In July 2022, a total of 3.2 million m3 of roundwood was harvested for industrial use in Finland. This removal volume was down 5% from the previous year and 1% from the five-year July average, according to the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).
Sawlog removals were 1.3 million and pulpwood removals 1.9 million m3. Compared with the average in July in the previous five years, sawlog removals were same level and pulpwood removals 2% lower.
Industrial roundwood removals from non-industrial private forests were 2.5 million m3, down by 7% from the year before.
The felling volume in forest industry companies’ forests and state-owned forests was 0.7 million m3, up by 7% from the year before.
Energywood removals totalled 376,000 m3, of which delimbed stems and whole-trees made up 193,000 m3.
In January-July, 33.9 million m3 of roundwood were harvested for use by the forest industries. This removal volume was down 5% from the previous year and 3% from the five-year average. Compared with the average in the previous five years, sawlog removals were higher 6% and pulpwood removals 9% lower.
