The term final felling (slutavverkning) is used in clearcut forestry and refers to a harvest where all trees in a stand are removed. Final felling is the last step in the clearcut forestry rotation period. After final felling, the process starts over with planting new forest on the site.
In continuous cover forestry, the forest is never final-felled, since it continuously maintains a dense tree layer and the majority of trees are always left standing during harvesting.