Agroforestry is a land use system that integrates trees and shrubs with crops. It has great potential for mitigating climate change, promoting adaptation to climate change, increasing biodiversity, and improving food security. Forest gardening is one application of agroforestry.
Holma forest garden which is located in southern Sweden is one of the oldest forest gardens in the Nordic countries. The objectives in Agroforestry i Nyland -project include advancing the adoption of agroforestry amongst farmers and developing silvoarable agroforestry system (Lill-Nägels) in southern Finland. Welcome to the webinar to learn and discuss about the possibilities of agroforestry!
When: 11.2.2026 klo 13.00–14.30 (Finnish time)
Where: Teams
Program
13.00 Welcome, Elina Nurmi, Kurki Ecovillage Association
13.02 Presentation of the organizing projects
- Added value from biodiversity and ecosystem services for agri- and horticulture in the Finnish lake district (ARVO), Sari Himanen, Natural Resources Institute Finland slides (pdf)
- Forest Gardens for All – developing a regional forest garden network, Elina Nurmi, Kurki Ecovillage Association slides (pdf)
13.10 Holma Forest Garden – lessons learned in the past 20 years, Johanna Johansson, Holma Folkhögskola slides (pdf)
13.40 An Adaptation of Successional Agroforestry Principles for Nordic Conditions, Joshua Finch, Novia University of Applied Sciences (Agroforestry i Nyland project) slides (pdf)
14.10 Open discussion
14.30 Closure
More information
- Kurki ecovillage Edible forest garden
- ARVO-project
- Holma Folkhögskola
- Agroforestry in Nyland-project
- Lill-Nägels Agroforestry Pilot Project
- Finnish Agroforestry Summit 19.3.2026
More information about webinar:
- Elina Nurmi, Project Manager, Kurki Ecovillage Association, kurjenekokylayhdistys@gmail.com
- Riitta Savikko, Research Scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland, riitta.savikko@luke.fi
The event is open to everyone and free of charge. Recording of the presentations will be available later.
The event was organized by the following projects: Added value from biodiversity and ecosystem services for agri- and horticulture in the Finnish lake district (ARVO) and Forest Gardens for All – developing a regional forest garden network.
Thank you for the event!
