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Economics and forest administration (5 cr)

Code: ME00DS76-3002

General information


Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

31.10.2022 - 26.02.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Forestry

Teachers

  • Kirsi Itkonen

Teacher in charge

Kirsi Itkonen

Groups

  • MEMI21SPB
    Forestry, full-time studies
  • MEMI21SPA
    Forestry, full-time studies

Objective

You are familiar with the basic concepts of the national economy.
You understand economic operations and their control.
You are able to control and manage your own finances.
You know the significance of the forest sector for Finland's national economy.
You know the most important trade partners of Finnish forest industry.
You understand the overall role of Finnish forest politics.
You know the objectives, means and actors of Finnish forest politics.
You are able to present different kinds of policy instruments in forest politics.

Content

How does economy work?
How are economic conditions evaluated?
How do you manage and take care of your own finances?
What is the significance of the Finnish forest sector in international, national, regional and local level?
What is the significance of Russia to the Finnish forest sector?
What does forest politics mean?
What kind of objectives does Finnish forest politics have?
What kind of policy instruments are used in Finnish forest politics?

Evaluation scale

1-5