Sweden’s wood stocks at lowest level in years

Owing to the absence of roundwood and residual-wood deliveries from Russia, the Finnish wood industry is heavily increasing its imports from Sweden and the Baltic states. According to figures from the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) of Helsinki, Finland imported 154,000 m³ (Jan. 2022: 17,000 m³) of roundwood...

The EU embargo against Russia and Russia’s export ban on roundwood and residual wood led to a slump in Finnish imports in 2022. According to figures from the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) of Helsinki, Finland imported a total of 5.522m (2021: 12.537m m³) of roundwood and residual wood. This equates to a...

Södra AB of Växjö, Sweden, has significantly increased its prices for softwood sawlogs as well as industrial roundwood. The group has also introduced delivery bonuses for contracts concluded up to and including 31 August 2023. According to the release published on 29 May, the basic price for pine and spruce sawlogs has...