In 1988, the silver birch was chosen as the national tree of Finland. The silver birch is recognized by its long, hanging twigs and is often also referred to as the slender birch.

The birch has always been an important useful plant in the Nordic countries. Sawdust, nettle, birch tar and potash. Brooms of tender early summer birch in the sauna and leafy stems for midsummer. The birch is part of our history and thrives throughout our nature - from the glass birch in the archipelago's coastal groves to the small, creeping dwarf birches in the bare mountains.