Commercial fellings, 8/2023

Figures corrected in January-September data 20.12.2023.​

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In August, a total of 4.8 million cubic metres of roundwood was harvested for industrial use. Compared to last year's August, the removal volume was one-fifth or 1.2 million cubic metres lower. In January-August, a total of 38.1 million cubic metres of industrial wood was harvested. This removal volume was down 4% from the previous year and down 6% from the five-year average.

• Sawlogs accounted for 2.2 million m³ and pulpwood for 2.6 million m³ of the industrial roundwood removals.
• Industrial roundwood removals from non-industrial private forests were 3.6 million cubic metres, down by 26% from the year before.
• The felling volume in forest industry companies’ forests and state-owned forests was 1.2 million cubic metres, up by 5% from the year before.
• Energywood removals totalled 504,000 cubic metres, with delimbed stems and whole trees comprising 42% of this amount. These removal volumes were significantly lower than those observed in August of the previous year.

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