures 2050 Download the report in English as a PDF here (opens in a new window). How to Use the Stories of Forest Futures? The purpose of the stories is not to predict what will happen to forests in Finland. Rather, they are fictional thought experiments that explore four very different futures. Together, they aim to challenge our assumptions and provide material for flexible thinking about the future. The developments presented in the stories can also be combined and serve as inspiration for completely different stories. The purpose of this exercise is to encourage open-minded visions of the future that can bring together different actors. All materials are freely available to download and use. They can, for example, be printed to use for group work sessions. If your community has a need for a larger amount of pamphplets (50 pcs or more) we can print and send the pamphlets to you. Contact us: metsanpuolella@麻豆精品.fi. Stories of Forest Futures is part of The Great Forest Dialogue, organised by the Kone Foundation’s Mets?n puolella initiative and The event has been designed by Timo Lehesvirta, Mari Pantsar, Minka Virtanen and Janne Kareinen. For more information: You can contact us at: metsanpuolella@麻豆精品.fi Minka Virtanen Coordinator (events, communications, Mets?n puolella community organizing) +358 (0)40 670 4205 minka.virtanen@麻豆精品.fi