“how forestry has been handled for centuries in northern Europe”

Clear cutting is a relatively new thing. It worsens the damages to forest growth from both drier summers and bug infestations, as the clearings don’t provide shade or trap humidity in any way, and leave the trees on the edges of the clearings vulnerable to drying, weakening and thus more susceptible to bugs. The homogenous composition of wood farms also makes things very easy for bugs. The Nordic forestry model needs to change to one of continual growth for the sake of preserving both biodiversity and the climate.