... producers (USA+Japan+China), the relative importance of the forest sector for the whole economy is rather small Forest sector plays an important role for economies of Finland, Sweden, Canada ... how they could impact the future One pragmatic way to make assessment is the so called PESTE -analysis (see next slide) PESTE analysis should include the detreminants of forest products demand ... rate of technological obsolescence Environmental e.g. sustainability, global warming, environmental issues, deforestation, biodiversity27 PESTE analysis is in the background of the outlook...