Election Winner Sipila Plans to Turn Finnish Forests to Gold

Juha Sipila, who once converted his own Chevrolet to run on wood-gas, is counting on the abundant Finnish forests to provide the key to an economic revival.

The 53-year-old head of the Center Party, which emerged as the winner in Sunday’s Finnish election, is targeting the “bio-economy” to generate half of a pledged 200,000 jobs over the next decade.