These indicators are presented and discussed later in the article (chapter 2). Monitoring reports have been published since 1997 four times (Suomen metsatalouden tila 1997, 2000, State of Finland's Forests 2007, 2011). The FOREST EUROPE (The Ministerial Conference on Protected Forests in Europe) indicators have been partly applied in this process but they are complemented by some national indicators. The Strategy for Protection of Biodiversity and Sustainable Use (2007) also recognizes the need for integration of nature-based tourism and nature conservation, because of the increasing interest for tourism in protected areas, and also because recreation in nature develops the awareness and appreciation of nature among population.