Management of Forest PropertyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know the different forms of forest ownership. You master forest taxation: you can draw up a forest tax return and you know the main principles for taxing the profit on sale, taxing the generational change and transfer taxes. You can compare the alternative ways to change the ownership of a forest estate. You know the basics of forest estate management and real estate trade. You are able to assess the economic profitability of forest ownership and forest estate as an object of investment.

Content

Core content:
- Different forms of forest ownership
- Forest taxation
- The economic profitability of forest ownership
- Forest estate as an investment
- Basics of forest estate management
- The alternative ways of changing the forest ownership
- Basics of forest estate trade