Environment-induced growth changes in the Finnish forests during 1971-2010 - An analysis based on National Forest Inventory

A comparison between the environment-induced increment changes and growing season temperature sums revealed similarities. In the southern Finland, April-May seemed to be influential, while in the north the temperature sum of May-September showed similar variation. As climate change is predicted to increase growing season temperatures, the trend can be expected to continue in the boreal conditions of Finland.