Stock volumes of coniferous sawlogs amounted to 3.8 million m³ in the 1Q 2014. This is 64% more than last quarter of 2013 and 17% more than in the 1Q 2013. The larger increase has occurred in wood balance regions 3 and 4. Stocks of coniferous sawlogs were largest in wood balance region 4 with some 1.7 million m³.
The total stocks of pulpwood amounted to 4.2 million m³ during the 1Q 2014, which is 14% more than last quarter of 2013. The pulpwood stocks were 13% down compared with the 1Q 2013. As per assortment pulpwood stocks for the 1Q 2014 was: 2.6 million m³ of mixed coniferous while stocks of spruce pulpwood and hardwood pulpwood accounted for 0.7 respective 0.9 million m³.
The stock volumes of wood chips was 1 million m³ during the 1Q 2014.