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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the digital skills of finnish forest entrepreneurs and the use of digital services in their operations. The aim was to find out which digital services these entrepreneurs are using now and the possible obstacles to the use of new digital services. In addition, the study explored the learning needs of entrepreneurs and their attitudes towards e-learning. The research was a part of the Forest Business Innovation and Advancement (FOBIA) project, which aims to improve the competitiveness of small forest companies in remote areas of Finland, Sweden, Scotland and Ireland. The project partners in Finland are Luonnonvarakeskus, Työtehoseura ry (TTS), Riveria and Tietohippu Oy. The material used in the study was collected from forest entrepreneurs by email questionnaire in April 2018. The questionnaire was sent by e-mail to the members of Koneyrittäjien liitto and Metsäalan asiantutkijat ry. The survey reached about 1250 entrepreneurs and received 73 approved responses. The response rate to the survey was about 6 %. Research method was descriptive analysis. The results suggest that the use of digital equipment and services by forest entrepreneurs are still relatively low. General devices and services, such as e-mail and smartphones, are used by almost all respondents, but the use of other digital services and devices is very low. However, there is a positive attitude towards digitalization and e-learning. Entrepreneurs are interested to use new services as part of their business and learn more. However, many of them still have barriers that slow down the introduction of new electronic services and functions. About one fifth of the entrepreneurs had a negative net profit so there is lot to improve.