Yeah. It wasn't "that long ago" where many of the lakes were contaminated by the paper factories, but these days, most are clean. Finland also has very old environmental laws, which were introduced to ensure there was always forest, rather than it being logged. And interestingly, most of the forest for logging is privately owned, so the paper and wood companies buy it from families every generation or two.
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People who own forests tend to treat it like a long-term crop. People who lease logging rights in national forests want to get as much as they can, and damn the mess it leaves behind. Some timber companies here brag about how they are good stewards of their owned forests, too. How much you believe them is up to you,but then again, their claims can be verified, too.
Exactly. They clean the forests to optimize growth, but also to optimize grow back.
I don't believe the paper companies, but I do have friends who own forest and they do what is necessary.
I didn't see that double space and "along" typo until you quoted it. Ouch.