January–May removals total 27.2 million m3, 8% above last year.
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
January–May trade volume rises 8% year-on-year and 23% over five-year average.
Standing timber purchases in April exceed five-year average by more than half, with pine pulpwood prices up 9% year-on-year.
Logs contribute Euro 2.3 billion as pulpwood prices jump up to 20%.
Logging residues and pruned stems each account for two-fifths of energywood trade in Q1 2025.
South Karelia leads regional consumption with 13 million m3, followed by Central Finland and Satakunta.
Log removals rise 5% while pulpwood falls 1%; pine leads species with 29 million m3 harvested.
Spruce logs reach Euro 84/m3 while trade volumes exceed five-year average by 17%.
Estonia and Sweden lead Finland’s Euro 1.5 billion in forest imports, with Estonia down 18%.
Spruce pulpwood jumps 20% while non-industrial private forests supply 5.3 million m3.
Imports rose 31% as exports dropped.
Forest chip usage drops 5% while industrial by-products remain stable.
Total trade volume in January-February increases 12% year-on-year and exceeds the five-year average by 25%.
This volume was also 16% higher than the average for the past five Januarys.