The forest has always offered us ways to boost our well-being. The forests also hold the promise of tomorrow's well-being and sustainable growth. Future solutions in areas such as sustainable materials can be found in the forests that are familiar to us all and yet are home to undiscovered possibilities.
LUT University, in cooperation with the Marjatta and Eino Kolli Foundation, is organising a competition for middle school students (grades 7-9) which encourages young people to get to know the forests, their significance and potential and to come up with solutions for the future.
The competition entries for 2024 are currently under evaluation, and no new submissions will be accepted.
The winners of the competition will be announced on November 18, 2024.
Highlight new ways to utilise forests – €6,000 in prizes to be won
Any one of us may have an excellent idea of how to increase appreciation for and value obtained from forests. We believe that young people in particular can see the forest with enthusiastic eyes, and find value where no one else has thought to look.
Through this competition, we encourage people to think about what the forest could enable us to do in the future, and how its value could be made available to others. By participating in the competition as individuals, small groups or classes, participants get the chance to be selected as one of the three prize-winning entries.
