Jan Kunnas
Senior Researcher
I am using the long-run history of forests and their use to understand present-day challenges and...
School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
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I have examined the use of Finland´s forests from a multitude of perspectives, including Finland´s wood-based industrialization, the debate over the best uses of the forests from the critique of slash-and-burn cultivation and tar burning since the 18th century to present-day forest conflicts and bioeconomy. Comparisons with the development in Sweden and Minnesota have provided further insight into the development, and currently, I have plans with colleagues in Poland for further comparative work.
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The prefigurative politics of enactable sustainability transformations in the present
Sareen, Siddharth; Juhola, Sirkku; Czarnecka, Adrianna; Kekkonen, Aleksandra; Martinovska Stojcheska, Aleksandra; Slavec, Ana; Uchanska-Bieniusiewicz, Anita; Rønningstad, Chris; Martin, Claudiu; Tamašauskaitė-Janickė, Gintarė; Rocha, Helena Belchior; Kunnas, Jan; Vasconcelos, Maria Luísa; Riechers, Maraja; Prechtl, Martin H.G.; Piotrkowska, Monika; Alkan, Nigar; Kalkan, Nimet; Esenbuga, Nurinisa; Pineda-Martos, Rocío; Bernardo, Sandra; Milliken, Sarah; Okkiran, Şehnaz; Burakgazi, Sevinç Gelmez;, 2026, Norsk geografisk tidsskrift-norwegian journal of geography, [Epub ahead of print 22 Apr 2026], 1-13. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Suomen metsien moninaiset aikaperspektiivii menneisyydestä tulevaisuuteen
Kunnas, Jan, 2025, Paaskoski, Leena; Roiko-Jokela, Heikki; Rikala, Marko, Metsien aika, 82-95. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Historic perspectives for responsible earth system governance
Kunnas, Jan, 2024, Peppoloni, Silvia; Di Capua, Giuseppe, Geoethics for the Future: Facing Global Challenges, 151-159. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Planetary Health and Climate Change in the Anthropocene
Kunnas, Jan; Borsari, Bruno, 2024, Filho, Walter Leal; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta, Planetary Health and Climate Change: Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change to the Well-Being of Our Planet, 311-326. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Planetary risk society: from ignored problems to fast solutions
Kunnas, Jan, 2024, International review of applied economics, 39, 6, 828-841. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Skogen
Kunnas, Jan, 2024, Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. E2 Popularised monograph