Finnish Curly Birch Society
Curly birch produces our country’s most valuable and decoratively figured wood. The aim of the Curly Birch Society is to develop Finland’s curly birch culture in a multidisciplinary way by promoting the cultivation, use, marketing, and research of curly birch. The Society has also played a significant role in the production and breeding of high-quality planting material.
The Curly Birch Society serves as a link between hobbyists and professionals interested in curly birch. Its membership includes craftspeople, curly birch growers, as well as professionals in the forestry and wood industries.
The Society pursues its objectives by promoting awareness of curly birch in various ways.
The Society’s main forms of activity are excursions, meetings, and publications. Excursions are organized to interesting curly birch sites, where participants receive guidance, among other things, on the pruning of standing curly birch trees and other management practices. At meetings, presentations are given on topical subjects. The Society’s publishing activities include articles in newspapers, magazines, and professional journals, as well as forest management guidelines and textbooks.
We invite you to watch the following presentation which displays some of the modern uses of this traditional raw material: Curly birch – wooden marble from Finland.
PuuProffa concentrates on the perspective of carpentry and wood architecture. You will find information about Finnish tree species, their composition, growth characteristics, qualities and usage.
