The analysis was based on information on biomass stocks and changes in selected national forest inventory plots satisfying specific criteria for forests of value to biodiversity. Rich deciduous forests, productive deciduous forests and coastal forests have rather high values for biodiversity, but their carbon stocks are lower. Old spruce and partly old pine forests are important for carbon stocks and somewhat less important for biodiversity. Conflict with forestry is least likely for unproductive deciduous forests, but here values for biodiversity or carbon stocks are lower. In this context the albedo and other biophysical properties of the land surface will also have to be considered. Forests have different surface properties and have a lower surface albedo than non-forest vegetation.