Commercial fellings, 9/2023

Figures corrected in January-September data 20.12.2023.​

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In September, a total of 4.6 million cubic metres of roundwood was harvested for industrial use. Compared to last year's September, the removal volume was one-fifth or 1.3 million cubic metres lower. In January-September, a total of 42.7 million cubic metres of industrial wood was harvested. This removal volume was down 7% from the previous year and from the five-year average.

• Sawlogs accounted for 2.2 million m³ and pulpwood for 2.4 million m³ of the industrial roundwood removals.
• Industrial roundwood removals from non-industrial private forests were 3.5 million cubic metres, down by 26% from the year before.
• The felling volume in forest industry companies’ forests and state-owned forests was 1.1 million cubic metres, down by 4% from the year before.
• Energywood removals totalled 496,000 cubic metres, with delimbed stems and whole trees comprising 42% of this amount. 

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