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Commercial fellings, 3/2023

Published 28.4.2023

January-September data corrected in the statistical database 20.12.2023.
Read more on the Corrections to statistical releases page.

 

In March 2023, a total of 6.5 million cubic metres of roundwood was harvested for industrial use. This removal volume was down 3% from the previous year and 3% from the five-year March average. In January-March, 18.5 million cubic metres of roundwood were harvested for use by the forest industries. This removal volume was up 1% from the previous year and down 1% from the five-year average.

  • Sawlogs accounted for 2.7 million m³ and pulpwood for 3.9 million m³ of the industrial roundwood removal.
  • Industrial roundwood removals from non-industrial private forests were 5.6 million cubic metres, down by 4% from the year before.
  • The felling volume in forest industry companies’ forests and state-owned forests was 1.0 million cubic metres, up by 2% from the year before.
  • Energywood removals totalled 525,000 cubic metres, of which delimbed stems and whole-trees was 80%.

Felling volumes (m3) and change (%) of commercial fellings by roundwood assortment, January-March 2023

  Felling volumes  Compared to the previous year Compared to the average of the previous five year
  1 000 m3 % %
Industrial roundwood total  18 462 1 -1
Logs total 7 661 -1 4
Pine logs 3 356 5 9
Spruce logs 3 965 -6 1
Hardwood logs 341 -6 -5
Pulpwood total 10 800 3 -3
Pine pulpwood 4 589 7 -1
Spruce pulpwood 3 289 6 2
Hardwood puplwood 2 922 -5 -13
Energywood total 1 380 -6 40

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