Commercial fellings, 5/2023

Figures corrected in January-September data 20.12.2023.​

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In May 2023, a total of 3.4 million cubic metres of roundwood was harvested for industrial use. In January-May, 26.5 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 3% from the five-year average.

• Sawlogs accounted for 1.6 million m³ and pulpwood for 1.8 million m³ of the industrial roundwood removal.
• Industrial roundwood removals from non-industrial private forests were 2.5 million cubic metres, down by 10% from the year before.
• The felling volume in forest industry companies’ forests and state-owned forests was one million cubic metres, up by 25% from the year before.
• Energywood removals totalled 480,000 cubic metres, of which delimbed stems and whole-trees was 43%.

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