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The study used growing stock data obtained by ALS-based individual tree detection as training\/reference data for the image-based and ALS CHM height metrics-based growing stock estimators. The study only compared the growing stock species-specific area-based regression models which are based solely on tree\/canopy height as a predictor variable applied to regular rectangular 0.25 and 1 ha plots and irregular forest stands. This study showed that ALS and image-based (IB) height metrics demonstrated comparable effectiveness in growing stock prediction in dense closed-canopy forests. The relative RMSEs did not exceed 20% of the reference mean values for all models. The best relative RMSEs achieved were 13.6% (IB) and 15.7% (ALS) for pine 0.25 ha plots; 10.3% (IB) and 12.1% (ALS) for pine 1 ha plots; 16.4% (IB) and 12.2% (ALS) for spruce 0.25 ha plots; 17.9% (IB) and 14.2% (ALS) for birch 0.25 ha plots; 15.9% (IB) and 18.9% (ALS) for black alder 0.25 ha plots. This research suggests that airborne imagery and, accordingly, image-based CHMs collected regularly can be an efficient solution for forest growing stock calculations\/updates, in addition to a traditional visual forest inventory routine. 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