Finland harvests 5.9 million m3 of industrial roundwood in February, down 6% from a year earlier, and harvests 11.7 million m3 from January to February, down 9% from the previous year, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) reported.
Sawlogs total 2.2 million m3 in February, down 11% from the previous year, while pulpwood totals 3.6 million m3, down 3%.
Private forests account for 4.9 million m3 of February industrial roundwood harvesting, down 8%, while forest industry companies’ own forests and state-owned forests account for 1.0 million m3, up 5%.
Energywood totals 0.5 million m3 in February, down 24%, and 82% of the volume consists of delimbed stems and whole trees. Energywood harvesting totals 1.1 million m3 from January to February, down 26%.
From January to February, industrial roundwood totals 11.748 million m3, down 9% from the previous year and down 2% from the average of the previous five years. Logs total 4.776 million m3, down 11% from the previous year and down 6% from the five-year average, while pulpwood totals 6.972 million m3, down 7% from the previous year and up 1% from the five-year average.
Within logs, pine logs total 2.039 million m3, down 9% from the previous year, spruce logs total 2.491 million m3, down 13%, and hardwood logs total 0.245 million m3, down 8% and up 4% from the five-year average. Within pulpwood, pine pulpwood totals 2.852 million m3, down 8%, spruce pulpwood totals 2.213 million m3, down 7% and up 5% from the five-year average, and hardwood pulpwood totals 1.907 million m3, down 6%.
