The trees were ca 20 m in height and planted in the 1952-57. We identified 9 studies located in the Nordic and Baltic region, all dealing with aspects of forest recovery after wind-throw. To increase the material we supplemented with around 10 Central European cases. We asked questions related to: (1) The recovery rate ofthe forests, (2) how processes and structures influence the recovery, (3) how structures before the storm event influence the recovery, (4) how forest management after the wind-throw influences recovery, and (5) how the wind-throw affected the successional development. It seems that advanced regeneration, soil disturbance and dead wood play an important role in the recovery, especially in the boreal region. In the nemoral region, deer browsing seems to be more important.