According to a legend development of human society began when a monkey used a wooden stick to reach for a fruit... Since then timber has been used for tools and building material for housing.
So far the oldest known timber construction in Finland is about 4000 years old.
The oldest log house construction ever was found near lake Laadoga and it was erected assumingly around 800 B.C.
Estonian's oldest timber building is Ruhnu church from 1644 A.C.
Norwegian Borgundi church is from 1200 A.C.
Exporting of log productsbegun in 1958.
70 to 80% of the energy needed to produce timber products is gained from leftovers of timber production cycle.
Log houses are resistant to earthquakes. They can slant, but not fall apart, therefore log houses can be fully restored.
