Logs

Sweden's area notified for felling in February 2024 decreased 25%, compared to the same month 2023. The area regarding applications for permits for final felling in montane forests decreased to barely one seventh, compared to the same month last year.

Finland's wood trade picked up in January 2024. The volume of industrial timber purchases was 7% higher than a year earlier and exceeded the average for January of the previous five years by 3%. Compared to the previous five years, trade in logs increased by 7%, driven by pine logs.

In 2023, the Södra Group’s net sales amounted to SEK 28,896 million ($2.7 billion), compared to SEK 33,367 million ($3.2 million) in 2022. Operating profit totalled SEK 2,226 million ($213 million).